How to Start an HOA in 13 Steps: Top Strategies, Key Documents & FAQ
Wild Apricot
JANUARY 16, 2024
Here's how to start an HOA in your neighborhood! A homeowners association raises property value, beautifies the community and keeps the peace.
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Wild Apricot
JANUARY 16, 2024
Here's how to start an HOA in your neighborhood! A homeowners association raises property value, beautifies the community and keeps the peace.
NXUnite
JANUARY 10, 2024
Mark planning documents as drafts. Without dating the versions and renaming and dating subsequent documents like your case for support or gift range chart, you won’t be able to keep track of which is an earlier version and which one is current. And it is well-documented that engaged donors give more and give more generously.
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Higher Logic
JANUARY 21, 2021
The post User Groups: Why They Exist & How to Start Yours appeared first on Higher Logic. Don’t miss the 8-question framework to document your user group. The post User Groups: Why They Exist & How to Start Yours appeared first on Higher Logic. User groups can help you deliver a great customer experience.
Association Analytics
MARCH 1, 2023
For some, it might feel like a continuation of the past three years – learning how to adapt, shift priorities, and engage with members in different ways. Learn more about how to leverage your virtual community conversations with this on-demand webinar. How can you set up better collaboration and document sharing?
Aptify
AUGUST 17, 2023
Here’s how to avoid regrets with your next AMS purchase. Ask the AMS vendor to provide demos and documentation to ensure integrations work the way you expect. Vague or incomplete documentation – Look at the documentation for the AMS system you’re considering.
NXUnite
OCTOBER 24, 2023
Grants Management allows you to set up action plans defining the necessary steps and documents that anyone reviewing applications must complete. Identify strengths and weaknesses, ranging from your timeliness to how easy it was for nonprofits to find your grants. Budget management tools.
HOA Strategies
MARCH 8, 2022
Ensuring you have met the legal requirements for the documents your community needs, and that those documents are as clear and straightforward as they can be is critical. Establishing a Record Retention Policy will also be important to help keep your documents on track and ensure that homeowners know what records they have access to.
Nimble AMS
MAY 12, 2023
Leverage your online community to create a private membership committee group so your serving members can connect between meetings and share important documents. Read our free whitepaper for helpful strategies: How to recruit more volunteers at your association. Download now
Nimble AMS
APRIL 21, 2023
Read our blog to discover how to advance your advocacy program’s efforts and better engage your member advocates online. Within the subgroup, encourage your members to discuss current policies or share important documents to increase member engagement. Read our free whitepaper for these can't-miss strategies! Download now
Association Analytics
FEBRUARY 14, 2022
We can help you move analytics to the top of the list by giving you tips to build a business case and how to articulate it to others. In addition to keeping it safe and secure, think of how you can leverage it to gain insights to help run your association more effectively. The post How to Make Analytics a Priority – Finally!
EventMobi: Association Events
SEPTEMBER 28, 2023
Members can be given access to the document so they can update their own information or view other people’s info. How Do I Create a Member Directory? Ready to learn how to create a member directory for your organization? You may also want to create a tutorial for members on how to use the directory.
AvidXchange: Association Management
APRIL 27, 2021
Consider optimizing it by implementing a resale documentation software that provides a central location for all documents, simplifying the complex tasks of disclosing information. See the results The post How to Empower Community Association Managers to Be More Productive appeared first on AvidXchange. Here’s what they told us.
Nimble AMS
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
We’re here to help you learn how to boost registration at your next association event. Here’s how to get started: 1. Staff can build member-facing emails and documents with point-and-click configuration, all while automatically personalizing your content with your member data. Read our blog for more tips. Personalize emails.
GrowthZone
AUGUST 21, 2018
Strategic plan / any planning document (e.g., vision document). SEE ALSO: Part 3 of our Board Orientation series which focuses on how to plan your association’s board of directors orientation event. . The post The Documents to Include in an Association Board Manual appeared first on GrowthZone. Mission statement.
