ARTS AND CRAFTS COOPERATIVES
Starting an Arts & Crafts Cooperative
Steps to Starting a Marketing Co-op
Zimbelman, Karen, Coontz, E. Kim, and Malan, Audrey: UC Center for Cooperatives. A resource guide for people interested in organizing a cooperative to sell arts & crafts, finished wood products, agricultural produce and commodities, or other good or services. The manual includes a description of the co-op organizing process, the components of a feasibility study, business plan, and membership agreements, board and manager responsibilities, examples of marketing cooperatives, a glossary of related terms and an annotated bibliography.
Legal Sourcebook for California Cooperatives: Start-Up and Administration
Baldwin, Van: UC Center for Cooperatives. A user-friendly guide to incorporating and administering a co-op under the California Consumer Cooperative statute. The publication leads the reader through the steps of cooperative incorporation and discusses choice of entity, articles of incorporation, bylaws, membership, board of directors, officers, raising capital, distributions and patronage refunds, reporting, and taxation.
Operating an Arts & Crafts Cooperative
The Cooperative Approach to Crafts
Binion, R. Wade and Ely, Gerald: USDA. An overview of craft co-ops, including structures, activities, organizing, and operations.
Basic Responsibilities of the Co-op Board of Directors
Coontz, E. Kim: CCCD. Describes the roles and responsibilities of co-op boards.
Guidelines for Successful Organizational Meetings
Coontz, E. Kim: CCCD. Adapted from Haberman, Gayle, Facilitating Meetings. An overview of strategies to improve meeting effectiveness—including information about preparation, recording minutes, facilitation, encouraging participation, and addressing concerns.
Steps to Starting a Marketing Co-op
Zimbelman, Karen, Coontz, E. Kim, and Malan, Audrey: UC Center for Cooperatives. A resource guide for people interested in organizing a cooperative to sell arts & crafts, finished wood products, agricultural produce and commodities, or other good or services. The manual includes a description of the co-op organizing process, the components of a feasibility study, business plan, and membership agreements, board and manager responsibilities, examples of marketing cooperatives, a glossary of related terms and an annotated bibliography.
Legal Sourcebook for California Cooperatives: Start-Up and Administration
Baldwin, Van: UC Center for Cooperatives. A user-friendly guide to incorporating and administering a co-op under the California Consumer Cooperative statute. The publication leads the reader through the steps of cooperative incorporation and discusses choice of entity, articles of incorporation, bylaws, membership, board of directors, officers, raising capital, distributions and patronage refunds, reporting, and taxation.
Operating an Arts & Crafts Cooperative
The Cooperative Approach to Crafts
Binion, R. Wade and Ely, Gerald: USDA. An overview of craft co-ops, including structures, activities, organizing, and operations.
Basic Responsibilities of the Co-op Board of Directors
Coontz, E. Kim: CCCD. Describes the roles and responsibilities of co-op boards.
Guidelines for Successful Organizational Meetings
Coontz, E. Kim: CCCD. Adapted from Haberman, Gayle, Facilitating Meetings. An overview of strategies to improve meeting effectiveness—including information about preparation, recording minutes, facilitation, encouraging participation, and addressing concerns.