Services for Co-operative and Community Owned Enterprises

Membership and governance

In a co-operative or community enterprise it is particularly important that all the people involved in making decisions are well informed and are all working within the same guidelines.

Co-operative Futures can help organisations to adopt and maintain good governance practices and to develop policies and procedures to ensure everyone is working in a coherent way. Co-operative Futures also provides training specifically for board and committee members.

Involving your members or shareholders in your organisation is very important, because you need their support. Some will be more active and be prepared to take on additional responsibilities, whereas others may just be happy to show their support by attending the AGM.

Encouraging them all to participate begins with communication. There are a number of ways to do this and Co-operative Futures can advise your organisation on the ways that work best for you.

Read our case study on Swindon Child Carers (pdf link)




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