Multi-stakeholder co-ops:making sure they don’t ‘seize up’

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Lets talk about failure...

Number 1 reason that co-ops fail?

Number 1 reason governance fails?

Governance

Lack of engaged membership

Multi-stakeholder memberships

Different motivations Different entry points Different expectations Different preferences for communication

Reconciling the differences

• Understanding member interests

• Bridging and bonding opportunities and activities

But making sure it happens?

• Budget?• Committee for fun?

• Historical precedents within co-op societies and current worker co-ops...

If we only consider relationships in multi-stakeholder co-ops from a financial perspective, we compromise on their distinctiveness as espoused through co-op values and principles?