559 Carpenter Lane
Philadelphia, PA 19119    
215-843-2350    

8424 Germantown Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19118
215-843-2350

2129 72nd Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19138    
215-276-0706
Key Co-op Documents
and General Membership Meeting Minutes


Weavers Way Financial Audit for Fiscal Year 2008

Weavers Way Financial Audit for Fiscal Year 2007

Strategic Plan, 2005 to 2007
Starting in 2003, Weavers Way set about developing a strategic plan for expansion and growth.

Co-op By-Laws
First developed in late 1973, the by-laws are continually revised.

Board Policy Manual
There's a relatively new movement afoot among co-ops around the country to move to a form of board management called Policy Governance, which emphasizes broad goals while providing clear guidelines on what a general manager and his staff cannot do. What CAN be done is left up to the interpretation of the general manager. The document that spells out these goals and limitations is called the Board Policy Manual.

Member Survey
A professionally conducted survey of member attitudes and buying habits, completed in early 2006.

Co-op Mission Statement
A statement of our basic purpose, and the values we're committed to.

Product Philosophy Statement
What are the principles that guide our purchasing decisions? What are we committed to, and how is that reflected in our buying decisions?

International Cooperative Principles

Seven simple--and profound--principles that define cooperatives world-wide. Last revised by the International Cooperative Alliance in 1995.

General Membership Meeting Minutes
Here are minutes from recent biannunal General Membership Meetings