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Advancing the Saskatchewan Co-operative Sector: Mapping Development Needs of Co-operatives in Emerging, Under-Represented, and Struggling Sectors

Last Updated on April 15th, 2010
 

Project Title: Advancing the Saskatchewan Co-operative Sector: Mapping Development Needs of Co-operatives in Emerging, Under-Represented, and Struggling Sectors

Project Number: CL1-17-SK

Term of Project: May 2007 to May 2008

Status: In progress

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Project Summary:

The purpose of this study is to identify specific development needs of co-operative organizations operating in emerging, under-represented, and/or struggling sectors. The following co-operative sectors have been identified as areas of interest:

  • Affordable housing co-operatives
  • Aboriginal led co-operative organizations, in particular, but not limited to, those in northern Saskatchewan
  • Agricultural and horticultural co-operatives, including value-added, organic, and marketing/processing co-operatives
  • Child-care co-operatives
  • Alternative energy co-operatives
  • Labour co-operatives
  • Miscellaneous enterprises, which many include recreational, ethnic, municipal, educational, and food/restaurant based organizations

Key research objectives are:

  • Determine the possible areas of growth and areas of concern for individual groups and organizations
  • Determine the various means of growth for the individual organizations within each sector, including identification of the types of assistance required by each group — e.g., advisory, technical, financial
  • Identify the agencies that have traditionally supported emerging and struggling co-operative sectors, including both governmental and non-governmental organizations
  • Identify the various partnerships, collaborative projects, and relationship building exercises that the individual co-operative organizations have undertaken or plan to undertake
  • Determine the various methods by which the Saskatchewan Co-operative Association may assist emerging and struggling co-operative organizations

Specific Project-Level Research Objectives:

To identify specific development needs of co-operative organizations operating in emerging, under-represented, and/or struggling sectors

To provide supporting data to a co-operative development communications project set to begin in Fall of 2007.

Expected Deliverables:

  1. Research report
  2. Presentations

Findings:

Project Poster: Poster (pdf)

Final Report:

Projected Expenditures: $5,000

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Publicity:

Dissemination Activities:

  1. LLL Provincial Workshop, Saskatoon, May 2008.
  2. Poster Presentation: International CDS Conference, June 2008.
  3. Poster Presentation: LLL Provincial Workshop, Prince Albert, May 2009.

Additional Notes: