A different way to build for the future in today’s economy will be on the table October 15 when the Ottawa Co-op Network hosts a free and open panel discussion at Ottawa City Hall. The Learning Event, scheduled for a 7:00 p.m. start, will explore a business model that provides an advantageous alternative to the … Co-op Enterprises: A Model That Works For Everything
Topic: Dues for Associate Members Submitted by the CWCF Board of Directors WHEREAS CWCF has two types of Associate Members: 1) those which join as CWCF supporters and pay $500 / year in dues, and 2) those which join to get access to the CWCF RRSP Program and pay $100/ year in dues, and WHEREAS … Annual General Meeting, October 31, 2015 Resolution
This session, offered jointly by CWCF and CoopZone, covered the following areas: * The nature of preferred shares, terms & conditions – the basics that should be in every preferred share, all the issues around redemption (e.g., is it possible to structure preferred shares so that they are redeemable in part, and not to all … Tele-learning Session: Investment Shares in Co-ops – May 19, 2015
Our August special newsletter with information about our upcoming conference can be found here.
Funding & Eligible Activities CWCF offers grants up to $4,000 for member organizations to cover specialty consulting services such as marketing, financial administration, governance, expansion, conflict resolution or legal issues, as mutually agreed among the group, the co-op developer/consultant, and CWCF. Grants for co-op start-ups, co-op conversions, and expansions cover consulting services provided by members … Technical Assistance Grants
The climate change motion put forward by CWCF was adopted at the 2022 conference (the backgrounder is available here). NOTE: old versions, from the fall of 2015 and 2018: CWCF called for agreements in Paris and Glasgow that included these same elements. CWCF-statement-on-climate-change_UPDATED_27_11_2018 150716_CWCF statement on climate change_final
A New Cooperative Press for a New Media Age September 2012 marked an important historical milestone for Saskatoon and the province’s co-operative movement—Planet S magazine’s first ten years of independent city journalism. Published by an award-winning, home-grown workers’ co-op, its triumph will be remembered as one of this province’s great co-operative campaigns—like the pooling, retail … Planet S Magazine Turns 10!