Erin Hancock, [email protected], 902.802.7897

Co-op studies/education on offer (courses, degrees, workshops, training)

Saint Mary University (Online Master’s of Management, Co-operatives and Credit Unions or Graduate Diploma in Co- operative Management, study tours to Mondragon (Spain)//Cuba, Symposia, 3-day Executive Education) managementstudies.

University of Saskatchewan, Graduate Certificate in the Social Economy and Co-operatives http://usaskstudies.coop/

Fundamentals of Co-operative Organizations Program, Ontario Co-operative Association and York University (Toronto), http://www.ontario.coop/programs_services/coop_education/fundamentals_of_cooperative_organizations_program

IMPACT! Youth Program for Sustainability Leadership https://www.impactyouthsustainability.ca/

Universite de Sherbrooke, Institute of Research and Education for Co-operatives and Mutuals https://www.usherbrooke.ca/irecus/

CDS Consulting, 1 day Co-op board education www.cdsconsulting.coop/cooperative_governance/cbl_101/

Co-op Business Education (pg 49 for more formal education listings) http://www.smu.ca/webfiles/IRECUS-St.Marys- FinalreportSept262014.pdf

Coop Zone online co-op developer training http://www.coopzone.coop/courses/ Co-op research/academic associations (many offering meetings, resources, libraries, journals, sometimes student-focused activities, some have scholarships)

International Co-operative Alliance Committee on Co-operative Research http://ccr.ica.coop/

Canadian Co-operative Research Network (1800+ items in online library) www.ccrn.coop/

Canadian Association for Studies in Co-operation www.coopresearch.coop/

Association for Co-operative Educators ace.coop

Association for Non Profit and Social Economy Research anser-ares.ca

European Research Institute on and Social Enterprises www.euricse.eu/

International Summit of Co-operatives www.sommetinter.coop/en

University of Wisconsin Center for – resources www.uwcc.wisc.edu/pubs/

Centre of Excellence in Accounting and Reporting for Co-operatives www.smu.ca/academics/sobey/research-cearc.html

More research centres and academic institutions s.coop/1wku9 Co-op system associations (many with conferences and newsletters)

SMU Co-operative Management Education eNews http://www.smu.ca/academics/sobey/cme-news-and-events.html

Co-operatives and Mutuals Canada http://canada.coop, Canadian Co-operative Assoc. http://www.coopscanada.coop/

National Co-operative Business Association (and CLUSA, the international development arm) http://ncba.coop

Cooperatives UK http://www.uk.coop/

International Co-operative Alliance http://ica.coop/

Canadian Worker Co-op Federation http://canadianworker.coop/

US Federation of Worker Co-ops https://usworker.coop/

Co-operative Housing Federation of Canada http://www.chfcanada.coop/

National Association of Housing Cooperatives (US) http://coophousing.org/

Canadian Association https://www.ccua.com/

Credit Union National Association (US) http://www.cuna.org/

National Coop Grocers https://www.ncg.coop/

Int’l Development Orgs: SOCODEVI http://socodevi.org/en/ , Rooftops Canada http://www.rooftops.ca/, Développement international Desjardins (DID) http://www.did.qc.ca/en/ , US Overseas Cooperative Development Council http://www.ocdc.coop/

NASCO nasco.coop

More co-op associations s.coop/25nv4

Special project: Co-operative Educator’s Network This project is bringing together co-op resources from digital libraries across North America, creating an interactive space for educators and bringing momentum to new resource development. cultivate.coop Read on… Fifth Co-operative Principle in Action (report on education in Canadian co-ops) by Erin Hancock and Annabelle Brault, University of Saskatchewan s.coop/25nfe

UK Journal for Co-operative Studies www.ukscs.coop/journal

USDA Rural Development – Co-operative publication www.rd.usda.gov/publications/publications-cooperatives

Democracy at Work Institute http://institute.coop/

Grassroots Economic Organizing http://www.geo.coop/

Toolbox for Social Action http://www.toolboxfored.org/