Volunteer groups of Woodsworth members surveyed the membership about key goals for the co-op in 1989 and 2001. The results were published with main findings and a review with implications and recommended actions.
A social audit is a way of measuring, understanding, reporting and ultimately improving an organization’s social and ethical performance. We were trying to figure out where we were, how far had we drifted from our values, and what we could do it fix it.
The first Woodsworth social audit was in 1989. In both cases, since the audits were designed, administered and compiled by a committee of co-op volunteers and not trained social scientists, the figures reported are subject to an unknown margin of error.
Social Audit 1989
This was the first of two social audits. The Social Audit ad hoc Committee did a survey of members. This report has key findings, and a review with implications and recommended actions.
Member involvement
Demographics
Elections
Board leadership
Quality of housing
Pricing
Progressive employer
Participation
Committees and volunteer workers
Co-op movement
Social issues
Enhancing the co-op community
This is the second and reviewed members’ views on various topics and demographics. There is a comparison to some of the 1989 objectives in some areas.
Quality of housing
Safety and security
Living in harmony
Environmental concerns
Participation
Fairness
Demographics
Methodology and followup:
The 1989 social audit also offers a short report of methodology.