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As environmental claims face growing scrutiny, SolarShare is strengthening how it measures, substantiates, and reports impact. Beyond generating 16,541 MWh of renewable electricity in 2025, the co-op documents the evidence and methodology behind every claim, helping build trust, support sustainable finance, and ensure environmental benefits are communicated accurately, transparently, and credibly.

Struggling to keep up with social media for your co-op? The issue probably isn't a lack of content, it's a lack of a system. In this practical guide, marketing professional Daisy Raudales shares a simple four-step approach to planning, creating, scheduling, and analyzing content. Learn how a repeatable process can save time, reduce stress, and help your co-op consistently share its story, engage members, and grow its impact online.

Want more people to discover your co-op online? This article shares practical, low-cost SEO and digital marketing strategies that help co-operatives attract new members, customers, and supporters. Learn how to improve page titles, create content that answers real questions, use internal links effectively, and leverage social media and email to amplify your reach. Small changes can make a big difference in helping the right people find your co-op.

We often talk about climate change at a planetary level. Headlines focus on rising temperatures, shifting weather patterns, and global emissions targets. But for Canadian communities, the impacts are immediate and local. They show up in flooded basements, encroaching wildfires, heatwaves, disrupted harvests, rising insurance costs, and growing pressure on already stressed systems.

Last month at the Worlding Feminist Economic Symposium at the University of Toronto, conversations around co‑operative economics, ROSCAs, art, and the law revealed a truth our sector rarely says out loud: communities have been building co‑operation long before formal co‑ops existed. From lending circles and mutual aid networks to informal shared‑wealth systems, people have always created ways to meet collective needs when institutions fall short.

Co‑operatives are powerful engines for social and economic change — but in Canada, we’re still far from tapping into their full potential. We know the co‑operative model works. We know it’s built on values and principles that centre community, democracy, and sustainability. And yet, when it comes to inclusion, many co‑ops struggle to understand what it looks like, how to measure it, and most importantly, how to act on it.

Co-operatives don’t get the same recognition as traditional businesses, despite doing serious work in communities across Canada and around the world. A lot of students and young professionals are in the same spot, and not long ago, I was too.

Running an Annual General Meeting has never been simple — but doing it virtually adds a whole new set of twists. Luckily, with thoughtful preparation and the right tools, a virtual AGM can be smooth, democratic, and surprisingly energizing.

For many co-operative organizations in Ontario, payroll reporting can feel overwhelming—especially if you have a small team, rely on part-time staff, or manage administration with limited resources.