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Welcome to our Cooperative Housing Download Center — your gateway to a vast collection of educational materials.
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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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Salt Lake City Emergency Preparedness Guide
In this Guide, you will find suggestions to help prepare yourself in case of an emergency.
Schedule of Authority
To provide a tool to help volunteers and staff understand processes and associated authority (i.e., policy, bylaws, local, state, and federal laws, precedents, contracts, etc.) for taking action in an...
Self-Assessment Workbook
This Workbook complements the information provided in, and should be read in conjunction with the Guidance Note: Corporate Governance – Board of Directors and other relevant DICO publications.
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...
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...
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....
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 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...
Strategic Planning Process 
Strategic Planning Terminology
Awareness of planning terminology is crucial at the outset, allowing participants to agree on common words and phrases.
Strengthening Ethics in Coop
Cooperatives, as distinct forms of business, rely upon members to work together towards collective goals. Trust lies at the heart of cooperation and provides the basis for communication that is...
Succession Plan CEO
The original purpose of including a leadership succession plan was to ensure a seamless and orderly transition to new leadership that upholds the Chamber’s organizational principles and philosophies and maintains...
Surviving a Crisis
What’s a crisis? It’s any event or circumstance that threatens the ability of your nonprofit to achieve its mission. A crisis may be short-lived, or it may stress your nonprofit...
sustainability Survey
Sustainability ranks among the governing values of the Agency for Co-operative Housing (the Agency). We are committed to promoting sustainable practices within our organization and among our client cooperatives. We...
Temporary Rental Assistance
Temporary rental assistance is funding to support housing providers in delivering affordable accommodations to low-income individuals and families. The temporary rental assistance is available to housing providers for federally administered...
Tendering Guide
This Guide to Tendering for Property Management Services for Non-Profits will help you if you plan to hire a property management company. All non-profits can utilize this information; however, there...
The 6 Most Important Elements for Running Your Board Like...
This in-depth whitepaper details what every board needs to enrich their volunteer experience and improve the operation of their community association.
The ABCs of Coop Impact
Today’s economic climate is marked by growing insecurity in the face of structural changes to work, benefits, and business ownership. Small business start-ups are at their all-time lows, and entrepreneurship...
The Art & Practice of Collecting Delinquent Assessments
This pamphlet is intended to provide an overview of collecting assessments; as the primary source of income, assessments are the lifeblood of an association. If assessments are not collected in...
The Blueprint for Board Member Success
Use this workbook as a companion to our in-depth white paper, "The 6 Most Important Elements for Running Your Board Like a Pro," to proactively improve the operation of your...
The Board Engagement Playbook for Success
Over the past few years, corporate businesses have realized that rallying customers behind a value-based mission creates a personal attachment to their brand, which has led them to nonprofits for...
The Circle of Responsibilities for Coop Board
All boards of directors are under increasing pressure to perform well and justify their decisions. Cooperative boards are no exception. However, increasing scrutiny of director behavior is not always accompanied...
The Circle of Responsibilities for Coop Boards
All boards of directors are under increasing pressure to perform well and justify their decisions. Cooperative boards are no exception. However, increasing scrutiny of director behavior is not always accompanied...
The Complete Guide to Event Planning
Event planning can be challenging, especially for small-staff association professionals with limited time and resources.