Universe of Information
Stored in this Portal
Portal Library of
Reports Topics
- Personal and professional goals achievement
- Improved personal leadership, including work / life balance
- Increased accountability and focus
- Improved self-awareness and perspective
- Growth in leadership competency and capacity
- Better systems for priority management
Coop Impact Reports
-
CO-OPS MATTER THE ABCs OF CO-OP IMPACT
today’s economic climate is marked by growing insecurity in the face of structural changes to work, benefits, and business ownership. Small business start-ups are at their all-time lows, and entrepreneurship is lower among millennials than previous generations at those same ages (Wilmoth 2016).1 The income gap between the top and bottom of wage earners grew 27 percent from 1970 to 2016. And wealth inequality is growing as well. In the 50 years between 1963 and 2013, the top 10 percent saw their wealth quadruple while the bottom 10 percent went from having essentially no wealth to being $2,000 in debt.2 Wages have risen 3 percent (in real terms) among workers in the lowest tenth of earnings while the top tenth has risen 15.7 percent.3 And the longest economic expansion on record has not yet resulted in higher living standards for American workers, with increases in earnings paralleling increasing costs. Contract, temporary, and shift work has
-
Survey shows co-ops remain vital for members
Does the philosophy of working together for the betterment of all still resonant with today’s farmers? Does the marketing concept of pooling goods to gain a foothold in the marketplace still create value in modern commodity marketing?
-
equity and ownership an introduction
In a cooperative, only participants who have met the requirements for membership are allowed to be owners. All cooperatives operate on the principle of “one member, one vote”, so control is allocated evenly among the users of the co-op without regard to how much money each has invested. Cooperatives operate for the benefit of members, and those benefits are distributed in proportion to each member’s transactions with the cooperative. In a co-op, the answer to the question of “who owns, who controls and who benefits from the enterprise?” is always the same – the cooperative members.
-
Housing-Impact-Report-2019
The Public and Affordable Housing Research Corporation (PAHRC) at HAI Group is a nonprofit research center dedicated to promoting the national conversation about the importance of affordable housing. PAHRC spotlights the impact, outcomes, and value affordable housing brings to the families it serves and the communities it supports by delivering data and tools that help researchers, practitioners, and advocates build an evidence-based case for why affordable housing matters. Visit PAHRC online at www.housingcenter.com/research.
-
information guide for coops
The guide was developed in partnership with the provinces and territories and was designed to provide Canadians with essential information on the co-operative business model. This guide is intended to:
-
Nonprofit Impact Matters: How America’s Charitable Nonprofits Strengthen Communities and Improve Lives
The report is designed for the 12.3 million nonprofit employees, more than 64 million nonprofit board members and volunteers, and tens of millions of donors who generously support the work of nonprofits. We want you to have free access to a trusted resource that shares information about the extraordinary American treasure known as charitable nonprofits.
-
Research on the Economic Impacts of Cooperatives in the U.S.
Why is this project important? - • Advocacy and learning - • Training new leaders - • Shared knowledge base among - cooperatives of all types
-
The Impact of New Generation Cooperatives on Their Communities
Development of rural communities has benefited greatly from the resurgence of interest in the cooperative form of business. Well-planned business development is often the throttle for vibrant community development. As user-owned organizations, cooperatives have been used as a model for individual self-help and empowerment that strengthens bonds leading to greater community awareness and involvement. They have been created in response to the felt needs of agricultural producers and other rural residents faced with rapidly changing forces that affect their livelihoods and wellbeing. Cooperatives not only provide access to markets not otherwise reached, but also provide member-owners with an opportunity to improve incomes and services. The success of these voluntarily owned and controlled businesses helps build needed infrastructure that increases community vitality and ultimately benefits all members in the community.
-
Urban ABC of coop impact
Today’s economic climate is marked by growing insecurity in the face of structural changes to work, benefits, and business ownership. Small business start-ups are at their all-time lows, and entrepreneurship is lower among millennials than previous generations at those same ages (Wilmoth 2016).1 The income gap between the top and bottom of wage earners grew 27 percent from 1970 to 2016. And wealth inequality is growing as well. In the 50 years between 1963 and 2013, the top 10 percent saw their wealth quadruple while the bottom 10 percent went from having essentially no wealth to being $2,000 in debt.2 Wages have risen 3 percent (in real terms) among workers in the lowest tenth of earnings while the top tenth has risen 15.7 percent.3 And the longest economic expansion on record has not yet resulted in higher living standards for American workers, with increases in earnings paralleling increasing costs.