Maintaining and Attracting Members in Associations

Links:

• Directory of NGO Development Organizations, Volume I, Africa
• Directory of NGO Development Organizations, Volume II, Asia and the Middle East
• British Library for Development Studies, to search for information, under 'Search Catalogue', click 'Simple Search' and enter cooperatives as the Subject.
• Membership Based Organizations of the Poor: Theory, experience and policy, conference held in Ahmedabad, India, January 17-21, 2005.
• CDS Consulting Co-op, marketing and membership development resources.
• Healy, M. (2005). Democracy in Cooperatives. Cooperative Grocer, 118.
• Imperfections in Membership Based Organizations for the Poor, an explanation for the dismal performance of Kenya's coffee cooperatives. (PowerPoint presentation).
• International Co-operative Alliance
• Jazayeri, A. (2005). Member-Owned Financial Institutions: Lessons from Uganda and Tanzania, 1997-2004.
• Chen, M. et al. (2006). Membership based organizations of the poor: Concepts, experience and policy. (98K pdf)
• Rural organizations, SD Dimensions.
• Birchall, J., & Simmons, R. (2004). What motivates members to participate in the governance of consumer co-operatives? A study of the Co-operative Group.. Research Report No. 2. (237K pdf)