Food Co-op Toolbox Manuals
NCGA is pleased to offer a series of “toolbox” manuals to provide guidance and best practices in various specific topic areas. Some of the manuals were originally published by the Northcountry Cooperative Development Fund (with funding support from NCB Capital Impact). NCGA is updating previously published titles and will also be developing new manuals.
Food Co-op Toolbox Manuals are now available only for electronic distribution (as a PDF file). There is a one-time charge per manual (price is noted on each manual) for any co-op or group that wishes to purchase a copy. Such copies may be shared freely with among all involved individuals of the purchasing co-op. However, copies may only be used for the benefit of the purchasing co-op. To make a copy available to a partner organization (non-profit or for-profit), please either have that organization purchase their own copy or contact the CGIN office for arrangements.
These manuals can be purchased by CGIN members directly by logging into the CGIN site. For co-ops that are not CGIN members, or for other organizations, contact the CGIN office about purchasing an electronic copy of any of the titles.
Titles currently available for purchase and download are:
- Hiring a General Manager – by Carolee Colter revised December 2008
- Challenges to the Cooperative Board of Directors – edited by Dave Gutknecht and Karen Zimbelman, 1996
- Financial Management Toolbox – by Mary Courteau, 2002
- Governance Toolbox – by Mary Courteau & Corinne Shindelar, 2002
- Market Study Toolbox – by Northcountry Cooperative Foundation, 2006
- Ownership Toolbox – by Karen Zimbelman and Marilyn Scholl, 2002
- Relationship of Respect: Evaluating the General Manager Toolbox – by Carolee Colter
with Marilyn Scholl & Karen Zimbelman, 2002
- Relocation and Expansion Toolbox – by Bill Gessner, 2002
- Retail Basics – Managing Key Indicators – by the National Cooperative Grocers Association, 2011 (NOTE: newly revised)
- Retail Basics: Merchandising and Store Conditioning Toolbox – by the National Cooperative Grocers Association, 2010
- Retail Basics: Supervision and Team Building – by the National Cooperative Grocers Association, 2010
- We Own It: Member Equity Toolbox – by Rob Wilson and Rob Okun, 1995
