While the Executive Director leads in the completion of the tool, having staff/board members/volunteers contribute their input by completing the tool will broaden the scope of the data collected and...

Serving on a board of directors or committee is a rewarding experience. The greatness of America is enhanced by the volunteers who govern the more than 1.5 million nonprofit organizations.

You have been called to lead. Your fellow Kiwanians believe you have the talent and determination to fulfill your responsibilities as a Kiwanis club officer. In this guide, you’ll find...

Sample Leadership Orientation Agenda

The responsibilities of volunteer leaders are generally stated in the governing documents: bylaws, articles of incorporation and policies.

While enumerating the basic principles and implementation guidelines, the Agenda gives top priority to promoting gender equality in all program operations. This is critical to realizing the principle of democratic...

Thank you for your interest in Leading with Intent, a comprehensive scan of nonprofit board practices, policies, and performance. Building on data that BoardSource has collected and analyzed since 1994,...

As the leading organization focused on strengthening and supporting nonprofit board leadership, BoardSource has been tracking and analyzing trends in nonprofit board leadership since launching its first national study in...

Leading with Intent is organized into four broad categories. In practice, these categories are deeply intertwined and difficult to isolate, but they provide a framework for exploring the relationship between...

Revisions to Chapter 185, the cooperative incorporation statute for Wisconsin, were passed by the Wisconsin legislature in November 2017.

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Cooperative self-governance, however, occasionally gives rise to disputes and litigation between cooperative boards and tenant shareholders when cooperation breaks down and individual self-interest takes over.

Members of the board of directors of a cooperative have the same duties and responsibilities as do directors of any other business. In addition, they have a few other responsibilities...

Construction of a solid foundation under a building requires the proper use of numerous materials and tools. Only when the foundation is securely in place can the remainder of the...

This Guide has been prepared as a publication under an award to the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, as part of a project to increase worker ownership among low- to moderate-income workers.

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.

Cooperative Development Services has created a development model-"Four Cornerstones in Three Stages"-to help people work through the steps of organizing a successful food cooperative. The steps referred to in this...

This legal primer is designed to provide community groups with a basic resource for understanding the legal issues involved in starting a food co-op.

This Sourcebook is written primarily as a resource for groups considering forming a cooperative and for members and management of existing cooperatives. It is also intended to serve as a reference...

Lessons for Cooperatives in Transition

I visit hundreds of associations and chambers each year. Many of them have •• inspired me with their ideas and best practices. Here are a few of the lessons learned...

A template letter setting out what is expected of new co-operative board directors

Since 2001, new cooperative laws have been adopted in five states—Wyoming, Tennessee, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin—and introduced in the Nebraska state legislature. These laws do not replace existing cooperative statutes.

Traditionally, a business organized on a cooperative basis subordinates the interests of the capital investor to those of the business user, or patron.