Tier 1 Training Program Overview

Tier 1 of the Cooperative Training Program will cover Fundamentals of Cooperative Development and inclue an Interactive Module on Cooperative Project Design for those participants/organizations with a specific project planned.Training in Fundamentals of Cooperative Development will include cooperative concepts and structures, the business development processes, cooperative governance and decision making, organizational and board development basics, fundraising and financial empowermen basics, and the importance of leadership culture and communication development.

Workshop Schedule:

Training Date and Time Resources
1 Intro to Co-ops 1/28/21, 12:00-2:00 JoinZoom & HANDOUTS
2 The Development Process and Roadmap 2/25/21, 12:00-2:00 JoinZoom & HANDOUTS
3 Explore Phase and Co-op Ecosystems 3/25/21, 12:00-2:00 JoinZoom & HANDOUTS
4 Assess Phase and Developer Skills 4/22/21, 12:00-2:00 JoinZoom & HANDOUTS
5 Structuring the Business 5/27/21, 12:00-2:00 JoinZoom & HANDOUTS
6 Implementation Phase and Fundrasing 6/24/21, 12:00-2:00 JoinZoom & HANDOUTS
7 Sustain Phase and Member Engagement 7/22/21, 12:00-2:00 JoinZoom & HANDOUTS
8 Co-op Financial Systems 9/23/21, 12:00-2:00 JoinZoom & HANDOUTS
9 Growth and Transformation Planning 10/28/21, 12:00-2:00 JoinZoom & HANDOUTS
10 Co-op Conversions / Transition 2/24/22, 12:00-2:00 JoinZoom & HANDOUTS
11 Communicating about Co-ops 3/24/22, 12:00-2:00 JoinZoom & HANDOUTS
12 Co-op Economies and Networks 4/28/22, 12:00-2:00 JoinZoom & HANDOUTS