Using the 7 Cooperative Principles Model, this class will remind elected Board of Directors of their promise to make both their COOPERATIVE and their COMMUNITY a COHESIVE entity they would be proud to call HOME.
Using the 7 Cooperative Principles Model, this class will remind elected Board of Directors of their promise to make both their COOPERATIVE and their COMMUNITY a COHESIVE entity they would be proud to call HOME. It will also ENCOURAGE, EMPOWER, and EDUCATE Board of Directors of ways to better fulfill the roles and positions they often must play. The class will explore new concepts and challenges of how as Board of Directors can help fellow member live their best cooperative lives in the community we call home. Part 1 will cover the first 4 of the 7 Cooperative Principles (Voluntary & Open Membership; Democratic Member Control; Members’ Economic Participation; and Autonomy & Independence). Part 2. will cover the last 3 of the 7 Cooperative Principles (Education, Training and Information; Cooperation among Cooperatives; and Concern for the Community).