PORTABLE
WORKSHOPS
Our portable workshops are delivered online or in person at your co-op. See our event listing for upcoming opportunities. (If your co-op is not a member and you’re interested in our workshops, please contact education@chf.bc.ca.)
For workshop-related questions or if you have difficulty making a selection through the website, please email CHF BC at education@chf.bc.ca.
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What makes a good director?
Good directors make a good board. With a focus on the duty of care and the duty of loyalty this basic primer focuses on how each individual director ensures the board’s success.
2.5 HOURS
Governance
Leadership that inspires member involvement
We all prefer activities we find rewarding — it’s human nature. It’s no different in housing co-ops. Communities have to earn their members’ involvement before they get it consistently. The good news is that we can do it. And if we do it really well, we may have to knock out a wall in our meeting rooms just to hold all the keen members!
2.5 HOURS
Governance
PIPA – a privacy primer for housing co-ops
Co-ops can’t avoid dealing with a lot of personal information about members. That’s just the nature of our business. Find out how to protect your members’ right to privacy as required by the Personal Information Protection Act without compromising necessary co-op business practices.
2.5 HOURS
Management
Policies that work
Good policies improve everyone’s quality of life and play a big role in the smooth management of a co-op — from parking to painting to arrears collection and more. Bad policies make everyone miserable. Having no policies is a recipe for chaos.
2.5 HOURS
Community
Governance
Management
Dealing with conflicts in co-ops
Conflict will always be part of living in a community. This workshop will explore when to involve the co-op in a dispute and when not to. We will also look at what gets in the way of effective responses to conflicts and review the options that are available to co-ops for the resolution of disputes.
2.5 HOURS
Community
Management
Board of directors
The board is responsible for making sure that the co-op is well managed. It sounds simple, but a co-op’s success or failure, as both a business and as a community, depends on it. Good directors are the cornerstone of good governance. This full-day workshop will equip you to be the best board and director you can be.
5 HOURS
Governance
Engaging co-op members
The democratic structure of a housing co-op is dependent on member engagement. But what exactly is the role of the general membership? What parts do they play in making sure that the co-op is well governed and soundly managed? Let’s get beyond ‘participation’ and create a foundation for real member involvement.
2.5 HOURS
Governance
Interviewing and member selection
We all know that the best way to attract good members to our co-ops is to offer great housing in a thriving co-op community. But how does a membership committee determine that an applicant will make a good member? What interview questions will help with this process?
2.5 HOURS
Management
Leadership renewal
Effective leaders have a clear vision. Most importantly they inspire others to share a common purpose and realize their vision together. But how do you find new leaders? And what can we do to help new leaders develop their full leadership potential?
2.5 HOURS
Governance