{"id":38117,"date":"2023-02-02T13:56:07","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T19:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/?page_id=38117"},"modified":"2023-04-26T18:56:58","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T23:56:58","slug":"7-cooperative-principles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/cooperative-difference\/7-cooperative-principles\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Cooperative Principles"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div id=\"gap-1364951938\" class=\"gap-element clearfix hide-for-small\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1364951938 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-middle\"  id=\"row-2076341214\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1443660315\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"ux-logo has-hover align-middle ux_logo inline-block\" style=\"max-width: 100%!important; width: 96.756756756757px!important\"><div class=\"ux-logo-link block image-\" title=\"\" href=\"\" style=\"padding: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-principle1-membership.svg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"ux-logo-image block\" style=\"height:38px;\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1443660315 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 5px 12px 0px 11px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1064037398\" class=\"col number-icon-boxs medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-3579640998\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-start items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1728940884\" class=\"text number-icon-head\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"h3\">1<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1932111333\" class=\"text number-icon-text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Open &amp; Voluntary Membership<\/h2>\n<p>Membership in a cooperative is open to all people who can reasonably use its services and stand willing to accept the responsibilities of membership, regardless of race, religion, gender, or economic circumstances.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-3579640998 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1954780296\" class=\"gap-element clearfix hide-for-small\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1954780296 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-middle\"  id=\"row-1618172937\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2008908778\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"ux-logo has-hover align-middle ux_logo inline-block\" style=\"max-width: 100%!important; width: 82px!important\"><div class=\"ux-logo-link block image-\" title=\"\" href=\"\" style=\"padding: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-principle2-democraticcontrol.svg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"ux-logo-image block\" style=\"height:61px;\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-2008908778 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 5px 12px 0px 11px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1129495118\" class=\"col number-icon-boxs medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-898877680\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-start items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1811417465\" class=\"text number-icon-head\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"h3\">2<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2289663206\" class=\"text number-icon-text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Democratic Member Control<\/h2>\n<p>Cooperatives are democratic organizations controlled by their members, who actively participate in setting policies and making decisions. Representatives (directors\/trustees) are elected among the membership and are accountable to them. In primary cooperatives, members have equal voting rights (one member, one vote); cooperatives at other levels are organized in a democratic manner.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-898877680 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-62448268\" class=\"gap-element clearfix hide-for-small\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-62448268 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-middle\"  id=\"row-1834619065\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1093385877\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"ux-logo has-hover align-middle ux_logo inline-block\" style=\"max-width: 100%!important; width: 93px!important\"><div class=\"ux-logo-link block image-\" title=\"\" href=\"\" style=\"padding: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-principle3-economicparticipation.svg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"ux-logo-image block\" style=\"height:59px;\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1093385877 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 5px 12px 0px 11px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-676978752\" class=\"col number-icon-boxs medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-791812497\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-start items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2101367079\" class=\"text number-icon-head\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"h3\">3<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-583714473\" class=\"text number-icon-text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Members\u2019 Economic Participation<\/h2>\n<p>Members contribute equitably to, and democratically control, the capital of their cooperative. At least part of that capital remains the common property of the cooperative. Members allocate surpluses for any or all of the following purposes: developing the cooperative; setting up reserves; benefiting members in proportion to their transactions with the cooperative; and supporting other activities approved by the membership.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-791812497 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1328659192\" class=\"gap-element clearfix hide-for-small\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1328659192 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-middle\"  id=\"row-1204769309\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-733681860\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"ux-logo has-hover align-middle ux_logo inline-block\" style=\"max-width: 100%!important; width: 89px!important\"><div class=\"ux-logo-link block image-\" title=\"\" href=\"\" style=\"padding: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-principle4-autonomy.svg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"ux-logo-image block\" style=\"height:60px;\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-733681860 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 5px 12px 0px 11px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-98230292\" class=\"col number-icon-boxs medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-488895303\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-start items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1625697146\" class=\"text number-icon-head\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"h3\">4<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2803347342\" class=\"text number-icon-text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Autonomy &amp; Independence<\/h2>\n<p>Cooperatives are autonomous, self-help organizations controlled by their members. If they enter into agreements with other organizations, including governments, or raise capital from external sources, they do so on terms that ensure democratic control as well as their unique identity.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-488895303 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-1657591907\" class=\"gap-element clearfix hide-for-small\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1657591907 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-middle\"  id=\"row-1568201129\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-745827100\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"ux-logo has-hover align-middle ux_logo inline-block\" style=\"max-width: 100%!important; width: 107px!important\"><div class=\"ux-logo-link block image-\" title=\"\" href=\"\" style=\"padding: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-principle5-education.svg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"ux-logo-image block\" style=\"height:71px;\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-745827100 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 5px 12px 0px 11px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1813700670\" class=\"col number-icon-boxs medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-758249022\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-start items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-187858876\" class=\"text number-icon-head\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"h3\">5<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2479775499\" class=\"text number-icon-text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Education, Training, &amp; Information<\/h2>\n<p>Education and training for members, elected representatives (directors\/trustees), CEOs, and employees help them effectively contribute to the development of their cooperatives. Communications about the nature and benefits of cooperatives, particularly with the general public and opinion leaders, help boost cooperative understanding.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-758249022 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-2126264370\" class=\"gap-element clearfix hide-for-small\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2126264370 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-middle\"  id=\"row-328294835\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1820310080\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"ux-logo has-hover align-middle ux_logo inline-block\" style=\"max-width: 100%!important; width: 107px!important\"><div class=\"ux-logo-link block image-\" title=\"\" href=\"\" style=\"padding: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-principle6-cooperation.svg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"ux-logo-image block\" style=\"height:49px;\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1820310080 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 5px 12px 0px 11px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1414984236\" class=\"col number-icon-boxs medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-4194111832\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-start items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2368354203\" class=\"text number-icon-head\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"h3\">6<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-2149444080\" class=\"text number-icon-text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Cooperation Among Cooperatives<\/h2>\n<p>By working together through local, national, regional and international structures, cooperatives improve services, bolster local economies, and deal more effectively with social and community needs.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-4194111832 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<div id=\"gap-823320821\" class=\"gap-element clearfix hide-for-small\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-823320821 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-collapse align-middle\"  id=\"row-45376851\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-299720182\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"ux-logo has-hover align-middle ux_logo inline-block\" style=\"max-width: 100%!important; width: 100px!important\"><div class=\"ux-logo-link block image-\" title=\"\" href=\"\" style=\"padding: 15px;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-principle7-communityconcern.svg\" title=\"\" alt=\"\" class=\"ux-logo-image block\" style=\"height:52px;\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-299720182 > .col-inner {\n  padding: 5px 12px 0px 11px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1075890961\" class=\"col number-icon-boxs medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"stack-4036231017\" class=\"stack stack-row justify-start items-center\">\n\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1294584524\" class=\"text number-icon-head\">\n\t\t\n<p class=\"h3\">7<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1119168253\" class=\"text number-icon-text\">\n\t\t\n<h2>Concern for Community<\/h2>\n<p>Cooperatives work for the sustainable development of their communities through policies supported by the membership.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t\n<style>\n#stack-4036231017 > * {\n  --stack-gap: 0rem;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":38113,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38117"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38117"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38117\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38521,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38117\/revisions\/38521"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ecm.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38117"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}