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Resources

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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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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The state of Housing in Europe in 2021

offers concrete policy recommendations on how to overcome substantial challenges to decent, sustainable, inclusive, affordable housing.

Governance Europe Report
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Blueprint for a Cooperative Decade – A Cooperative Housing Perspective

The Blueprint for a Co-operative Decade is a worldwide campaign to “take the cooperative way of doing business to a new level”. The five key elements of the Blueprint are participation, sustainability, identity, legal frameworks and capital. The Blueprint is particularly relevant to cooperative housing and the Blueprint interpretation for cooperative housing explains how.

Co-op Stories Report
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Rochdale Pioneers and the Coop Principles

This essay does not pretend to be a work of original research or even of comprehensive synthesis and interpretation. It does aim to pull together selected points of view about Rochdale to give readers a convenient point of entry into some complex issues.

Governance Canada
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Co-op Housing: What It Is and How It Works

This article is a few years old but it explains really well what co-operative housing is all about and how it differs from low-income housing or social housing in Canada. Unlike privately owned low-income … Read More

Community Canada
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More than just Housing…. Co-op Housing

This guide by the University of Wisconsin Cooperative Center (UWCC) attempts to answer questions regarding ownership, responsibilities, and benefits of living in a housing cooperative.

Governance United States of America
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Cooperatives: Principles and Practices in the 21st Century

The book has since become a fundamental reference for cooperative members, leaders, instructors, and development specialists. It provides straightforward information on cooperative organization, structure, financing, and management, which remains relevant today.

Financing and Development United States of America
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Eliza’s Project: Gender Inclusion In the Co-operative and Mutual Enterprises Sector In Australia

Women make up 46 per cent of the Australian workforce, but in every industry and sector, women are under-represented in leadership positions. This is true for the corporate sector as well as … Read More

Governance Australia
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