Conducting an annual meeting is much more than a requirement to meet complex regulatory obligations. It is an opportunity to effectively communicate with and engage your shareholders, encouraging them to...

Just five years ago, we were wondering whether to expand to a second store. Today, we are examining another market study to help us assess our performance in our current...

The enclosed curriculum and accompanying materials were developed between 2014 and 2016 as part of an iteration of the Kris Olsen Traveling Cooperative Institute (TCI) program that focused on reaching...

In cooperative development, following a step-by-step deliberative process is crucial because it allows for the review of progress and the gathering of input from potential members after each step, before...

Fiscal policy set by the Board should be drawn up in a manner that maximizes the effective use of the members' funds to achieve the best housing possible at the...

With the rapid growth of towns and cities, there is a pressing need for urban dwellers to have access to affordable shelter that offers reasonable living conditions.

The goal of Cityscape is to bring high-quality original research on housing and community development issues to scholars, government officials, and practitioners. Cityscape is open to all relevant disciplines, including...

There are hundreds of established histories of co-operative and mutual enterprise, whether biographies of individual businesses or analyses of wider co-operative sectors over time, national and international, that trace their...

Workers' co-operatives are usually concerned with manufacturing rather than farming. The important distinction here, however, is not between agricultural and non-agricultural co-operatives but between service and workers' co-operatives.

A few individuals or a larger group of people may believe that forming a cooperative is the answer to their problems or needs. They expect you to assess their problem...

This guide has been prepared for direct dissemination to the general public and is based on the most reliable hazard awareness and emergency education information available at the time of...

To benefit from the course, participants should have a thorough knowledge of co-operation and of the subjects in which they are specialized (e.g., general management, co-operative law, communications, accounting, etc.),...

The original project emphasized agriculture and rural economic development, and the bibliography, as part of that project, provided references on the cooperative model as a form of community development.

Nonprofit organizations serve society through a unique, charitable structure that differs from both the business and government sectors. Nonprofits do not have owners in the traditional sense; however, they must...

“Many board members stumble into their positions and are left to their own devices to figure out their role and responsibilities, often with negative results. Board Members Rule is an...

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Ideally, Board Members should be individuals who are interested in governing the organization but are not in a management role. An organization can utilize other professionals by establishing advisory ad...

While adopting a particular practice is not a requirement for exemption, we believe that an organization that adopts some or all of these practices is more likely to be successful...

This publication aims to achieve the same objectives as the workshop and town hall sessions – to prompt a discussion about the way members are involved in housing co-ops and...

This is an educational guide for teaching basic information about cooperatives. It explains what cooperatives are— their business, principles, and structural characteristics, as well as the responsibilities and roles of...

Mainstream policy discussions on the question of housing affordability and stability are shaped by the idea that the market should provide housing and that any intervention should not interfere with...

Before delving into a detailed explanation of how to organize a housing cooperative, it would be beneficial to explore the broader issues that inspire students, citizens, and activists to take...

A Background Paper to highlight the role of cooperatives in the realization of the illustrative Sustainable Development Goals

Cooperatives are considered jointly owned and democratically managed enterprises formed through the voluntary association of individuals to meet the needs of their members. This type of organization is considered a “mutual...