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Our Portal Library is a comprehensive resource curated from trusted cooperative and housing organizations. It brings together a wealth of articles, guides, books, reports, and journals focused on cooperative housing, governance, leadership, and community development. Each publication is selected for its relevance and practical value, helping cooperative board members and leaders strengthen their knowledge in areas such as: 

Governance and Legal Frameworks –

Understand your duties, responsibilities, and ethical obligations.

Financial and Business Planning

Learn strategies to keep your cooperative strong and sustainable.

Operations and Maintenance

Gain insights into maintaining property value and community trust.

Marketing and Member Engagement –

Explore proven ways to build community participation and satisfaction.

Sector-Specific Studies

Dive into focused research on housing, agriculture, finance, and more.

Whether you’re seeking research-based insights or practical management tools, our Download Center serves as a one-stop hub for cooperative knowledge—supporting informed decisions and effective leadership across all cooperative communities.

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Cover Image Stable Home Ownership in a Turbulent Economy Delinquencies and Foreclosures Remain Low Stable Home Ownership in a Turbulent Economy Delinquencies and Foreclosures...

The study examined mortgage delinquency and foreclosure rates among owner-occupants of resale-restricted houses and condominiums in community land trusts (CLTs) across the United States, comparing CLT results to rates of...

Reports  Coop Legal
Cover Image Stable Home ownership in Turbulent Economy Stable Home ownership in Turbulent Economy

The study examined mortgage delinquency and foreclosure rates among the owner-occupants of resale-restricted houses and condominiums in community land trusts (CLTs) across the United States and compared CLT results to...

Guides  Coop Affordable
Cover Image Staff Management Staff Management

The co-op is committed to delivering quality services to its members (tenants) and partner landlords. The organization believes this aim can best be achieved through the training and development of...

Reports  Coop Management
Cover Image Stand for your Mision Stand for your Mision

Each of us has made a personal commitment to serve. We do it because it calls upon the best part of ourselves. The part that we believe we must try. That...

Guides  Board Leader
Cover Image Standing Together An Emergency Planning Guide for Americas Communities Standing Together An Emergency Planning Guide for Americas Communities

This planning guide offers expert guidance on the emergency management planning process, specifically tailored for small, rural, and suburban communities.

Books  Books Portal
Cover Image Start - A Step-by-Step tool to start up a cooperative Training Guide Start – A Step-by-Step Tool to Start Up a Cooperative...

Throughout the Start. In COOP training, you will play the role of potential owner-members or the core group that will lead the setup of the cooperative. You will carry out...

Reports  Board Training
Cover Image Start a co-op UW Start a co-op UW

The cooperative model can be an effective way for people to meet a common set of economic or social needs.

Article  Coop Starting a Coop
Cover Image Start Up A Cooperative Training Guide Start up a coop training guide

Starting a cooperative is similar to setting up any business, but what distinguishes a cooperative from other business models is that it is shaped through collective effort and group decision-making,...

Books  Books Portal
Cover Image Start Up A Cooperative Facilitators guide Start Up A Cooperative Facilitators guide

Start.COOP has been developed as a low-cost, easy-to-use training guide for those interested in starting and launching a cooperative in a participatory and efficient manner. It draws on technical content from...

Books  Books Portal
Cover Image Starting a Cooperative Business Plan Template Starting a Cooperative Business Plan Template

The following document serves as a guide document only. It is an example of the questions and thought process that the Irish Co-operative Organisation Society (ICOS) expects prospective co-operatives to...

Reports  Coop Starting a Coop
Cover Image State of Cooperative Housing Needs and Opportunities State of Cooperative Housing Needs and Opportunities

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....

Guides  Coop 101
Cover Image State of Cooperative Housing, Needs and Opportunities State of Corporate Innovation Report

We are pleased to provide you with our latest research on the State of Corporate Innovation. Today, we are in uncertain times where innovation can be a critical competency in...

Reports  Coop Feasibility
Cover Image State of Wisconsin 2017 Wisconsin act 76 State of Wisconsin 2017 Wisconsin act 76

The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in the Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Article  Coop Legal
Cover Image Stock v. Nonstock Cooperatives in Wisconsin Stock v. Nonstock Cooperatives in Wisconsin

The advantage of incorporating as a stock cooperative is the flexibility that the structure provides for raising equity capital now or at a later date.

Article  Coop Legal
Cover Image Strategic Plan 2017 - 2020 Strategic Plan 2017 – 2020

The purpose of this strategic plan is to establish the direction of the organization and create a foundational strategy that balances long-term objectives, operational priorities, and financial discipline. The four-year...

Reports  Coop Strategic Planning
Cover Image Strategic Plan need a champion Strategic Plan need a champion

Upon the adjournment of the retreat, busy schedules take over. The plan is shelved or filed. The saying "out of sight, out of mind" applies.

Article  Coop Strategic Planning
Cover Image Strategic Plan Sherpa Strategic Plan Sherpa

Directors described it as valuable and a way to meet other members. Though a strategic plan was developed, come Monday morning, nobody gave the plan much thought. It went on...

Article  Coop Strategic Planning
Cover Image Strategic plan vison 2030 Strategic plan vison 2030

The purpose of the FHS strategic plan – Vision 2030 – is to ensure that we continue to play a significant role in the future, taking into account changes in...

Guides  Coop Strategic Planning
Cover Image Strategic Planning Strategic Planning

The Strategic Planning guide outlines the preparations for planning, developing the plan, and implementing it.

Cheat Sheets  Coop Strategic Planning
Cover Image Strategic Planning for Public Relations Strategic Planning for Public Relations

Strategic Planning for Public Relations offers college and university students a new way to deepen their understanding of public relations and other kinds of strategic communication.

Books  Books Portal
Cover Image Strategic Planning Handbook for cooperatives Strategic Planning Handbook for cooperatives

This handbook presents a method for facilitating the strategic planning process. Facilities, personnel, and equipment associated with the process are described. A description of “brainstorming” is given along with rules...

Guides  Coop Strategic Planning