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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.
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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.
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,...
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...
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...
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....
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...
State of Wisconsin 2017 Wisconsin act 76
The people of the state of Wisconsin, represented in the Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
Strategic Planning
The Strategic Planning guide outlines the preparations for planning, developing the plan, and implementing it.
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.
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...
South Dakota Soybean Processors
Staff Code of Ethics
Strategic Governance