Welcome!


Thank you for visiting the Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network website!

 

Led by the Canadian Co-operative Association in partnership with four Canadian universities (St. Mary's University, Mount Saint Vincent University, the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Victoria), the Network is funded for a five-year term by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) as a Community-University Research Alliance. The Network is committed to conducting research on the social, economic and environmental impact of co-operatives on Canadians and their communities.

MCDRN Partner in new Canadian Co-operative Research Network

 

Over 100 researchers, students and practitioners contributed to the development of the new Canadian Co-operative Research Network, which was coordinated by the Canadian Co-operative Association and the Conseil canadien de la coopération et de la mutualité and funded by the Rural and Co-operatives Secretariat. Join in! Contribute your news, events, profile or publication today!



The site features a co-op research library with over 1300 citations. Add your publication today!

International Co-op Tools Conference

 

Call for attendance at planning meeting
Sonja Novkovic would like to invite your participation in a planning meeting for an international conference on tools to measure co-operative difference and impact.


At this stage Sonja is inviting people who wish to participate in a pre-planning meeting on September 5th in Halifax, to happen just before the St. Mary's Symposium on Co-operative Governance. Further details and an option to RSVP to Sonja are included in this document.
 

Webinars

 

Recent webinar materials and video recordings now available:
The ICA principles in large co-ops: "just for show" or integral to success? - April 25
Speakers: Ghislain Paradis, IRECUS, Dr. Sonja Novkovic, Saint Mary's Univeristy, Carol Hunter from The Co-operators, John Restakis from the British Columbia Co-operative Association


Measuring Co-operative Impact - Methodologies for capturing the economic, social and environmental impact of co-ops - April 10
Speakers: George Karaphillis and Fiona Duguid

Network Publication

 

Network Interim Publication of Research Results (all projects)

Hot off the presses! The network's first cross-project publication is ready for you to read. Readers can learn about the approach to research, the partners involved and the progress and results of each of the projects comprising the Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network. If you would like a hard copy, please send your request to erin.hancock@coopscanada.coop and they will be mailed while supplies last.

 

Highlights:
-tools that measure the co-op difference
-sector-specific research on - agriculture, renewable energy, housing, credit unions
-methodologies scan to measure social, environmental and economic impact of co-ops
-educational initiatives of co-ops
-organizational structure and co-ops across cultures Read it online today!
 

News

 

There are a number of co-operative research conferences coming up in 2013! Submit your proposal today. More information here

Dr. Ana Maria Peredo, the Director for the Centre of Co-operative and Community-based Economy at the University of Victoria is granted the Craigdarroch Research Award for dissemination. More information

Our Network was well-represented at the Cooperating for Change in the International Year of Cooperatives conference held in Montreal in June of 2012. See the schedule of what we presented!

Network Newsletter

 

April 2013 Network Newsletter Now Available

View the latest edition (April 2013) of the Measuring the Co-operative Difference Research Network newsletter and find out all about the Network's activities. Thanks to Don McNair for redesigning the newsletter format! If you are looking for help with your newsletter or publication, Don can be reached at http://mcnairediting.com

 

Past editions also available