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)/Italy/Cuba, Symposia, 3-day Executive Education) managementstudies.coop
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 Cooperative and Social Enterprises www.euricse.eu/
International Summit of Co-operatives www.sommetinter.coop/en
University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives – 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 Credit Union 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/