This manual is designed to help people in rural Wisconsin develop housing cooperatives composed of a small number of adjacent single-family homes specifically designed for senior citizens.

Work Sheet

The term “Housing Provider” is used throughout this guide to indicate where each housing provider can enter their name to customize this document for their organization.

Your operations are governed by several legislative acts and legal agreements, depending on the housing program funding your development and whether your organization is a non-profit society or housing cooperative. This...

When a reserve is not fully funded, the amount of cash in the reserve account is less than the amount that should have accumulated through annual provision transfers and interest earned,...

This guide provides information on building maintenance, capital planning, capital renewals (including the repair/replacement of existing building components), and new construction projects for non-profit housing societies and co-operatives. These resources are...

Guidebook

This guide helps housing providers calculate the Tenant Rent Contribution (TRC) for residents living in subsidized ‘rent-geared-to-income’ (RGI) units (including co-op members paying housing charges geared to income). The TRC...

SECURITY, SAFETY, AND EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS GUIDE

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

Minutes, although seemingly a chore, are a critical part of an organizational meeting. Minutes primarily serve as an official record of what occurred, decisions made, and update those absent; but...

Members of an association often have tasks that require more in-depth study by a small group. That is where the committee comes in.

Whether seeking directors for the board. Volunteers for the committee or industry leaders to serve on allied boards; the critical step is to ask. Nearly every volunteer member who flattered...

Operating a cooperative takes organization and cooperation. This resource is a guide to some of the basic functions of a co-op, including:

Do you find yourself reluctant or even apologetic when handing out your company's brochure?

Want to make a bad impression as the newest member of the board? Learn from these mistakes.

We’ve created this guide to provide ideas, insight, and resources for Board Chairs or the staff coordinating a board at an association, club, or nonprofit.

These statements pass along the wisdom of the board to future leaders, assist staff in administration, record desired outcomes, and estab­lish values or principles for the organiza­tion. They form a...

There is no single method for conducting a chief executive assessment; however, boards and chief executives are more likely to find the assessment constructive if it is implemented in a...

An effective agenda sets clear expectations for what needs to occur before and during a meeting.

Here are some tips for designing an effective agenda for your next meeting, with a sample agenda and template below.

As a elected leader you have a duty to preserve and promote harmony in the community.

Becoming a member of a nonprofit organization's board can be a meaningful way to explore how an individual's experience and expertise can be applied at the governance level in the...

What are the group's agreements about the role of facilitators (make sure you know them if you are new to the group)?