Nimble AMS
JUNE 22, 2023
How to target your AMS tech messaging for board approval Within the business case , you can refine your messaging so that it appeals to each board member’s role and area of expertise. Consider explaining how an online community platform can help board members connect. Share documents, such as meeting minutes.
.orgSource
JULY 29, 2023
In prison, Martha continued doing what she does best–cooking, cleaning, and showing others how to make fun things. Documenting the steps that you will take in a leadership challenge is a good way to begin training yourself to act with intention in a situation filled with extreme emotional distractions. She recovered handily.
WBT Systems
JUNE 19, 2018
Documenting LMS requirements. Share the requirements documentation with stakeholder representatives to get their feedback and agreement. Your requirements documentation becomes the basis for your RFP. Your requirements documentation becomes the basis for your RFP. User stories are a useful tool in developing requirements.
MemberClicks
DECEMBER 10, 2023
This stage is crucial; it’s where your proposal transforms from a draft into a compelling document, ready to capture the interest and approval of your stakeholders or clients. The way you present your proposal can transform it from a document into an engaging narrative that captures the essence of your event.
WBT Systems
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
How to tell it’s time to sunset an educational program. Document the sunset process. For every product you sunset, leave behind documentation: Brief description of the product and its history. How to Validate an Online Course Idea. The post How to Sunset an Educational Program appeared first on WBT Systems.
ReviewMyAMS
OCTOBER 12, 2021
Guest post by 501Works The SME Team Your Subject Matter Experts (SMEs) are essential members of your implementation team who will be involved in key elements of the project such as system selection, communicating to their departments, in-depth training, testing, and documentation. Because this is such an important role, Read more.
GrowthZone
SEPTEMBER 7, 2020
How to Write a Proclamation. Sign And Date The Document. The post How to Write a Proclamation for Industry Support appeared first on GrowthZone. If this isn’t possible, ask the official if they can provide a photo of the signing. Start with a basic title, which explains the proclamation. Write Reasoning Statements.
MemberClicks
OCTOBER 11, 2023
If you want to know how to start a nonprofit in Illinois, here are the important steps to getting your organization or association up and running smoothly and quickly. Keep nonprofit documents on file It’s important to keep a record of official documents in a secure, unified place. What is a nonprofit organization? Cost is $50.
Ungrated
APRIL 18, 2023
Having an orientation or onboarding program for volunteers is crucial and includes going over governing documents and fiduciary responsibilities. Documents tell the story. The post A recipe for volunteer success: How to recruit, educate, and retain appeared first on Ungated: Community Associations Institute Blog.
Reid All About it
FEBRUARY 23, 2024
TopClass LMS explains how to keep industry professionals (and members) close with a learning subscription. Mercury Creative Group explains how to build an association brand that attracts and builds the loyalty of young members. Featuring Robert Putnam, author of Bowling Alone , it looks like a PSA for association membership.
Higher Logic
FEBRUARY 20, 2018
How to Tackle It. Make a plan on how to deal with significant changes quickly. Create a dedicated resource hub in your private member community with educational documents, webinars, and videos to help members understand how new technology and industry trends impact them. How to Tackle It. How to Tackle It.
Association Reserves
JANUARY 4, 2024
Explore the duties you (and the homeowners) carry, and learn how to respond to your fellow board members so you can make sure your community is taken care of with reserve funding! Following governing documents and adhering to the business judgment rule significantly reduces the risk of legal challenges.
Membersuite
JUNE 2, 2021
How to Increase Membership Value—and Renewals. You need to document exactly how you plan to analyze, increase, and measure engagement. How to Improve Renewal Campaigns. You could offer a consultation on how to get more from their membership to see if they’ll bite. The plan can’t live only in your head.
WBT Systems
APRIL 3, 2018
Your argument for a new LMS has to be rock solid, so first we’re going to explain how to prepare a business case for a new LMS. Then, in our next post, we’ll explain how to make a compelling presentation of that case. How is your existing learning platform holding your association back? How is it negatively impacting learners?
Nimble AMS
DECEMBER 3, 2021
Here’s how to make sure your pitch for new tech appeals to individual board member’s roles and concerns. . For example, explain how online community functionality can help them. Share documents, such as meeting minute. You know it’s time for new association management software (AMS). Now it’s time to get board approval. .
