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Covering everything from co-operative fundamentals to best practices for particular sectors, On Co-op’s suite of online learning courses are ideal for everyone from new co-operators to board members to senior…
The Community Economic Development Capacity Self-Assessment Tool (the “Tool”) will engage recipient organizations of the Enabling Fund for Official Language Minority Communities and Official Language Minority Communities (OLMCs) in a…
Communities are increasingly looking for new sources of capital and ways to unlock existing ones so that they can be put toward community needs, like affordable housing, renewable energy, food…
This is about localising prosperity for everyone – by building upon an area’s existing strengths so that it can develop from within, maximising the local economic and social benefits for…
What is a multi-stakeholder co-op? A traditional co-op is made up of members who come together to co-operatively create an organization that can provide services to meet their needs. These…
The American Independent Business Alliance (AMIBA) has developed a new guide to help independent business owners, localist advocates, and local officials promote local business and community wealth building. The guide…
This toolkit outlines a range of policies and practices through which politicians, citizens, community and civic groups, charitable foundations, unions, and businesses are endeavoring to sustain community and civic assets…
This guide is a reference tool on the social economy. It was designed for people developing educational activities on the social economy to provide them with reference materials and tools…
Public interest in cooperatives has surged since the global financial crisis, as people cry out for an alternative to business-as-usual. In spite of their many benefits for individuals, businesses, and…
Keeping it Simple is a short guide by planning expert Tony Burton, on how you can keep your neighbourhood plan concise and straightforward. One of the joys of neighbourhood planning…
COPAC has been engaged in building cooperatives and promoting alternative models of local development for over ten years. This guide is a result of these years of grassroots practice and…
In June 2012, The Ford Foundation commissioned the Red Mantra Group to explore the potential for large US companies to adopt a more inclusive approach in their business model and…