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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.
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The Neoclassical Theory of Cooperatives Part-2
The Neoclassical Theory of Cooperatives Part 2
The Nonprofit Board Governance Guide Everything You Need to Know-From-Boardable
Your board probably already has some organization in place – formal committees with delegated responsibilities. However, board governance takes the idea of defining board organization and responsibilities a step further by implementing...
The Playbook for Cooperative Development
IF LIFE WERE A BASEBALL GAME, homeownership would be like sliding into home base. Just as players reach for the plate with their outstretched fingers, aspiring homeowners reach for their...
The Producer Cooperative as Monitored Credit
The Producer Cooperative as Monitored Credit
The Promotion of Cooperatives
Cooperatives are playing an increasingly important role worldwide in facilitating job creation, economic growth, and social development.
The relationship between board and committees
What is the best relationship of the board to committees? Are directors required to chair committees or serve as liaisons to them? Do committees work independently of the board, composed...
The Restructuring of Dakota Growers Pasta Company
The Restructuring of Dakota Growers Pasta Company
The Restructuring of Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
The Restructuring of Saskatchewan Wheat Pool
The Rise and fall of Tri Valley Growers Cooperative
The Rise and Fall of Tri Valley Growers Cooperative
The Road to a Resident Retention Revolution 
The Rochdale Principles
The Rochdale Principles originated in 1844 in Rochdale, England, a short ride outside London. A group of weavers, now known as the Rochdale Pioneers, opened a co-operative store at 31...
The role of a co-operative board
The role of a cooperative board is to ensure the long-term success of the enterprise.
The Role of Board Staff Liaison to Committees
Liaisons serve as links to assigned committees. It is common for an organization to have one or both positions: Board Liaison and/or Staff Liaison.
The Role of Limited Equity Cooperatives in Providing Affordable Housing
This article develops an economic analysis of the role of limited-equity cooperatives (LECs) in providing affordable housing. Using a model of the user costs of housing that focuses on housing...
The Role of the Board
Briefing document outlining the duties and responsibilities of a co-operative board
The Role of Todays Board Member
Your hard work has paid off, and now you’ve earned a seat at the board table. Now is the time to leverage your experience and perspective to prepare your organization...
The Sound Management Challenge 
The Story of the ILOs Promotion of Cooperatives Recommendations
Intensively referred to as a reference for lawmakers, co-operators, workers’ and employers’ organizations, researchers, and students alike, we hope that this new publication provides valuable insights into the process of...
The Structure of Cooperatives
The way a cooperative is organized determines how it is operated, managed, and controlled by its members, and the types of benefits offered
The Top 8 Tips for Boosting Board Meeting Attendance
As any board member who’s faced with an empty meeting room knows, inspiring homeowners to get involved can be a challenge
The-Nature-of-the-Cooperative
Cooperative Information Report 65 February 2012 Revised November 2014
The-Top-5-Committees-to-Create-in-Your-Community-_-HOA-Committees
The board is responsible for ensuring that the overall community runs smoothly.
These are the 5 people you’ll meet at the annual...
You’ve received your annual meeting notice, and you may be wondering Should I go?
Things-to-Do-at-Every-Board-Meeting
Running an effective board meeting is the cornerstone of successful organizational governance.