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This document discusses cooperatives and their values. Cooperatives are formed to provide goods, services, and opportunities to members to increase their income, savings, and purchasing power. They allow for cost-sharing and risk-taking that individuals cannot do alone. Cooperatives provide lower income groups a chance to participate in and benefit from the nation's wealth. Some key principles of cooperatives include voluntary membership, democratic control by members, member economic participation, autonomy, education, cooperation among cooperatives, and concern for community.

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Cooperative Values 1

This document discusses cooperatives and their values. Cooperatives are formed to provide goods, services, and opportunities to members to increase their income, savings, and purchasing power. They allow for cost-sharing and risk-taking that individuals cannot do alone. Cooperatives provide lower income groups a chance to participate in and benefit from the nation's wealth. Some key principles of cooperatives include voluntary membership, democratic control by members, member economic participation, autonomy, education, cooperation among cooperatives, and concern for community.

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SAN PEDRO RESETTLEMENT AREA COOPERATIVE

Blk 5 Lot 3 Barangay United Bayanihan, San Pedro, Laguna


Tel : No. (02) 8847-9641

COOPERATIVES: An Overview and Cooperative Values

WHY should you be joining a cooperative?

COOPS are vehicle for:


 providing goods & services to its members, enabling them to attain in-creased
income, savings, investments, productivity & purchasing power; promoting
entrepreneurial attitude thru cost-sharing and risk-taking;
 providing maximum benefits to members thru better ways in carrying out
business ideas which as individuals cannot be executed;
 providing lower income groups an opportunity to participate & increase their
ownership of the nation’s wealth.

WHAT Coops can do?


 give members access to credit
 make modern technology available
 rationalize production & marketing
 mobilize savings & human resources
 raise income level
 provides goods & services at lower cost
 provide services which government cannot provide

COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLES

The cooperative principles are guidelines by which cooperatives put their values into
practice.

 Voluntary and Open Membership


 Democratic Member Control
 Member Economic Participation
 Autonomy and Independence
 Education, Training and Information
 Cooperation among Cooperatives
 Concern for Community

COOPERATIVE INSTITUTIONS

Based on Economic Functions


1. Consumers’ Coops
2. Producers’ Coops
3. Marketing Coops
4. Service Coops

 Credit
 Health
 Farming
 Multi-Purpose
SAN PEDRO RESETTLEMENT AREA COOPERATIVE
Blk 5 Lot 3 Barangay United Bayanihan, San Pedro, Laguna
Tel : No. (02) 8847-9641

Some reasons for failure of COOPS:

 Inadequate capital  Too small margins


 Over-expansion due to initial
 Limited membership success
 High savings returns and
 Inability to meet local competition inadequate Capital reserve
 Overstocking of merchandise
 Undue extension of credit &  Lack of strong cooperative
conflicting price policies network
 High overhead cost

SUCCESS FACTORS IN COOPERATIVE

OPERATIONS:
 Continuous cooperative  Good record keeping
education  Frequent audits
 Members’ conviction that group  Sufficient financing
action offers more advantages  Sound operating policies
 Members’ determination to help  Adequate volume of business
themselves  Honest and efficient management
 Presence of dedicated leaders

Other Categories
1. Local/Primary
2. Federations/Unions
3. Territorial

INDIVIDUAL VALUED CONTRIBUTIONS

 Remain more loyal  Meet his obligations and pay


 Communicate and provide bills regularly
feedback  Develop a favorable climate &
 Take greater interest understanding between
 Patronize the cooperative members and officers
 Stay with the coop when the  Promote progressive attitude
going gets rough  Build member confidence in
 Offer more constructive management
criticism & suggestions  Help stop rumors & defend
 Informs his neighbors about the coop
the coop  Develop a pride among
 Serves as an effective themselves & the community
salesman of the coop  Inform the community of the
 Promote cooperative products coops contribution
and services

COOPERATIVE VALUES

SELF-HELP HONESTY
SELF-RESPONSIBILITY OPENNESS
EQUALITY SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
EQUITY CARING FOR OTHERS SOLIDARITY
SAN PEDRO RESETTLEMENT AREA COOPERATIVE
Blk 5 Lot 3 Barangay United Bayanihan, San Pedro, Laguna
Tel : No. (02) 8847-9641

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