CONSUMER RETAIL TOOLBOX TITLES

• Financial Management for Directors and Managers of Natural Food Co-op

• The Governance Toolbox

• Hiring a General Manager

• A Relationship of Respect: Evaluating Your General Manager

• The Ownership Toolbox

• Relocations and Expansions

• Marketing Study Toolbox

Housing Cooperatives: An Accessible and Lasting Tool for Home Ownership

This handout was development to help educate potential or new coop home owners. Members of the cooperative live in the cooperative and run the cooperative—from organizing social activities, to maintenance, to handling finances and landscaping. Member set the bylaws and elect, from among themselves, a board of directors. The board ensures that the cooperative runs smoothly, in accordance with the cooperative’s bylaws and operating agreements. The board organizes a membership meeting at least annually, and hires staff to run the cooperative’s day-to-day business.....

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The Cooperative Housing Conversion Toolbox

This manual is meant to be a guide for groups wishing to convert their living space into a Cooperative. This Toolbox has broad applications--from leasehold housing co-ops wishing to convert to equity co-ops, to tenants in an apartment or house who wish to purchase the property. A special section addressed the needs of mobile home park residents trying to convert their park to cooperative ownership. Residents of existing co-ops will also find this manual very useful in improving the operations and governance of their co-ops. Several case histories are included, as well as a comprehensive comparison of co-op housing versus other forms of housing. $20.00 each

Cooperative Housing Toolbox: A Practical Guide for Cooperative Success

This guide is designed for use by housing cooperative boards of directors, resident members and co-op partners. It defines what a co-op 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.

Download a free PDF version of the Cooperative Housing Toolbox, or order hard copies at $15.00 each.

Hard copies of this toolbox can only be ordered by phone, email or fax

Cooperative Housing Development Toolbox: A Guide for Successful Community Development

As community leaders seek solutions to the affordable housing crisis, people continue to make difficult choices about where to live. Cooperative housing is one solution to the affordable housing crisis. This guide is designed to assist community leaders in determining whether co-op housing is right for their community, and helps with choosing, planning and organizing co-op housing developments.

Download a free PDF version of the Cooperative Housing Development Toolbox, or order hard copies at $15.00 each.

Hard copies of this toolbox can only be ordered by phone, email or fax.

A Practical Guide to Community Supported Agriculture on Reservations

Communities value the relationship with the farmer and the land that participation in a CSA provides, while farmers are rescued from the isolation of farming. CSA’s can also act as educational tools, where farmers teach their communities about the land, what it takes to produce vegetables from week to week and nutritious recipes for the produce they deliver. This publication will help the Spirit Lake Tribe—and other tribal nations—decide whether and how to implement community supported agriculture on reservations.

Download a free PDF version of the CSA Manual, or order a hard copies at $15.00 each

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Worker Cooperative Toolbox

In Good Company: The Guide to Cooperative Employee Ownership

Worker Cooperatives are easy to set up and run, allow for a great deal of flexibility, and are applicable to almost any business sector. The Worker Cooperative Toolbox was created by Northcountry Cooperative Foundation to assist potential co-op members and their partners in choosing, planning, organizing, and supporting new and existing employee-owned cooperatives.

Download a free PDF version of the Worker Cooperative Toolbox, or order hard copies at $15.00 each.

Hard copies of this toolbox can only be ordered by phone, email or fax.