With the rapid growth of towns and cities, there is a pressing need for urban dwellers to have access to affordable shelter that offers reasonable living conditions.

The goal of Cityscape is to bring high-quality original research on housing and community development issues to scholars, government officials, and practitioners. Cityscape is open to all relevant disciplines, including...

Explore Board Source's new theory of change and shift towards community engagement.

The Grounded Solutions Network created this toolkit to help communities understand their housing policy options and the approach that will work best for them. Community leaders and policymakers can begin...

Read the lease. Read the lease. Read the lease. When most people hear the term “lease,” they think of the long sheets of paper written in very small type that...

Slide show

There are hundreds of established histories of co-operative and mutual enterprise, whether biographies of individual businesses or analyses of wider co-operative sectors over time, national and international, that trace their...

People facing housing insecurity have suffered disproportionately from the effects of the virus. Those in overcrowded housing or homeless shelters are at greater risk of infection due to their inability to...

Every year, emergencies take a toll on businesses and industries in terms of lives and dollars. But something can be done. Businesses and industries can limit injuries and damage, and...

A Step-by-Step Tool to Support the Development of Cooperatives and Other Forms of Self-Help Organization

A Study in Cooperative Failures

These statements should be rated individually by each board member. The results should be shared and discussed by the entire board in an effort to identify areas that could be...

A toolkit for financial advisers and decision-makers operating within, or on behalf of, societies

Most executives hope to work for the organization as long as they can be effective. When it comes time for transition, it is seldom the sole decision of the CEO...

Workers' co-operatives are usually concerned with manufacturing rather than farming. The important distinction here, however, is not between agricultural and non-agricultural co-operatives but between service and workers' co-operatives.

Any successful meeting needs strong attendance from homeowners. However, inspiring them to get involved can be a challenge.

A welcome packet should be the first correspondence that the association sends to them.

The Risk Oversight and Governance Board of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants has developed this Guide to help directors of not-for-profit organizations (NPOs) understand the financial statements of the organization...

Though cooperative businesses have existed for over 100 years, evidence about their unique contributions to American economic activity, community vitality, and worker well-being is still emerging. International research on cooperatives...

About the United States of America Cooperatives

A sponsor group’s Operating Agreement may or may not require that it develop and maintain a specific policy governing conflicts of interest and the prevention of fraud.

The majority of tenants or members pay their rent on time. Unfortunately, there may be a few tenants or members who occasionally or regularly fail to pay on time.

A management plan is a detailed operational plan designed to achieve the objectives of a non-profit or cooperative.

Well-written policies and procedures shape all important decisions and activities, and when faithfully followed, promote efficiency, effectiveness, fairness, and consistency while upholding the organization’s philosophy or “vision.”