Resources

We are looking to recruit new members for the Community Shares Booster Fund assessment process. Think this could be for you? Read on...

As part of the Sociocracy in co‑operative organisations resource, you can access these editable templates.

An overview of the Community Shares Practitioner Training Programme 2021. Includes details on the workshops and follow up accreditation and assessment process. 

To ensure transparency and enable member scrutiny we publish summaries from our board's most recent discussions and decisions.

What's in a name? There are legal requirements for choosing and using the name of your co-operative. Read our in depth guides. 

Our guidance for societies facing financial strife clearly outlines the steps societies should take when experiencing financial difficulty.

When registering a new co‑op you need governing documents. These are different depending on the legal form your co-op takes. We have a range of model rules available which you can…

This code is a tool to help chart what good practice can look like. It focuses on best practice around democracy and quality of leadership that emerges through good governance.

A board must be made up of directors with the right mix of expertise, experience and perspectives to ensure it does not become homogenous. This short guide runs through the process…

If your co-op has the Co-operatives UK Contact Package, you'll need to read our Fair Usage Policy

The From Conflict to Co-operation series aims to help co-operatives not only to deal with conflict when it arises but also to avoid unnecessary conflict.

Co-operative housing organisations have different governance arrangements; some are governed by all the members through general meetings; some have management committees or boards…