Solara: Hidden Class Assumptions in a Low-income Housing Cooperative
This paper explores causes for the partial organizational failure of a co-operative in Northern California.
Community
The Tyranny of Structurelessness
"The Tyranny of Structurelessness" by Jo Freeman (1970)
Introduction:
During the years in which the women’s liberation movement has been taking shape, a great emphasis has been placed on what are called leaderless, structureless groups as the main form of the movement.
BSC Manager Accountability - Video
Berkeley Student Cooperative "Manager Accountability" orientation video.
In the co-ops, some members are elected to be managers at their house. These managers specialize in coordinating different parts of the house's operations, such as food service, maintenance, or social activities.
Transformative Justice and Sexual Assault in Co-ops
This is from Philly Stands Up! at NASCO Institute 2010.
Staff Supporting Members
The PowerPoint and two scenarios were part of a workshop at the 2009 Staff and Managers Conference.
Safe Space in House Council Workshop - Description, Outline, Brief Notes
This document contains a cover letter describing the intention and purpose of the workshop, the workshop outline, and some notes on what the group brainstormed. This workshop was created by Kate "Sassy" Sassoon for 10-30 participants.
Reducing Staff Workload Through Effective Member Participation
This is a PowerPoint presentation and handout from a workshop at the 2009 Staff and Managers Conference.
How to Design Successful Community Workshops
This is an outline for a training called 'Ready to Train? How to Design Successful Community Workshops'
Workshop Objective: Participants will learn the basics of popular education theory and training design to ensure that they have the basic skills needed to run effective community trainings.
Core Competencies: Core competencies will include respect for the learner as teacher, commitment to variation of participatory training methods, and willingness to use a training design model to plan an effective training.
Cooperative Leadership
These materials orignated in a workshop at Institute 2011 presented by Erin Hancock and Kim Penna.
Cooperative Business Planning
This resource includes several templates for cooperative business plans from actual housing cooperatives in North America. Other references provided are a blueprint for the development process, of which the business plan is a part, and a cooperative business plan presentation given at the 2009 NASCO Institute.