Housing Co-op Startups: From Idea to Reality

Explore how housing co-ops move from concept to community! In this webinar, our panel shares insights, lessons learned, and practical guidance for starting a housing cooperative. Whether you’re considering a limited-equity co-op, a resident-owned community (ROC), or other shared housing models, this session provides valuable advice to help bring your vision to life. 

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Slide Deck: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fBbMQXxGJdCpO0-Ax5WHsSme-FEeixRv/view

Presenter Contact Info: 
Shannon Fuller, Raise-Op Housing Cooperative – shannonf@raiseop.com 
Brian Eng, Maine Cooperative Development Partners – bri.d.eng@gmail.com 
Margaret Jones, Mountainside Community Cooperative – mccpresident2019@gmail.com 
Thumbs, Collaborative Living Maine – myfriend@collaborativeliving.me 

Resources & Support: 
Intentional Community Curious Webinar Series by Collaborative Living: https://www.ic.org/ 
Start Your Own Housing Cooperative – Raise-Op support services: https://raiseop.com/start-your-own-coop/ 
Limited Equity Housing Co-ops – Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (UHAB): https://uhab.org/ 
Resident Owned Communities (ROCs): ROC USA: https://rocusa.org/  
Cooperative Development Institute (CDI): https://cdi.coop/neroc 
Cooperative Housing Toolkit – CoNorth (2003): https://www.ic.org/community-bookstore/product/cooperative-housing-toolbox/
Co-op Organizer’s Handbook – NASCO (2020): https://www.nasco.coop/handbook 

Other General Housing and Community Resources: 
Housing Co-op Info – CDI: https://cdi.coop/ 
Three Major Types of Community-Controlled Housing – Shelterforce: https://shelterforce.org/2024/01/04/q-what-are-the-three-major-types-of-community-or-resident-controlled-housing-and-how-do-they-work/
Housing Co-op Statistics – Cooperative Housing International (CHI): https://www.housinginternational.coop/ 
Group/Leasing/No Equity Co-ops – NASCO: https://www.nasco.coop/ 
Learn and share Sociocracy: https://www.sociocracyforall.org/ 
Foundation for Intentional Community: https://www.ic.org/ 
Workaway – Volunteering for Communities You Visit: https://www.workaway.info/