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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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10 Dimensions that Shape Your Board
Coloring Outside the Box: One Size Does Not Fit All in Nonprofit Governance Workbook
100-Mission-Statement-Templates-Examples
Without a clear mission statement, it’s hard to consider these outcomes. It’s hard to place a finger on exactly what it is that you do and why you do it....
2021 Leading with Intent Report
Reviewing the state of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on Nonprofit Boards
5-Barriers to Advancing Diversity inclusion and Equity within Boards
It is quite common to see nonprofit organizations making visible commitments to diversity, inclusion, and equity. Many nonprofit organizations have DEI statements; some include the words in their missions.
8 Biggest Mistakes Board Members Make How to avoid them
While board members often put forward their best effort to succeed in their roles, sometimes they still make big mistakes that can result in serious repercussions for themselves, the board, and...
8 Essential Things you need to know about Reserve Funds...
While appropriately funded spending and savings accounts are crucial to a well-run association, the savings aspect of the equation can often be overlooked.
A Brief History of Affordable Housing Cooperatives in the United...
For over 75 years, housing cooperatives have been a source of affordable housing. Currently, the 376,000 dwelling units of affordable cooperatives are equivalent to 17 percent of the rent-reduction units...
A Consumer’s Guide to Buying a Coop
A housing co-op is people who together own or control the building(s) in which they live. Instead of buying “real” property, you buy stock or a membership in a cooperative...
A Guide for Successful Community Development
The shortage of affordable housing in the U.S. market has an enormous impact on the quality of life in cities, towns, and rural areas. As community leaders seek solutions to...
A Guide to Organizational Capacity Assessment Tools
We found a wide array of available tools that can play various roles in supporting or launching the larger undertaking of organizational capacity development.
A Guide to Sustainable Plumbing in Home
This guide is intended to provide licensed plumbers, building contractors, and interested homeowners with an overview of the fixtures, appliances, and actions that can help them conserve water and energy...
A work about Succession of the CEO
Most executives hope to work for the organization as long as they can be effective. When it comes time for transition, it is seldom the sole decision of the CEO...
A-Guide-to-Financial-Statements-for-NP-Orgs-CPA-of-Canada
The Risk Oversight and Governance Board of the Canadian Institute of Chartered Accountants has developed this Guide to help directors of not-for-profit organizations (NPOs) understand the financial statements of the organization...
Achieving Success as Secretary club
Club secretaries are responsible for keeping clear and accurate records of club business. This training will outline a secretary’s responsibilities and explore ways to effectively fulfill them.
Action Plan Basics
To receive funding through the Rental Assistance Program (FCHI-2), CMHC is requesting that housing providers contribute to strengthening the housing sector by enhancing their own long-term operational practices.
Active Membership in Housing Co-op
Housing co-operatives are membership organizations. People can become their members. Their memberships are what define them.
Affordability, Food and Housing Access Taskforce Report
Students who face housing insecurity are less likely to engage seriously with their college experience and less likely to complete their course of study.
Affordable Homeownership Report
Communities across the seven-county Twin Cities region are working to create a broader range of housing options for their residents.
Affordable Housing Cooperatives Chicago
Housing cooperatives come in all shapes and sizes, ranging from high-rises to townhomes, from small multi-family buildings to clusters of single-family homes. Housing cooperatives are divided into two classifications: limited-equity...
Affordable Housing Cooperatives Conditions and Prospects in Chicago
Cooperative housing has a long history as a vehicle for homeownership and resident control in this country since the early 1900s.
Affordable Housing history
The first formal housing cooperative on record was organized in the mid-nineteenth century in Germany. By the early twentieth century, housing cooperatives had become established throughout Europe, with a particular...
Agency and Employee Management Policy Guidance
If a CLH organization has not agreed on policies and procedures, it means that either all decisions must be made at governing body meetings or individuals must make decisions, and...
2017 Leading with Intent report
2020 Annual Report on the Agency for Cooperative Housing