Co-operatives First - Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Sonja Pinto

I took the Co-Operatives First free online Co-op Professional course and learned many valuable skills about co-op governance, operations, and membership. This information will be invaluable to me as a new co-op director.

My team also requested the Board Basics workshop with Kyle White and we were incredibly happy with the information and support we received to help us plan our co-op's first year of operations. Kyle's workshop was comprehensive and customized, and he answered all of our questions and provided helpful resources for us to use going forward!

Neighbour Lab

Co-operatives First is an incredible team of caring people who are passionate about seeing co-ops succeed. With Kyle's help, Neighbour Lab made it through the incorporation process feeling excited and supported the whole time (despite being all the way in Vancouver). We also had the pleasure of meeting Aasa who interviewed us for their podcast called The Common Share. If you are thinking of starting or strengthening your co-op, these are the folks to call 🙂

Shellie Gleave

Cooperatives First is first class! The team of super connected co-op experts have helped our steering committee (now Eco Co-op Board of Directors) with community engagement, incorporation, businesses planning and everything in between. Our Board is so grateful to have such an incredible resource to turn to and rely on for so much of our development and governance needs. We highly recommend Cooperatives First if you’re considering developing a co-op of any kind. They are here to help, and help they most certainly do!

Jeff Montgomery

SES Solar Co-op was looking for assistance with legal and accounting questions and through discussions with several people Co-operatives First was recommended as a source for a solution. A summary of our needs was provided in a short visit with the staff and they said they would look into what could be done. A short while later I received a contact introduction to an experienced consultant. The fit seems to be ideal and we are on the way to resolving the issues that need to be addressed.
Co-ops First has been helpful in providing assistance and we are very appreciative.

Edmonton Midwifery Coop

Our business had the pleasure of working with Heather Hallgrimson from the outset. She was enthusiastic and supportive of our vision and connected us to the best resources. We are very grateful to have worked with Co-operatives First in establishing our Midwifery Cooperative.

In Gratitude,

The Edmonton Midwifery Cooperative