Model Environmental Sustainability PolicyMarch 2017

This model policy is shared as a word document. It then becomes a working document for your co-op as you customize it to suit your co-op’s needs. The Greener Co-op Micro Grant Program is a great success! In 2016, seventeen co-ops received grants that went to projects like: lighting (solar, interior LED); gardens (fruit trees, rain barrels, pollinator and community gardens); dual flush toilets and e-bike charging stations.

April Featured Resource: Young member engagement strategy

Share this practical guide with your co op and to learn about the important first steps in engaging the future leaders of our sector (2013).

March Featured Resource: Checklist for succession planning and leadership renewal

Spring will spring this month! As new things start to grow, this is a good time to take a look at how your co-op plans for its Board elections. Use this checklist to make sure your co-op encourages new growth in its leadership.

February Featured Resource: Co-operative housing More than a home

Use this short video at a members’ meeting to prompt a discussion about your  co-op community.

It’s time to look back at CHF Canada’s 50 years, and look forward to the next 50! After watching the video, have members discuss their own co-op stories. Then, look to your own co-op’s future, and ask members to dream. What could your co-op look like? What would you change or build if you could? Would there be a different indoor or outdoor common space? Would you add units of a different size, either smaller or bigger than what you have now?

January Featured Resource: The Amazing Story of Co-op Housing

This presentation is a brief overview of co-op housing in Canada. Use this as a refresher for co-op members, or to collect your co-op’s  own stories. Originally presented in Nova Scotia in 2017.

December Featured Resource NEW! Tipsheet: Good governance: a role for everyone

Use these handy tip sheets for a short refresher on the governance roles in your housing co-ops. It’s a quick and easy way to add a few minutes of education to the agenda of a board or members meeting. Use them as a poster, a handout, or a slide in a presentation. (English and French)