CO-OP HOUSING INFORMATION EXCHANGE' ("CHIE") : chma

WELCOME TO THE CO-OP HOUSING INFORMATION EXCHANGE ("CHIE")

YOU CAN SCROLL DOWN AND FIND BLOGS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN PROVIDED IN A LINK FOR YOU ON TWITTER...OR BY E-MAIL. IN THE FAR RIGHT COLUMN OF EACH PAGE YOU CAN TRANSLATE A PAGE INTO A LANGUAGE THAT YOU PREFER BY CLICKING THE TRANSLATE BUTTON AND ALSO VIEW A PAGE MENU FOR THIS SITE.

WELCOME TO THE NEW CO-OP HOUSING INFORMATION EXCHANGE THAT HAS A MANDATE TO SHARE FREE INFORMATION ABOUT CO-OPS, SOCIAL/COMMUNITY HOUSING, AND RESOURCES IN CANADA, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNITED KINGDOM, AND OTHER COUNTRIES.

WHAT MUST BE REQUIRED IS PRINCIPLED LEADERSHIP, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT THAT INCLUDE ACCOUNTABILITY AT ALL NON-PROFIT HOUSING CO-OPERATIVES ACROSS CANADA, AROUND THE WORLD, AND ANYTHING LESS THAN THAT SHOULD NOT BE ACCEPTABLE.

CO-OPERATION CAN LEAD TO SUCCESS THROUGH SHARING FREE KNOWLEDGE, LEARNING AND THEN UNDERSTANDING!

CHIE HELPS PUT TOGETHER ALL THE PIECES OF THE PUZZLE ABOUT NON-PROFIT CO-OP HOUSING IN CANADA, SO YOU CAN GAIN A BETTER PERSPECTIVE.
THE CULTURE OF SILENCE AT MEMBER CO-OPS NEEDS TO END THAT SURROUND THE PRACTICE OF POOR OR BAD GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT.

FOLLOW YOUR CHIE, NOT A FAILED STATUS QUO WITH SELF-SERVING CO-OP HOUSING STAKEHOLDERS.

CHIE IS A SELF-HELP SITE THAT IS YOURS TO DISCOVER. LEARN ABOUT AND ADOPT PRINCIPLED LEARDERSHIP, GOOD GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. REVIEW INTERNAL CONTROLS, FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTION. LEARN ABOUT CO-OP STAKEHOLDERS, GOVERNING LAWS, AND NEWS MEDIA.

YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO EXPLORE MULTIBLE LINKS AREA AND ITEMS OF LEGISLATION THAT OFFER RESOURCES THAT MAY PROVIDE SOME SOLUTIONS FOR CANADIAN NON-PROFIT HOUSING CO-OPS AND NON-PROFIT HOUSING OUTSIDE CANADA IN DIFFICULTY OR CRISIS.

YOU ARE ENCOURAGED TO RESEARCH CO-OP STAKEHOLDERS, GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND LEGISLATION THAT RELATE TO CO-OP'S IN YOUR PROVENCE OR STATE, AND COUNTRY. CHECK FOR INFORMATION UPDATES IN THE LINKS AREA AND OTHER LOCATIONS ON THE CHIE SITE.

IF YOU CAN'T FIND THE INFORMATION YOU ARE RESEARCHING ON CHIE OR KEN'S SITE, TRY SOME OF THE MANY LINKS AVAILABLE, EXAMPLE: CHF CANADA...

YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A MEMBER TO FOLLOW YOUR CHIE!... BUT REGISTERED USERS THAT INCLUDE OPEN ID CAN POST COMMENTS ON CHIE.
**AS AT MARCH 2, 2014 YOU CAN NOW REGISTER AND JOIN THE CHIE SITE**

CHIE HAS A POLICY TO REVIEW AND DELETE MATERIAL OR COMMENTS THAT ARE DEEMED INAPPROPRIATE OR OFFENSIVE AT THE DISCRETION OF THE SITE ADMINISTRATOR. THE CHIE ADMINISTRATOR WILL NOT BE RESPONDING TO YOUR QUESTIONS OR ENQUIRES...

