HOUSING COOPERATIVES
General Information about Housing Cooperatives
Cooperative Housing Toolbox: A Practical Guide for Cooperative Success
Northcountry Cooperative Foundation. An applied approach to cooperative housing, covering co-op history, types of housing co-ops, member rights and responsibilities, legal structures, meetings, board officers and policies, committees, and numerous appendices.
Housing Cooperatives: An Accessible and Lasting Tool for Homeownership
Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund. An overview of cooperative housing, including topics like ownership, control, affordability, community, and legal structures.
Starting a Housing Cooperative
Starting a Co-op: Principles, Phases, Steps & Elements for Success
Coontz, E. Kim: CCCD. Topics include steps, cooperative principles, phases of co-op development, and elements needed for a successful co-op start-up.
Feasibility Study Checklist
Coontz, E. Kim: CCCD. Adapted from Adams and Hansen, Putting Democracy to Work. A checklist of steps to include in examining the feasibility of the cooperative venture.
Essential Business Planning Elements
Coontz, E. Kim: CCCD. Adapted from Ward and Kennedy, The Business Plan Manual. An overview of the purpose and components of a business plan.
Operating a Housing Cooperative
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.
Cooperative Housing Toolbox: A Practical Guide for Cooperative Success
Northcountry Cooperative Foundation. An applied approach to cooperative housing, covering co-op history, types of housing co-ops, member rights and responsibilities, legal structures, meetings, board officers and policies, committees, and numerous appendices.
Housing Cooperatives: An Accessible and Lasting Tool for Homeownership
Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund. An overview of cooperative housing, including topics like ownership, control, affordability, community, and legal structures.
Starting a Housing Cooperative
Starting a Co-op: Principles, Phases, Steps & Elements for Success
Coontz, E. Kim: CCCD. Topics include steps, cooperative principles, phases of co-op development, and elements needed for a successful co-op start-up.
Feasibility Study Checklist
Coontz, E. Kim: CCCD. Adapted from Adams and Hansen, Putting Democracy to Work. A checklist of steps to include in examining the feasibility of the cooperative venture.
Essential Business Planning Elements
Coontz, E. Kim: CCCD. Adapted from Ward and Kennedy, The Business Plan Manual. An overview of the purpose and components of a business plan.
Operating a Housing Cooperative
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.