MAHC Advantage

Your location for information for affordable housing and Cooperative Housing.
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SKILLS DEVELOPMENT COURSES 

Financial Management • Understanding Management Contracts • Evaluating Cooperative Management • Membership Selection and Orientation Identifying and Solving Financial Problems - Communication


SEMINARS

On topics of concern to boards of directors: Role and Responsibility of the Board Legal Liability of Directors • Co-op Security Maintenance • Developing Community Services Newsletters • Energy Conservation • Purchasing • Encouraging Participation.


NEWSLETTERS

that provide up-to-date coverage of developments of concern to co-ops: news of legal and tax disputes,
changes in laws and regulations that affect the way co-ops do business, information about
MAHC members and activities, ideas for cooperative action


PUBLICATIONS

the latest of which is the comprehensive reference manual, Cooperative Housing.
A Handbook for Effective Operations.


CONSULTATION

by professional staff and by experienced MAHC Cooperative Assistance Teams, which will, on request,
visit any co-op to work with its board and recommend workable solutions to co-op problems.


A SPEAKER’S BUREAU

that will send experienced MAHC members to talk to any group about the concept
and practical realities of co-op housing.


REPRESENTATION

for your co-op. a voice that has, a better chance of being heard when joined with others; MAHC stays in contact with government officials who determine housing policy and the rates your co-op pays for insurance and utilities.


OPPORTUNITIES 

to share your ideas and experiences with directors of many other housing cooperatives,
to participate in a valuable information exchange.


PROMOTE YOUR COOPERATIVE

We provide an opportunity to show your cooperative to the world through the our web pages.