P6 in Action
The Global Cooperative Census
Benchmark your cooperative. Contribute to shared intelligence. Strengthen the movement.
What it Is
A Shared Foundation for the Cooperative Movement
By participating, you’re helping create a shared foundation for:
- Benchmarking — See how your cooperative compares to others in your sector, region, or size category
- Insight Generation — Surface trends, patterns, and opportunities that no single cooperative could identify alone
- Global Visibility — Make the cooperative model more legible—and more credible—to policymakers, funders, and the public
This is how cooperation becomes intelligence.
Participate in the Global Cooperative Census
By participating in our 3-part survey, you can help us understand cooperatives like yours and see how you compare to other cooperatives around the world. Together, we can learn and grow.Â
Why it Matters
The Cooperative Movement Is Massive. The Data Isn’t.
Most cooperatives operate without clear visibility into how they compare to others.
The Census changes that.
By participating, you gain:
- Benchmarking Insight
See how your cooperative compares to others in your sector, region, or Collaborative Communities - Performance Visibility
Identify strengths and areas for improvement - Better Decision-Making
Use real data—not assumptions—to guide strategy
What You’ll Get
The More You Share, The More You Gain.
Every cooperative that participates gets something back. Here’s what’s available now — and what’s coming as the Census grows.
Immediate Benchmarking Insights
As soon as you participate, you gain visibility into how your cooperative compares — across size, sector, and region. No waiting. No guesswork.
Comparisons to Peer Cooperatives
See real data from cooperatives like yours — not industry averages built for corporations. Understand where you lead and where there’s room to grow.
Early Visibility Into Your Positioning
Get a clear picture of where your cooperative stands within the broader movement before deeper analysis is available. A foundation for smarter strategy.
AI-Powered Analysis Through CoopAI
As the dataset grows, CoopAI will surface patterns, trends, and insights no single cooperative could identify alone — tailored to your sector, your region, your goals.
Deeper Sector & Regional Benchmarking
Move beyond broad comparisons to precise, meaningful benchmarks within your specific cooperative context — where the insights are most actionable.
Actionable Recommendations
Benchmarking tells you where you stand. CoopAI will tell you what to do about it — with specific, data-informed guidance to strengthen performance and engagement.
Data & Privacy
How Your Data Is Used
Participation in the Global Cooperative Census is built on the same principles that define the cooperative model: transparency, member control, and shared benefit.
Here’s exactly how your information is handled:
- Your data remains private — Individual responses are never shared publicly or with other cooperatives in identifiable form. What you contribute stays protected.
- Only aggregated and anonymized insights are shared — The intelligence generated by the Census comes from patterns across many cooperatives, not from exposing any single one.
- Insights flow within your communities — Relevant benchmarking and trend data may be available within the Collaborative Communities you belong to, giving your peers context without compromising your confidentiality.
- You stay in control — You decide what to contribute and when. Participation is always voluntary, and you maintain ownership of your cooperative’s information throughout.
The goal is simple: knowledge is shared. Individual cooperatives are protected. The movement gets smarter — without anyone having to give up what’s theirs.
Get Started
This Only Works If We Do It Together.
The value of the Global Cooperative Census grows with every cooperative that participates. When you contribute, you’re not just strengthening your own organization — you’re helping build a shared intelligence resource that makes the entire movement smarter, more visible, and more powerful.
The Census is designed to be simple. Short, focused surveys. Useful on their own. More powerful together.
This is cooperation at scale. And it starts with you.
The survey experience is coming soon. We’ll notify all P6 Members when it’s ready.
