{"id":38484,"date":"2022-12-26T11:50:23","date_gmt":"2022-12-26T19:50:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/?page_id=38484"},"modified":"2023-09-14T13:20:17","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T20:20:17","slug":"cooperative-difference","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/who-we-serve\/cooperative-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"Cooperative Difference"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_227810138\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"is-border\"\n\t\tstyle=\"border-color:rgb(235, 235, 235);border-width:0px 0px 0px 0px;\">\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<h2><span data-text-color=\"primary\">7 Cooperative Principles<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The cooperative principles are a set of guidelines that define the values and operating principles of cooperative organizations. These principles were established by the International Cooperative Alliance (ICA) and are widely recognized and followed by cooperatives worldwide.<\/p>\n<p>The 7 cooperative principles are as follows:<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_227810138 {\n  padding-top: 2%;\n  padding-bottom: 2%;\n  min-height: 150px;\n  background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1790041243\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-689128342\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_83144596\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner image-grayscale dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"97\" height=\"60\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Handshake-agreement-associations-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_83144596 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-306166081\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h5 class=\"lead\"><span data-text-color=\"primary\">Voluntary &amp; Open Membership<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>Cooperatives are open to all individuals who are willing to use their services and accept the responsibilities of membership without any form of discrimination.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1174583770\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-98695242\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2143747008\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"96\" height=\"79\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/meetings2-people-chat-talk-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2143747008 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1194008856\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h5 class=\"lead\"><span data-text-color=\"primary\">Democratic Member Control<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cooperatives are democratic organizations controlled by their members. Each member has equal voting rights, and decisions are made on a &#8220;one member, one vote&#8221; basis, ensuring that the organization is governed according to the interests of the members.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-467141109\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1264617113\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2090203521\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"97\" height=\"97\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/rebates1-coin-dollar-money-arrows-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2090203521 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-502613903\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h5 class=\"lead\"><span data-text-color=\"primary\">Members&#8217; Economic Participation<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Members contribute equitably to the capital of the cooperative and democratically control its allocation. Surpluses generated by the cooperative are used to provide benefits to members, such as reinvestment in the cooperative, development of services, or distribution of dividends.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-2119993522\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-931348806\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_456711891\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"95\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/territory-location-distance-measurement-map-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_456711891 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-966321547\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h5 class=\"lead\"><span data-text-color=\"primary\">Autonomy &amp; Independence<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cooperatives are autonomous, self-help organizations that are controlled by their members. They have the freedom to make decisions in their best interests, free from external influence or control.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-934758856\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-88638834\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_196655634\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"97\" height=\"95\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/meetings1-people-table-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_196655634 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-508497898\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h5 class=\"lead\"><span data-text-color=\"primary\">Education, Training &amp; Information<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cooperatives provide education and training to their members, employees, and the wider community. They strive to ensure that everyone has access to the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively participate in the cooperative and contribute to its development.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-334095466\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-995463515\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1089898055\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"97\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/community-people-celebration-2.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1089898055 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-915248841\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h5 class=\"lead\"><span data-text-color=\"primary\">Cooperation Among Cooperatives<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cooperatives actively cooperate with one another at the local, regional, national, and international levels. By working together, cooperatives can enhance their services, strengthen the cooperative movement, and promote the interests of their members.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-843565710\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-804054669\" class=\"col medium-2 small-12 large-2\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_134442699\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"91\" height=\"97\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/duct-sealing-fan-airflow-1.svg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_134442699 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1488126487\" class=\"col medium-10 small-12 large-10\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h5 class=\"lead\"><span data-text-color=\"primary\">Concern for Community<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cooperatives are committed to the sustainable development of their communities. They work for the well-being of their members and the wider community by actively participating in community development initiatives and addressing local needs.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1675069725\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3781649434\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h5><span data-text-color=\"primary\">These 7 principles provide a framework for cooperatives to operate in a fair, democratic, and socially responsible manner, ensuring that they remain true to their cooperative values and serve the best interests of their members and communities.<\/span><\/h5>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3781649434 {\n  text-align: center;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1675069725 {\n  padding-top: 2%;\n  padding-bottom: 2%;\n  min-height: 150px;\n  background-color: rgb(245, 245, 245);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":38523,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38484"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38484"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39224,"href":"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38484\/revisions\/39224"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rayburnelectric.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}