understanding cooperatives unit 5 – the cooperative business team: members and directors –...
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UNDERSTANDING COOPERATIVES
UNIT 5 – The Cooperative Business Team:Members and Directors – Policy & Control
Slides for Unit 5(from CIR 11, Chapters 2 & 3)
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Members Make Cooperatives Work
S 5.1
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Exercising Member Responsibilities
• Commitment and Use
• Ownership and Control
• Finance
S 5.2
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Commit to• Use Products and
Services
• Maintain Control
• Provide Financing
Member-Owner Commitment and Use
S 5.3
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Using the cooperative is members’ easiest responsibility to carry out, and by using it as much as they can, members help the cooperative succeed
Member-Owner Commitment and Use
S 5.4
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Member Ownership and Control
• Know legal responsibilities
• Understand the Cooperative
• Make decisions• Vote• Express opinions• Serve (board/committees)
S 5.5
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Member-Owners Have Legal Responsibilities
• Incorporate• Approve legal documents• Elect directors according to mandated
State law and cooperative policy• Ensure that general business and
cooperative-specific laws are followed• Make major decisions that alter legal
status
S 5.6
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Owners Must Understand Their Cooperative
Know and understand its• Definition and history• Mission or purpose• Articles and Bylaws• Organizational structure and staffing• Products and services• Policies
S 5.7
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Member-Owner Financial Responsibilities
• Finance in Proportion to Use• Most capital from members• Distribute earnings according to use• Return equity to inactive members• Revolve equity
S 5.8
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Ways Member-Owners Finance Cooperatives
• Direct Investment
• Retained margins
• Per-unit retains
• Start-up capital
S 5.9
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Using the Cooperative is Essential for
• Maintaining control
• Achieving business success
• Fulfilling member needs
• Producing continuing benefits
S 5.10
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THE COOPERATIVE DIRECTOR
S 5.11
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Directors
• Hold a key position between members and hired management
• Set cooperative objectives and chart its course• Make cooperative policy• Must be well versed in many areas• Have time and energy• Listen, inform, advise• Represent the cooperative
S 5.12
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Selecting Directors
A good director should be able to• Show leadership• Think independently• Place cooperative’s interests first• Make good business decisions• Communicate well• Express views• Make the most of available resources• Promote the cooperative
S 5.13
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Furthermore, a Director
• Gets along with others• Uses the cooperative fully• Is interested in its performance• Participates in decision-making• Understands that he/she is representing
owners in their business• Understands his/her role in relation to
management
S 5.14
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Potential Directors
• Helpful to identify by nominating committee
• Should be studied by the membership - biographical sketch - prior to the election
• Considered for election at annual meeting
S 5.15
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Elect Directors
Equitable representationAt-large system
GeographyBusiness volume
CommodityPersonal Expertise
S 5.16
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Elected Directors
Have primary control• Use strategic perspective to better serve
members’ needs• Delegate daily operational control to the
manager
S 5.17
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Directors Recognize Division of Responsibility
Directors ManagerHave primary control Has operational controlStrategic perspecti5e Tactical perspectiveDevelop operational and Follows operational and organizational policies organizational policiesTake counsel from manager Advises boardMake big-view decisions Day-to-day decisionsProvides direction Acts in line with directionHire/fire manager Hires/fires staff
S 5.18
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Director Responsibilities
• Preserve cooperative character
• Safeguard assets
• Hire the manager
• Set policies
• Distribute benefits
• Plan for the future
• Evaluate
• Elect board officers
• Appoint committees
S 5.19
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Directors Preserve Character
Serve according to laws and regulations!
• Laws
• Bylaws
• Articles
And carry on the cooperative’s spirit!
S 5.20
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Directors Safeguard Assets
• Protect members’ investment
• Make sound financial decisions
• Hire auditors
S 5.21
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Directors Hire Manager
• Appraise applicant qualifications
• Delegate day-to-day control
• Appraise performance
S 5.22
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Directors Set Policies
• Originate and approve
• Function and business related
• Reviewed and updated
• Policy manual
S 5.23
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Directors Distribute Benefits
• Amount of patronage refund• Proportion in cash• Allocated equity• Unallocated equity• Equity revolvement and retirement
S 5.24
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Directors Plan
• Assess business climate• Evaluate challenges--internal and external
growth, business volume, membership, territory, assets
• Develop objectives and strategies• Monitor progress
S 5.25
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Directors Self-Evaluate
Internal assessments• Self-ability, performance
• Whole board performance
• Board meeting productivity
S 5.26
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Directors Choose Leaders
Elect Board Officers• President• Vice president• Secretary• Treasurer
S 5.27
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Directors Appoint Committees
• Temporary or permanent• Field of study (finance, feasibility,
marketing, purchasing, etc.)• Recommendations to the board• Power to decide
S 5.28