Success!

What makes a coop successful? Use advisors and committees

effectively Maintain good board-manager

relations Conduct businesslike meetings Follow sound business practices Forge links with other cooperatives

and cooperative associations

Advisors & Committees

Effective advisors and committees Come prepared to meetings Have an agenda Meet outside regular business meetings Understand management Active in cooperative

Maintain Relationships

Communicate with board Maintain

manager/board/employee/member transparency

Networking Availability

Effective Meetings

Agenda Roberts Rules of Order Maintaining interest Maintaining civility Constitutionality

Business Practices

Honesty Profitability Dependability Bylaws REPUTATION!

Networking

Between other cooperatives With firms and agencies Amongst customers/members With non-members