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Engagement

What the heck is Membership Engagement

Defining member engagement for a specific organization is often tricky. It can also be hard to measure. But defining member engagement for your organization and…

Read More May 9, 2018 • Kyle White
the-common-share-co-op-talk

Episode 3: Why we need governance

In this episode, we explore why we need governance. Kyle and Aasa from Co-operatives First talk to Paul Thompson, Research Officer at the University of…

Read More April 30, 2018 • Aasa Marshall
The common share

Episode 2: What makes a co-op?

What makes a co-op? In this episode, Kyle, Dan, and Aasa discuss what makes a co-op. They discuss the different definitions of co-ops, the seven…

Read More April 13, 2018 • Dan Matthews
The Common Share Podcast

Introducing The Common Share Podcast

Welcome to the The Common Share podcast! In this episode, we interview Kyle White, Education and Engagement Lead for Co-operatives First. He discusses the purpose…

Read More April 2, 2018 • Dan Matthews
Credit Union

Trust, Technology and Credit Unions: an interview with Eric Dillon

“Trust is perhaps the single most important underlying element of running a financial cooperative.” Eric Dillon, CEO Conexus Credit Union Cryptocurrencies, such as Bitcoin, and…

Read More March 21, 2018 • Dan Matthews

3 themes in Budget 2018 impacting Canadians today

The federal government has released its budget for fiscal year 2018, Equality and Growth: A Strong Middle Class. While many commentators, pundits, and partisans focus…

Read More March 1, 2018 • Kyle White

Why diverse boards are rare and what to do about it

On a board of directors? At your next meeting, take a look around the table. Does everyone look and sound similar to you? If so,…

Read More February 28, 2018 • Aasa Marshall
New Co-op

Top 5 Things Every New Co-op Needs

Marty Frost is an icon in the co-op sector. Through decades of business development experience, Frost has helped set up around 300 co-operatives, both in…

Read More December 14, 2017 • Aasa Marshall

How the National Housing Strategy Will Impact Co-ops

On November 22, National Housing Day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a national housing strategy for Canada. The strategy outlines a commitment of $40 billion…

Read More November 24, 2017 • Kyle White
producer co-ops

Are we done with producer co-ops?

Producer co-ops are a model we don’t hear discussed much anymore. Today, much of the awareness of co-operatives is fuelled (no pun intended) by consumer…

Read More November 17, 2017 • Kyle White
rural life

Learning from co-ops in rural Canada

Co-ops and rural economies have a closely linked history. Here are a few things co-ops can teach you about rural life in western Canada.

Read More October 19, 2017 • Dan Matthews
succession planning

Canada’s business succession planning and co-ops

Trillions of dollars in business assets are about to change hands in North American small business, and succession planning is the most overlooked part of a business plan. This is a problem, especially for rural communities.

Read More October 5, 2017 • Kyle White

8 major things impacting rural Canada right now

And how community leaders are finding opportunity in these changes.

Read More July 26, 2017 • Kyle White

SES Solar Co-op is making Saskatchewan shine

There is one resource in particular of which Saskatchewan has no shortage, and a Saskatoon-based co-operative is taking advantage.

Read More July 13, 2017 • Aasa Marshall

Credit Unions: Definitely NOT Banking (thankfully)

Credit Unions are no longer allowed to use the verb “banking.” Here’s why we think this is an opportunity for credit unions.

Read More July 7, 2017 • Dan Matthews

BCEDA on co-ops and B.C.’s economic growth

While at BCEDA, we caught up with CEO and President Dale Wheeldon. Here’s what he had to say about rural economic development and the co-op business model.

Read More June 30, 2017 • Aasa Marshall

Identity in crisis: Finding a working “co-op” definition

Just because an organization is registered as a co-operative doesn’t mean it’s especially ‘co-opy.’

Read More June 7, 2017 • Kyle White

Is Twitter about to “Exit to Democratic User Ownership?”

At 319 million people, Twitter has the 12th largest population on earth. Could the platform giant actually mutualize?  Here’s our thoughts.

Read More May 1, 2017 • Kyle White

Grow-op Co-op: Cannabis co-ops in Canada

Considering the co-operative sector’s proven strength in retail, distribution and agriculture, there should be a variety of opportunities to capitalize on by new start-ups and existing co-ops alike.

Read More April 13, 2017 • Kyle White

What Motion M-100 is & why it’s important

On Wednesday, April 5 the Government of Canada unanimously accepted Motion M-100 signalling support for Canada’s co-operative sector. Here’s what you need to know.

Read More April 12, 2017 • Kyle White

New generation co-operatives: Revitalizing Western Canadian rural communities

New Generation Co-operatives allow farmers and ranchers to invest in a downstream value add business that purchases their commodities at fair market value, keeps the investment in the community and increases the purchase value – potentially providing dividends on top of a guaranteed purchase.

Read More March 27, 2017 • Kyle White
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