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Leadership Cycle

Finding good leaders in a student co-op is not an accidental process.  If your methods for finding and nurturing new leaders are haphazard and less than successful you must institute change or the future of your co-op is at stake.  Good leaders are not found, they are grown. Potential leaders must be identified early in their time in the co-op, they must be encouraged and nurtured.  Most of all they must be rewarded for their involvement through success and recognition.
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Introduction to Equity for Campus Cooperatives - Video

Farzana Serang, Executive Director of CoFED, discusses the concept of equity (“the quality of being fair and impartial”) and how it relates to campus cooperatives. This video provides a survey of campus cooperative history and key examples of cooperatives addressing the issue of equity.
 
Recorded for the North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO) Shared Resource Library - http://www.nasco.coop/resources

Forming Community Agreements - 1 of 2 - Video

This series, led by Rek Kwawer, NASCO’s Director of Operations, provides an overview of the process and motivations behind forming community agreements in a cooperative.
 
Module 1
 
Recorded for the North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO) Shared Resource Library - http://www.nasco.coop/resources

Cooperatives: From the Cradle to Grave - Video

You know about housing co-ops, you're a member of a credit union, and you shop at the local food co-op, but what other co-ops businesses are out there? This video, contributed by Kim Garmany of College Houses, explores how the cooperative business model can meet your needs at every stage of your life, highlighting some especially creative cooperatives.
 
Recorded for the North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO) Shared Resource Library - http://www.nasco.coop/resources

Board Roles & Responsibilities - Conflicts of Interest - 1 of 2 - Overview - Video

This series, led by Rek Kwawer, NASCO’s Director of Operations, uses definitions and case studies to provide  an overview of what constitutes a conflict of interest and how you should proceed if you or a member of your organization has a conflict of interest.
 
Module 1: Overview
 
Recorded for the North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO) Shared Resource Library - http://www.nasco.coop/resources