CO-OP AND SOCIAL HOUSING RESIDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO START THEIR OWN SOCIAL NETWORKING SITE, AND COMMUNICATE INFORMATION TO YOUR FELLOW RESIDENTS ABOUT CONCERNS WITH GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT OR NOT DEMOCRATICALLY RUN WHERE RESIDENT VIEWS AND OPINIONS ARE SILENCED. EXAMPLES OF SOCIAL NETWORK SITES INCLUDE BLOGGER, TWITTER, WORDPRESS, AND FACEBOOK, ETC...REMEMBER, FOLLOW YOUR CHIE!

SHARE YOUR STORIES WITH CHIE ABOUT CO-OP HOUSING BY USING THE CONTACT INFORMATION BELOW, AND IT MAY BE PUBLISHED ON THE CHIE SITE.

NOTICE ABOUT CHIE CONTENT AS AT JULY 16, 2017
SOME INFORMATION HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF VIEW FOR FURTHER REVIEW AND MAY BE RE-PUBLISHED A LATER POINT IN-TIME AFTER THE REVIEW HAS BEEN COMPLETED AND APPROVED

Ken Hummel, Administrator, Co-op Housing Information Exchange

Contact information, e-mail: <kenhummel@msn.com>

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Wednesday

Co-opcracy

Click link to access CO-OPCRACY

In Ken's view, Co-opcracy last published blog was on Oct. 27, 2016 as at Feb. 28, 2017. In a blog dated August 1, 2015, it starts by stating "Ex-Member Here! After twenty-five years of living in the co-op I most talked about, we made a decision to move out."...and this blog ends by stating "I may have departed the co-op, but I have not yet escaped."

In Ken's view, the Co-op Dweller, published 348 blogs dating back to 2009 that are well written and recommended reading.

Background information:

A journal By A Housing Co-operative Dweller, claiming to be living in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Co-operative Dweller states to us that "I intersperse my account of co-op living with snippets of my life's experiences outside of the co-op realm."

The Co-op Dweller also states that "Ive been living in housing co-ops since 1983 and for many years was an active volunteer on the Maintenance Committee. I'm writing this blog because there is very little information on the web about dysfunctional co-ops."

"This blog will give an overview of what is transpiring in our co-op and its consequences, particularly as it pertains to vulnerable subsidized members."

It's important to note that the Co-opcracy Site Administrator and its Site Members use only pseudonyms or fictitious names to identify themselves. The Co-opcracy Site Administrator does not identify the name of the housing co-operative that he or she dwells.

Take Back Our Community Coalition

Click link and scroll down page to blog "Segregation is Unhealthy Response" dated July 17, 2014 to access :: TBOCC at Lom Nava Housing Co-operative that shares links and information concerning Lom Nava co-op and Althea Francis through correspondances and other documents that explain some issues.

Ms. Althea Francis co-founded the 'Take Back Our Community Coalition (TBOCC)' 14-page PDF FACTS SHEET

Link to Ms. Francis twitter home page :: http://twitter.com/TheBOSSofStress

Ms. Francis is a personal coach + business consultant... and shares methods to improve management skills... through accountability and transparency... on her site pages.

Information may be revised or delected without prior notification

Ken Hummel, Administrator, CHIE

Co-op Housing Toronto

Co-op Housing Toronto (CHT) - A Video Chanel By Members For Co-op Members

The CHT Site Shares Some 21 Short Videos That Explain Some Issues And Concerns About The Non-Profit Co-operative Housing Sector In Canada.

Click link: Co-op Housing Toronto

Cultivate.Coop - Main Page

Click link to access CULTIVATE COOP

Culivate Coop: "Is an online hub for pooling knowledge and resources on cooperatives. It is a space to collect free information for those interested in cooperatives and where people can build useful educational tools for the co-op community."

ITS A COOP

Click link to access IT'S A COOP

Co-opers Sarah Brady and Alfred Twu visit and look at co-ops and other commercial housing from an architectural perspective, examining building methods, site planing, financing, and operations among other things.

