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Manual for Student Run Food Co-operatives

The documents below make up the Manual for Student Run Food Co-operatives, written by Christina Oatfield, a founding member of the Berkeley Student Food Collective.

• Manual for Student Run Food Co-operatives (.doc)
• Appendix A: ICA Statement (.doc)
• Appendix B: Co-op Profiles (.doc) 
• Appendix C: Existing Co-ops Chart (.xls)
• Appendix D: Sample Recruitment Flyer (.pdf)
• Appendix E: Sample Recruitment Plan (.doc)
• Appendix F: Sample Labor Structure (.doc)
• Appendix G: Handbook Operations Manual Outline (.doc)
• Appendix H: Sample Member Handbook Earthfoods (.doc)
• Appendix I: Sample Member Handbook Sprouts (.pdf)
• Appendix J: Suggested Elections Timeline (.doc)
• Appendix K: Business Plan Template (.doc)
• Appendix L: Market Survey Template (.doc)
• Appendix M: Sample Financial Model (.xls)
• Appendix N: 10 Most Important Things About Fundraising (.pdf)
• Appendix O: Sample Fundraising Letter (.doc)
• Appendix P: Guide to Organizing a Fundraising Dinner (.pdf)
• Appendix Q: The Real Food Challenge Criteria for Real Food (.pdf)
• Appendix R: Berkeley Student Food Collective Food Purchasing Policy (.doc)
• Appendix S: San Diego Food Co-op's Food Policy Guidelines (.doc)
• Appendix T: Sample Grocery Inventory (.doc)
• Appendix U: Sample Sandwich Menu Inventory (.doc)
• Appendix V: Sample Student-Run Course on Food Systems Syllabus (.doc)
• Appendix W: Glossary (.doc)
• Appendix X: Links to More Resources (.doc)

You can also download an archive containing all of these files (.zip).