Member Services

CHF BC provides a number of valuable services for its member co-operatives. These include:

Group Buying Program Consultations Co-op Act Education Conferences and Events Island Education Day Education Program Effective Governance for co-ops Government & Public Relations Investment Program Living with Diversity Mailings Mediation

Meeting Support Member Meetings Model Rules and Occupancy Agreement Policies on the web Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) - privacy tools for co-ops Portable Workshops Problem Solving Resource Library SCOOP Magazine Telephone Advice Website

Affiliated services
Co-op Management (through COHO Management Services)
Land Trust (through the Community Housing Land Trust Foundation).

Members' Meetings
CHF BC holds regular meetings for co-op delegates, two General Members Meetings — the annual meeting in the fall and a semi-annual meeting in the spring — and two Education Conferences every year.
 The CHF BC Annual General Meeting will be held on Saturday November 28, 2009 at Executive Hotel, 4201 Lougheed, Burnaby. The next Education Conference will be held on Saturday March 27, 2010 at .

Mailings
Federation members receive regular mailings of information on CHF BC activities, education events, special events, and political developments affecting co-ops.

Telephone Advice
CHF BC provides advice to members on a wide variety of issues including democratic functioning, co-op management, co-op rules, conflict resolution, finances, maintenance and the Cooperative Association Act. CHF BC handles thousands of calls a year from co-op members, staff and the general public.

Website
The CHF BC website provides online access to news, events and information for BC housing co-ops. It also helps explain housing co-ops to the general public. The co-op directory section makes it easier for people to apply to co-ops and helps BC housing co-ops maintain a healthy waiting list of applicants. For more information about our website, contact Scott Jackson at CHF BC.

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