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Financial impacts: What the costs of COVID-19 mean for community associations

Ungrated

Close to a year since the COVID-19 pandemic upended our lives, we now have some insight into its financial impacts on community associations. Higher operating expenses and unanticipated costs due to the ongoing global crisis pose challenges to association budget projections, reserves planning, and maintenance requirements.

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Embracing change: Adapting community association management to a pandemic

Ungrated

More than a year into the global crisis, community association management companies and managers continue to show flexibility and improve existing processes to serve boards and residents. The pandemic has provided insight for many in the community association management profession, especially as they consider long-term changes.

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2016: An Association Blogging and Podcasting Odyssey

Spark Consulting

I’ve been blogging about association management since 2008 – and I was far from the first one into the pool. How do you cover the cost of content creation? (Do Do you cover the cost?). How do you manage guest bloggers and other outside content contributors? How does content creation evolve over time?

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Golden State collaboration: CAI California chapters discuss year ahead

Ungrated

Chapter executive directors and board leaders from San Diego and Sacramento to the Pacific Ocean, the Sierra Nevada, and everywhere between discussed the new issues communities are facing—rising insurance rates, supply chain delays, and safety concerns—to the recurring such as drought, wildfires, and legislative issues.

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Community NOW Day 2: Conference education sessions inspire, inform attendees

Ungrated

In this age of unofficial community Facebook pages, Nextdoor, and mass group emails, it is critical that members receive updates from the association. and David Rauch of ProTec Building Services in San Diego. Find some wins. Focus on successes because success builds cohesion.

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Community NOW Day 2: Conference education sessions inspire, inform attendees

Ungrated

In this age of unofficial community Facebook pages, Nextdoor, and mass group emails, it is critical that members receive updates from the association. and David Rauch of ProTec Building Services in San Diego. Find some wins. Focus on successes because success builds cohesion.

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Community NOW Day 3: Education sessions motivate and prepare attendees

Ungrated

Education Session: Covering Your Assets Communities need to have a process driven approach that links investments and reserves,” says Nico March with the March Group in San Diego. and Paul Karl Mengert, CMCA, PCAM, with Association Management Group, Inc., Jon Bach, CMCA, AMS, with Community Management Corp.,