This webinar dives into strategies for keeping co-ops strong and sustainable: decision-making, financial management, upkeep, growth strategies, and member engagement. Learn about what works, what to avoid, and how to position your co-op for long-term success.
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Presenter Contact Info:
Chris Linder, Cooperative Fund of the Northeast – chris@coopfund.coop
Pat Schwebler, Cooperative Development Institute – pschwebler@cdi.coop
Julian Rowand, Maine Initiatives – julian@maineinitiatives.cog
Craig Saddlemire, Raise-Op Housing Cooperative – craigs@raiseop.com
Resources & Support:
Healthy Co-op Checklist, by UHAB.
Cooperative Housing Toolkit: A practical guide for cooperative success - developed by CoNorth: Cooperative Housing Solutions (conorth.coop) in 2003. "This guide is designed for use by housing cooperative boards of directors, resident members and co-op partners and defines what a cooperative is, highlights the history of the cooperative movement, explains how co-ops are managed and governed, explores what co-op members can do to recognize and weed out problems early on and provides guidelines that allow the best elements of cooperative living to take root and grow."
National Association of Housing Co-ops (NAHC) – Training for Cooperative Boards.
NAHC Annual Conference.
Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development (CNHED), Creating and Sustaining Limited Equity Cooperatives in the District of Columbia, 2020 Report.
COOPERATIVE JOURNEY TOGETHER: A GUIDE TO INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT from Cooperative Development Services (CDS) in MN – Covers housing to a degree.
Cooperating to Enhance Native American Food Economies is a resource page from the Cooperative Development Foundation and National Cooperative Business Association (NCBA) – Does not cover housing but covers how co-ops can fit in the native community context including around land ownership.
General – Housing Co-op Information and Types:
Housing Co-op Info – CDI
Three Major Types of Community-Controlled Housing – Shelterforce
Housing Co-op Statistics – Cooperative Housing International (CHI)
Group/Leasing/No Equity Co-ops – NASCO
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