Most Popular Resources

Board Roles & Responsibilities - Conflicts of Interest - 2 of 2 - Case Studies - 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

Module 2: Case Studies

Recorded for the North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO) Shared Resource Library - http://www.nasco.coop/resources

The Elephant in the Room: Creating a Healthier, Happier Co-op Through Proactive and Inclusive Dispute Resolution - NASCO Institute

Session materials from "The Elephant in the Room: Creating a Healthier, Happier Co-op Through Proactive and Inclusive Dispute Resolution," presented by Dave Mitchell at NASCO Institute 2015.

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The Elephant in the Room-Creating a Healthier, Happier Co-op Through Proactive and Inclusive Dispute Resolution - NASCO Institute 2015 - Outline.pdf

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

Module 2

Recorded for the North American Students of Cooperation (NASCO) Shared Resource Library - http://www.nasco.coop/resources

The Global Cooperative Movement - NASCO Institute

Session materials from "The Global Cooperative Movement," which was led by Jeff Bessmer (Santa Barbara Student Housing Co-op) at NASCO Institute 2014.

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

Co-op Members’ Roles and Responsibilities

This workshop slide deck reviews cooperative members' responsibilities to each other, future members, and the co-op as a whole. We will provide tools to describe and promote member roles and responsibilities in your co-op.

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Co-op Members’ Roles and Responsibilities - Staff & Member Leadership Convening 2021.pdf

BSC Member Rights - Video

Berkeley Student Cooperative "Member Rights" orientation video

Being a member of the Co-ops is like being the citizen of a town or country, and comes with the rights to take part in the governance of the organization, as well as to use its facilities.

Co-op Staff Evaluations - 5 of 5 - Best Practices - Video

Daniel Miller, NASCO’s Director of Properties, provides an overview of the various reasons to perform staff evaluations, best practices for creating a just and effective evaluation process, and tips to create a positive culture around evaluations.

Module 1: Why Have Evaluations

Module 2: Culture of Evaluations

2021 - NASCO Family Annual Report

The Annual Report of the NASCO Family Boards, FYE 2021.

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2021_Annual Report.pdf

The Nuts and Bolts of Co-op Evictions (Ontario)

Celia Chandler provides an overview of the LTB process for co-op evictions in Ontario.

As of 2021, "It’s been seven years since housing co-ops evictions moved to Ontario’s Landlord and Tenant Board (LTB). Celia Chandler works with many housing co-ops on member issues and will lead you through the nuts and bolts of evictions at this one-hour session. If you need to brush up on the co-op eviction process including navigating the LTB during COVID, this workshop is for you!"