# working together

## working together

- [Welcome](https://work.equalcare.coop/master.md): these are the rules that describe how we make decisions together.
- [Our rules & bylaws](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws.md): These are the governance and members' rules set by the directors and approved by the members. The bylaws include Equal Care Co-op's Rules of Incorporation.
- [the registered rules](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/the-rules.md): think of these as the Equal Care co-operative's DNA... If there's any inconsistency between the bylaws and these rules, the rules win out
- [purpose](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/purpose.md): this is our legal purpose as a co-operative: we actually have two. The first is about being a co-operative and the second is about what we - Equal Care Co-op - have set ourselves up to do.
- [voting](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/voting.md): how the voting works
- [directors](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/directors.md): who are they, how are they appointed
- [members meetings](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/members-meetings.md): not to be confused with board (purpose circle) meetings or working meetings...
- [members](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/members.md): who makes up the membership of Equal Care Co-op
- [members commitment](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/members/members-commitment.md): what you commit to when you become a member
- ["cardinal" member](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/members/cardinal-member.md)
- [member benefits](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/members/what-the-co-op-does-for-you.md): the support and benefits of membership
- [decisions](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/members/what-the-co-op-does-for-you/power.md): the members set the direction and decide the future and priorities of the co-operative
- [dividend](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/members/what-the-co-op-does-for-you/dividend.md): sharing out the surplus (when it exists!)
- [education](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/members/what-the-co-op-does-for-you/education.md): members resources and learning
- [supported members](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/members/supported-members.md): eligibility for supported membership
- [people supported - why join?](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/members/supported-members/why-join.md): Why join as a Supported or Advocate Member of Equal Care Co-op?
- [advocate members](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/members/advocate-members.md): eligibility for advocate membership (you represent someone being supported)
- [worker members](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/members/worker-members.md): eligibility for worker membership
- [workers - why join?](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/members/worker-members/why-join.md): Why join as a Worker Member of Equal Care Co-op?
- [investor members](https://work.equalcare.coop/the-bylaws/members/investor-members.md): eligibility for investor membership
- [Circles - who decides](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles.md): what they are and how they work
- [long-term decisions](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles/high-level-decisions.md): These are the decisions which affect how the co-operative does its work over at least a six month timescale. This also covers any decisions mentioned in the Rules of incorporation.
- [everyday decisions](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles/everyday-decisions.md): how equal care co-op is run and gets things done
- [circle records](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles/circle-records.md): how and where each circle keeps its records
- [consent](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles/consent.md): making decisions - who and how
- [working in circles](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles/join-or-leave-a-circle.md)
- [Full Circle Member](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles/join-or-leave-a-circle/full-circle-member.md)
- [Learning Circle Member](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles/join-or-leave-a-circle/learning-circle-member.md)
- [Circle Guest](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles/join-or-leave-a-circle/membership.md): People who are part of a circle may or may not be members of the co-operative.
- [process roles](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles/circle-roles.md): these are the roles that keep the co-operative healthy, inclusive and happy. They are fundamentally important. They are not about the work that we do, but about how we do that work.
- [facilitator](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles/circle-roles/facilitator.md): "Is everyone being heard? Are meetings effective?"
- [secretary](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles/circle-roles/secretary.md): "The secretary never forgets..."
- [delegate](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles/circle-roles/delegate.md): "So there's a couple of people saying this, a couple of people saying that..."
- [leader](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles/circle-roles/leader.md): "Did you remember to do...?"
- [logbook keeper](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles/circle-roles/logbook-keeper.md): maintains our decision-making records
- [peer supervisor](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles/circle-roles/link.md): "(You're brilliant). How are you doing...?"
- [work roles](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles/work-roles.md): this is not 'how we do the work', this is 'the work that we do'
- [proposals](https://work.equalcare.coop/circles/proposals.md)
- [Glossary](https://work.equalcare.coop/glossary.md)