NXUnite
MARCH 19, 2024
Create an Annual Operating Budget Jitasa’s nonprofit budgeting guide defines a budget as “a planning document used to predict expenses and allocate resources for your organization.” Every nonprofit has different financial goals, so keep that in mind as you consider how to apply the tips above at your organization. Let’s get started!
Nimble AMS
DECEMBER 21, 2023
How to prepare for a successful AMS implementation Are you ready to begin planning your association management software (AMS) implementation? Share your existing process documents Before you begin your AMS search , start by document ing all your vital organizational processes. Follow these five tips to get started: 1.
Higher Logic
SEPTEMBER 4, 2018
They can download product documentation, ask questions of other customers, and provide feedback to you on your product offerings to help speed up innovation. If a customer downloads product documentation on a product they don’t have – sales should be alerted. Identify Upsell Opportunities.
Associations Now
JANUARY 2, 2024
But choosing what should be included in these documents isn’t easy. When Tom Quash, CAE, came on board as chief communications and marketing officer at the American Dental Education Association in May 2023, ADEA was already looking to revise how it presented its benefits to both members and prospects.
Higher Logic
APRIL 13, 2017
Document member stories and the impact your community is having on groups or individuals. Show how your online community helped convince them to stay, keeping your business from losing revenue. Then, be flexible enough to move around. Collect Stories. Here are a few types of stories to collect.
Higher Logic
MARCH 6, 2018
The Top 5 Barriers to Executive Participation and How to Fix Them. Show them where they can find people who have recently joined and how to contact them. You can also show how your community is impacting other business metrics, including acquisition and revenue, by comparing metrics before and after your community.
Aptify
OCTOBER 5, 2020
An RFP is a document that provides background and details about your project and solicits bids from vendors. It helps you gather proposals and discover how well potential products meet your requirements. How to write an RFP for your union’s next membership management system appeared first on Aptify by Community Brands.
Associations Now
APRIL 3, 2020
The post How to Keep Employees Productive and Motivated Through COVID-19 appeared first on Associations Now. But it’s not just technology that will boost productivity—employees need a concrete plan to fall back on as they get used to new working conditions.
Associations Now
MARCH 19, 2020
And while it’s great to see organizations make that happen so quickly, doing so often requires different participants in your meeting to get comfortable with new technology and learn how to engage most effectively in a virtual environment. A look at four such groups and how your association can help: Staff.
WBT Systems
JUNE 26, 2018
Documentation practices. The post How to Create a Really Good LMS RFP appeared first on WBT Systems. Number of staff breakdown by function, names/positions of staff who would work on this project. Number of clients, number of association clients, average tenure. Number of clients on this software. Post-implementation client support.
Higher Logic
MAY 30, 2017
Explain how your user group helps customers learn from their peers and access product documentation on their own time to make learning your product easier. Customers who choose your solution get this premium feature for little to no additional cost.
Higher Logic
MAY 11, 2017
The best employee communities will also have tools that allow employees to collaborate on documents, making revisions, asking questions in comments, and downloading the information they need. Let employees upload their own documents, especially those others may find useful. Everyone stays connected and engaged with 24/7 access.
Achurch
NOVEMBER 29, 2021
At the outset of implementation, consider introductory training for all staff introducing new practices and an additional review with managers on how to reinforce this behavior. Communications’ training must go beyond tools and modes of communication to include how to have meaningful communications.
WBT Systems
NOVEMBER 28, 2017
The post How to Build an Online Learning Program with a Limited Budget appeared first on WBT Systems. Search for your topic areas online. If you find a video that would fill in or supplement parts of a learning pathway, contact the creator to get their permission to use it.
AssociationChat
AUGUST 4, 2020
Check out How to Define Goals and Objectives for Successful Virtual Event Planning. Check out How To Choose Event Themes That Wow. Check out this blog post on How to Price Your Virtual Conference. Be sure to check out the CREO Manual ( a collaborative document for an online group of event organizers). Health & Safety.
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