This booklet describes how misunderstandings or unchecked assumptions about the role and responsibilities of the board can lead to organizational conflict.

The booklets are aimed primarily at ‘flat’, democratically managed co-operatives, whether small or large. However, they will be useful for any group working democratically.

Insurance can be confusing for just about anyone who doesn’t deal with it on a daily basis

Criminal background checks are one way for nonprofit organizations to protect themselves, their assets, and the people they serve; however, they may not be the right fit for every organization.

A guide for housing providers

Converting non-cooperative businesses to cooperatives is an empowering decision for workers and consumers, and a realistic and sound business choice.

Not all directors know the meaning of governance. Some join the board with experience in their own work settings --- making administrative or tactical decisions each day. This is not...

Our vision of a cooperative economy is of an interdependent, dense network of enterprises and institutions that allow us to meet our needs through principled, democratic ownership, and that care...

Coop Business Plan Template

"The co-operative ideal is as old as human society. It is the idea of conflict and competition as a principle of economic progress that is new."

Due to certain similarities, the chart below provides a simplified comparison of the housing cooperative and condominium. While both are considered common interest communities, the internal structures are completely separate.

Before delving into a detailed explanation of how to organize a housing cooperative, it would be beneficial to explore the broader issues that inspire students, citizens, and activists to take...

At a time when income inequality is on the rise around the world, it is essential to remember that solutions to inequality exist. The co-operative model is foremost among these.

Key aspects of the project cycle seem to recur during the development process. The information obtained in the evaluation stage provides the impetus for the idea pursued in the next...

This guide elaborates on the fourth of the 12-step event sequence: conduct a feasibility study. A feasibility study is an integral part of cooperative business development.

This study examines the resilience of coffee cooperatives and producer organizations in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, exploring their adaptations in relation to their livelihood capitals.

“A combination of factors, including the rising cost of housing in recent years, has forced many people to look for alternative housing options. This guide to co-op housing attempts to...

In conducting this research, CDS aims to gain a deeper understanding of the current state of the cooperative housing sector within its service area, which encompasses Minnesota, Iowa, and Wisconsin....

A housing cooperative can be a high-rise apartment building, a garden-style apartment, a townhouse, a single-family home, a senior housing complex, or a manufactured home park.

Cooperatives are formed in response to an economic need, such as providing marketing, processing, bargaining, manufacturing, and purchasing services that are not currently available or are available only at an excessive...

Co-operatives were originally established as a practical way to help working people use self-help to improve their conditions.

This article will teach and remind you of the answers to the following dozen issues:

Today’s economic climate is marked by growing insecurity in the face of structural changes to work, benefits, and business ownership. Small business start-ups are at their all-time lows, and entrepreneurship...

The National Cooperative Bank (NCB) was chartered by Congress in 1978 and privatized as a cooperatively owned financial institution in 1981, currently owned by 2,900 customers/owners.