Co-oppundit 2012

Publications about
co-ops and mutuals:

• Co-operation

- the beautiful idea

• Reinventing Co-operation

- the challenge of the 21st. Century

• E-book downloads

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Co-oppundit supports four key activities designed to improve the effectiveness of co-ops & mutuals:

• Securing a wide acceptance of the reality that co-ops & mutuals exist to serve all of their members and that they must focus upon delivering those outcomes that truly meet the aspirations of their membership

• The production and extensive dissemination of a self-study programme that provides a comprehensive understanding of all of the critical factors necessary for the success of any co-op or mutual

• The development and delivery of an action-centred leadership programme that can prepare the next generation of leaders for co-ops & mutuals (both member and executive leaders), which should become embedded within the strategic planning process

• The development and implementation of financing mechanisms that can access substantial sums of permanent capital for co-ops & mutuals whilst ensuring that effective control remains securely with the membership

"Please contact me if you would like to collaborate on any of the activities outlined above"

Edgar Parnell has spent a lifetime working in co-operatives and mutuals of many forms and types. He has worked in and with a myriad of different organisations, ranging from the micro to the mega. His experience with a wide range of enterprises, charities, non-governmental organisations and government institutions at local, national, regional and international levels, has encompassed more than forty different countries. A former Chief Executive of the Plunkett Foundation, he is now an independent specialist. Previous appointments include: UN/ILO adviser in India, manager for the Fund for the Research and Development of Africa, adviser on co-operative management in Jamaica, manager and consultant for the CWS (The Co-operative Group), business consultant for Clarks Ltd., general manager of the Botswana Co-operative Development Trust, and senior management posts in several UK-based co-operatives. Edgar is the author of many publications including Co-operation – the beautiful idea and Reinventing Co-operation – the challenge of the 21 century.

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Co-operatives and mutuals - to be valued for what they deliver

last updated: February 2012 © Edgar Parnell 2012