USDA’s Rural Housing Service has a loan program in place to provide assistance for rural housing cooperatives. Although the program has been available for many years, it has been used...

Limited equity cooperatives (LECs) are evaluated within the following framework: 1) the effect of resident participation on operating costs, 2) the disutility of time and effort that members devote to...

Financial management is the collection of financial data, the production of financial reports, and the solution of near-term financial issues. Financial leadership, on the other hand, is guiding a nonprofit...

Because the executive director is so central to the agency's success or failure, the board's evaluation of the executive director is an important component of the board's responsibilities. However, evaluations...

Management of equity capital is the most important financial activity in a cooperative. Successful management of equity requires a responsive and objective capitalization program. A base capital plan, because it...

Procurement-Guidelines-for-Non-Profit-Housing

Guidelines building

The Board is responsible for managing the affairs of the Chapter, including its direction, program priorities, resource allocations, and both financial performance and planning. The ultimate responsibility for the Chapter's...

Serving on a board of directors is an important responsibility. This guide informs volunteer leaders about the unique aspects of governance in a not-for-profit, tax-exempt organization. The information is applicable...

A well-functioning Board of Directors is essential for nonprofit organizations not only to meet legal requirements, but also to successfully achieve their goals. It is the Board’s responsibility to ensure...

An effective board depends on several key areas: having the right skills and experience in the board’s composition to deliver the strategy and objectives of the co-operative; developing recruitment processes...

California Cooperatives: today's landscape of Housing Cooperatives

Associations, by their very nature, present distinct challenges to management and governance. Successful associations operate with an overarching value on participating elected leaders.

The housing your co-op owns is a valuable asset that provides an essential service to your members and the broader community. Responsible board members want to make sure that this...

The Citizens’ Preparedness Guide provides suggestions for preparedness in our homes, neighborhoods, schools, workplaces, places of worship, and public areas. These recommendations stem from the attacks against our country, but...

CMHC Mortgage Loan Insurance for Multi-Unit Residential Properties

The standards of personal behavior and conduct required of directors of co-operatives.

Governance is the task of defining the goals and standards of an organization and ensuring that effective management and other structures are in place to enable the organization to achieve...

Committees are essential for most associations, chambers, and nonprofits. They have multiple benefits, including:

We have focused our practice on condominium law, Common Interest Community Associations, landlord/tenant law, and the cooperative form of ownership. Additionally, we represent clients in business matters, including real estate...

‘Noise’ can occur in the sender, in the receiver, or in the channel. ‘Noise’ means anything that gets in the way of the receiver's understanding of the sender’s meaning.

Meetings are a crucial tool for democratic management. Effective meetings result in clear, agreed, and delegated decisions to which everyone is committed. They should be reasonably short (not more than...

Booklet 4 explores the tensions that can arise in a co-operative development and identifies tools, techniques, and approaches that will help as the co-operative experience grows and changes.

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