Think “Planning and Development” at Sunnyhill, and the image is likely filled with buildings and construction. That is accurate; the deep energy retrofit and exploration of a new building are certainly front and centre on the co-op agenda. One thing we are learning is that keeping the social fabric of Sunnyhill healthy is at least as important, if not more so, than the bricks and mortar that provide the shelter.
The Planning and Development Committee would like to hear from you about how we as a community can prepare to undertake exploring Continuity Planning & Social Fabric Development of the Co-op.
GOAL: The goal of this work is to undertake a robust planning process that can re-invigorate and re-tool the social assets of Sunnyhill. By doing so, we can create deeper engagement within the community, retain members, and sustain the self-management model of our community as we work to secure the long-term future of the cooperative.
STRATEGY: We are just at the very early stages of this work and would like to engage the co-op in developing priorities for this work.
1. Tell us what your top 3 priorities are through the simple anonymous online survey below (March)
2. Then share with us a bit more through a quick conversation (April/May)
3. Join a focus group where we can explore the top 3 priorities in greater depth (June-Oct)
OUTCOME: By the end of the year the results of this process will have shown us what the co-op’s top priorities are, as well as start the process of generating recommendations for how we can proceed with further developing this work.
We anticipate that this process will take many years, many conversations and much cooperation. We look forward to embarking on this process of discovery together and cooperatively determining how the process will unfold.
SURVEY DEFINITIONS
Engagement (how committees/board decide priorities & respond to needs)
Participation (what it means at Sunnyhill & how we make it happen)
Defining Shared Values (what ethics/values drive us?)
Education & Training of Co-op Members (how to participate in meetings, read budgets, volunteer, and governance etc.)
Education & Training of Volunteers (roles, responsibilities, processes for being successful on committees)
Succession Planning & Development (how do we ensure knowledge translation/transfer to new/younger members for long term continuity)
Relationships & Trust (maintaining & strengthening it broadly across the co-op)
Constructive Communication (how do we dialogue as neighbours, disagree & problem solve)
Other (Please explain)
The survey is now closed. Thanks for your response.
Results will be shared with members in the near future.