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A recipe for volunteer success: How to recruit, educate, and retain

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Veteran community association leaders say whipping up a plan to recruit, educate, and retain volunteers is essential to volunteer success and is a delicate mix that includes patience, flexibility, solid coaching, and listening skills—plus a dash of strong commitment to community. Train volunteers. Thank your volunteers.

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

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Day two of the 2023 CAI Annual Conference and Exposition: Community NOW introduced attendees to the first set of conference education sessions to inspire and inform. Communicate. Associations cannot communicate enough to their members. Porter, RS, of Facilities Advisors International in North Las Vegas, Nev.,

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

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Day two of the 2023 CAI Annual Conference and Exposition: Community NOW introduced attendees to the first set of conference education sessions to inspire and inform. Communicate. Associations cannot communicate enough to their members. Porter, RS, of Facilities Advisors International in North Las Vegas, Nev.,

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Event Cancellations: An Unexpected Case Study Happens at MPI WEC

Association Adviser

That was just one of the lessons learned when a major speaker cancellation turned into a teaching experience for attendees at the Meeting Professional International 2017 World Education Congress (MPI WEC), which took place earlier this month in Las Vegas. Communicate Quickly, Consistently with Attendees. Around 2:30 a.m.,

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Community unite: Connect and learn at the 2022 CAI Annual Conference

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Attendees gather at a networking event during the 2021 CAI Annual Conference and Exposition: Community NOW in Las Vegas. Through shared perspectives, experiences, and knowledge, a strong peer network is one of the best resources for creating community legacies. Photo by Chelsa Christensen).

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 1.15.21

Reid All About it

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community…. The Gold Circle Awards recognize excellence in marketing, membership and communications efforts across 15 different categories, and highlight the important role these campaigns have in moving associations forward. Content/education strategy.

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Embracing change: Adapting community association management to a pandemic

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During the pandemic, policies and procedures for internal processes and communications were developed, and staff educated boards and residents on accessing online services and meeting virtually. 18–21, in Las Vegas. View the complete education session lineup and event schedule at www.caionline.org/2021AnnualConference.