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Welcome to Cooperative Housing International’s resources section. In this section you will find up-to-date information from around the world. We aim to give housing coops tools and resources required for their work and to keep you informed on issues affecting housing.

If you have a resource to share please email info@chi.coop.
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Community Land Co-operative Template Rules & Guide (Australia)

This resource from Australia’s Co-operation Housing is a guide on establishing a community land trust (CLT) using a cooperative legal structure. Furthermore, it addresses the key question of how the core objectives of CLTs and cooperatives can be combined.

Legal Asia & Pacific Educational
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Code of Governance for Community-led Housing (UK-2021)

A Code of Governance outlines a framework for an organization to govern itself effectively. It involves defining and reviewing the purpose, mission, vision, values, structures, standards, policies, strategies, financial arrangements, and potential risks.

Governance United Kingdom Educational
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CLH Training – Governance in Community-led Housing

The policy guidance covers governance, finance, membership, housing management, repairs and maintenance, and agency and employee management. It includes information relevant to different tenures and is aimed at community-led housing organizations.

Governance Europe Educational
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Precarious Housing in Europe by PusH Partners

Check out this project called Precarious Housing in Europe by PusH Partners. As part of an Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership of seven European institutions, they are developing various small, interdisciplinary open-access textbooks as … Read More

Advocacy Europe Educational
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Collab Mapping

The “Mapping social innovation and collaboration in housing – Co-Lab Mapping” is a project developed in collaboration with TU Delft, Urbamonde, and with support of the Dutch architecture firm Inbo. The Co-Lab … Read More

Research Europe Educational
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Community Land Trusts And Limited Equity Cooperatives: A Marriage Of Affordable Homeownership Models?

            Since 2008, many have questioned the efficacy of conventional homeownership, particularly for low-income households. Advocates champion shared equity homeownership as an alternative, including community land trusts … Read More

Community Educational
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From Conflict to Cooperation

These five booklets cover basic communication concepts, making meetings more effective, dealing with conflict, improving communication, and the vital role of the board.

Financing and Development United Kingdom Educational
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