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Cover Image Tendering Guide 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...

Guides  Coop Management
Cover Image The Community Partners & Professional Service Providers every Board Needs The Community Partners & Professional Service Providers every Board Needs

A well-run community association doesn’t come easy, and the responsibility can be a lot for a board of directors to handle. That’s why many boards look to professional advisors and...

Reports  Coop Management
Cover Image The Role of Board Staff Liaison to Committees 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.

Article  Coop Management
Cover Image Thunderstorms Tornadoes Lightning Thunderstorms Tornadoes Lightning

Families should be prepared for all hazards that could affect their area. NOAA’s National Weather Service, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the American Red Cross urge every family to develop...

Guides  Coop Emergency Preparedness
Cover Image Tips For Pet Owners Tips For Pet Owners

When preparing your home for an earthquake, don’t forget to include your pets on the list. They will depend on you even more after an earthquake to take care of...

Article  Coop Emergency Preparedness
Cover Image Tips for preparing children Tips for preparing children

Children need to be prepared for an earthquake as much as adults, if not more.

Article  Coop Emergency Preparedness
Cover Image Understanding cooperatives business and management functions Understanding cooperatives business and management functions

Business management is the process of getting things done by and through others. In cooperatives, the management team consists of two distinct boards of directors elected by the members and...

Article  Coop Management
Cover Image using a generator when disaster strikes using a generator when disaster strikes

If you choose to buy a generator, make sure you get one that is rated for the amount of power that you think you will need

Article  Coop Emergency Preparedness
Cover Image Your family disaster supplies kit Your family disaster supplies kit

Disasters happen anytime and anywhere. And when disaster strikes, you may not have much time to respond.

Article  Coop Emergency Preparedness