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ARCHDAILY.COM

Udated by Nico Saieh

"60 Richmond Housing Co-operative / Teeple Arcgitects"

"It won the Ontario Association of Architects Design Excellence Award (2010) and the Canadian Architect Award of Excellence (2007) - http://tinyurl.com/c9xdbhc

VIMEO.COM

"Collective Footprints is a film 53:23 minutes in length that chronicles a 2011 summer trip across the United States. Ben and his companions visit cooperative houses where members are changing the way they live to reduce their environment footprint. - http://tinyurl.com/77omahj

Co-op Housing Member Information | Information is POWER – Get Informed

Click link to access CO-OP HOUSING INFORMATION

The Co-op Housing Member Information ("CHMI") Site has little activity on the site since November 2010, when last reviewed on January 2, 2015. The site had some 5 blogs posted in 2014, some 6 blogs posted in 2013, and some 7 blogs posted in 2012...

The current non-profit Co-op Housing Sector Model is Broken in Canada, and usually doesn't work because it lacks the needed transparency and accountability for all it's Member Stakeholders.

CHMI Members can post blogs and express their ideas, concerns, and solutions that may help advance the Canadian non-profit Co-op Housing Sector mandate work for all of its Stakeholders.

Tuesday

Cooperative Housing Alliance

The COOPERATIVE HOUSING ALLIANCE is a group of current and former co-op housing member's that formed a coalition to raise issues and lobby for positive changes in the Canadian non-profit cooperative housing sector.

The mandate of this group, in part, is to effectively deal with co-op housing board of directors and staff management that are involved in bullying and the harassment of co-op housing member's.

CLICK HERE to join this group and share information or how you are or were being bullied and/or harassed at your home housing co-operative.

Information may be revised, added or deleted without prior notification

Ken Hummel, Administrator, CHIE

Ernescliffe Coalition

ERNESCLIFFE COALITION is a co-op housing resident's and tenant's association.

Their mandate is to professionally assist the resident's and tenant's of Ernescliffe housing cooperative in having their concerns properly and promptly addressed.

Ernescliffe housing cooperative is located at 477 Sherbourne Street in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

CLICK HERE to access their website

Information may be revised, added or deleted without prior notification

Ken Hummel, Administer, CHIE

Thursday

Opening The Window

Click link to access: OPENINGTHEWINDOW

OpeningTheWindow (OTW) is a Site that shares blogs, resources, and links to information shared by co-op and social housing stakeholders in Canada.

Joy Connelly is the OTW administrator and shares her blogs & Rosemary Grey-Snelgrove is a contributer to the Site. Joy's main focus is the City of Toronto and started working in social housing some 30-years ago doing street outreach and has managed a housing co-op, and played a roll in the development of new housing co-ops...

An example of Joy Connelly's blogs published on August 30, 2011: "Why isn't anyone building co-ops anymore?" A brief excerpt from Joy's blog: ..."I do not believe the challenge of new development is the only - or even the most important - hurdle co-ops face. But thats the topic of another entry."... :: CLICK HERE

IMHO, Ken's CHIE & Ken's Site explains in some detail 'why isn't anyone building co-ops anymore' such as stakeholders' that pander to CHF Canada member co-ops board of directors and staff management along with very little member engagement AND housing co-ops inherent problems also explains why few non-profit co-ops are built anymore in Ontario and across Canada.

The Site indicates "Social Housing Needs Fresh Ideas"..."I want to throw open a conversation that can help shape the future of Ontario's social housing."

Ms. Connelly, a good starting point would be to end the silence of poor or bad governance and management at CHF Canada member housing co-ops!

Joy welcomes contributions from anyone who has ideas to help social housing reach its full potential.

Information may be revised or deleted without prior notification

Ken Hummel, Administrator, CHIE

Saturday

Neighbours From Hell in Britain

Click link to access NEIGHBOURS FROM HELL IN BRITAIN

NFHiB shares evants and offers advice about Positively Managing Negitive Neighbours that are noisy, bullying or a nuisance. Learn how to deal with inconsiderate neighbours.