Resources

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

Empowering Places aims to build more resilient communities by supporting community businesses to provide benefits and opportunities for local people.  

The governance wheel depicts the key areas of governance that should be in place within a thriving co-operative business. 

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…

Co-ops across the world are based on shared values and principles. These colourful posters are a great reminder.

This is the second edition, comprehensively revised, of a research study which has been widely recognised as the first comprehensive research study into how co-operative businesses…

This report summarises the lessons learned from a two year nationwide action research programme of Community Economic Development (CED). It will be of practical interest to…

With input from 550 co-ops, the National Co-operative Development Strategy was an ambitious strategy to create a more participative economy, published in 2017. 

The Worker Co-op Code sets out anyone should expect and work together to achieve, as a member of a worker co-operative.