Books the members can check, and decisions that hold

Cooperative Governance & Financial Systems

ការប្រឹក្សាគ្រប់គ្រង និងប្រព័ន្ធហិរញ្ញវត្ថុសហគមន៍

Price$300–$600

Duration3–6 months

FormatIn person or online

Best forAgricultural Cooperatives (registered)

Apply for this service → Read the common questions first

Build sound cooperative governance: board structure, bylaws review, member meeting facilitation, double-entry accounting setup (MoAFF standards), savings & loan product design, and financial reporting templates.

គ្របគ្រងសហគមន៍ — ក្រុមប្រឹក្សា ច្បាប់ ប្រជុំ ប្រព័ន្ធគណនេយ្យទ្វេ (MoAFF) ប្រាក់បញ្ញើ និងកម្ចី របាយការណ៍ហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ។

Is this you?

If two or more of these sound familiar, this service was built for you.

The treasurer is the only person who understands the books.
Members suspect money is missing and nobody can show that it is not.
Decisions get made in meetings and then nothing happens.
The bylaws were written at registration and nobody has read them since.
The cooperative takes savings or lends money with no written rules for how.

What you get

A board structure with roles written down
A bylaws review, against what the cooperative actually does
Member meeting facilitation, and a way of minuting them
A double-entry accounting system, set up and taught to more than one person
Written rules for savings and loans, if the cooperative offers them
Financial reporting templates members can read

How it works

What happens after you press the button.

You apply and we call

We check the cooperative is registered and has a committee that can commit time.
១៥ នាទី · 15 min
Start from the diagnosis

If you have not had the cooperative diagnosis, we start there, so the new systems are not built on guesswork.
ខែទី ១ · month 1
Governance first, then finance

Roles, bylaws and meetings first. An accounting system built under a board that does not function never survives.
ខែទី ១–៣ · months 1–3
Systems and handover

Double-entry accounts, savings and loan rules, and reporting — taught to more than one person, so it does not collapse when someone leaves.
ខែទី ៣–៦ · months 3–6

Is this the right fit?

This is for you if

The cooperative is registered and the committee functions
The committee can commit time over several months, not one day
At least two people will learn the financial system
The board is prepared to let members see the numbers

This is not for you if

You do not yet know where the biggest problem is — measure it first Start here instead →
The problem is selling and buyers rather than governance Start here instead →
The cooperative is not registered yet Start here instead →
You want us to keep the accounts for you — we build the system and teach it

What changes

One person understands the books

At least two people can keep them, and members can read the reports

Decisions that evaporate after the meeting

Minutes, roles, and a named person responsible

Suspicion about money

Records that answer the question without relying on trust

Bylaws in a drawer

Bylaws that match what the cooperative actually does

Who delivers it

A Certified Bodhi Advisor

Every Bodhi advisor is trained, examined and levelled before they take a client. When you apply, we match you to the advisor whose specialty, province and availability fit your business — you are never handed to whoever happens to be free.

See the advisor registry →

Price and what is included

$300–$600

3–6 months

Three to six months of work with a cooperative advisor
The bylaws review and board structure
Setting up the double-entry system and training on it
Reporting templates and the savings and loan rules
Keeping the monthly accounts for you
An independent audit or legal certification
Capital to lend

Nothing is charged when you apply. We speak with you first to check this is the right fit, and payment is arranged after that by bank transfer or KHQR.

Common questions

Will you keep our accounts for us?

No, and that is deliberate. A cooperative that depends on an outsider to keep its books is still a cooperative that cannot read its own books. We build the system and teach it to at least two people inside.

Why does more than one person have to learn it?

Because it is the most common reason these systems collapse. When only one person knows how, a single departure, illness or falling-out stops everything. It is also what makes transparency possible.

What decides $300 or $600?

The number of members, how long the cooperative has run, whether you offer savings and loans, and the state of the existing records. We agree it after the first call, before you commit to anything.

Our members do not trust the board. Will this help?

It does, where the board wants transparency. Checkable records, minuted meetings and reports members can read are what replace trust with evidence. If the board does not want the numbers seen, no system fixes that.

Can this be done online?

Partly. Meetings and reviews can be done over video, but setting up the financial system and training on it usually works better in person, at least at the start.

If it turns out not to be a fit
Applying costs nothing and commits you to nothing. We call you first, and if this service is not right for your business we will say so and point you somewhere better — including somewhere free. No money moves before you have spoken to a person.

Not sure this is what you need?

Start with the cooperative diagnosis. It measures all six areas and tells you which is weakest. If governance and finance are not it, you will have saved both time and money.

Measure it first →