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

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Virtual meetings and elections have become the norm to facilitate communication between boards, management, and residents. New technologies and close monitoring of employee productivity produce more transparent reporting from the management company for the communities they serve. Karen Martinez is CEO at ASPM-San Diego?. . >>Read

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Embracing change: Adapting community association management to a pandemic

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Karen Martinez, chief executive officer at ASPM-San Diego, says a transition to cloud-based technologies in 2019 facilitated remote work for its administrative staff. Martinez says remote work has been beneficial to staff, who report increased productivity and higher job satisfaction due to an improved work-life balance. “We

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Time for a Conference Chatbot?

Associations Now

“After research and ideation, we determined that a chatbot, preloaded with our FAQs, would handle a large percentage of inbound inquiries, providing members with immediate and accurate responses to their most pressing questions,” said Chrissy Jones, AICPA’s lead manager of communications and member engagement.

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

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Remind owners of the common bond and the value of their community.  Unite. Communicate. Associations cannot communicate enough to their members. and David Rauch of ProTec Building Services in San Diego. Remind owners that they choose to live in the association and that a disunited association benefits much less.

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

Ungrated

Remind owners of the common bond and the value of their community.  Unite. Communicate. Associations cannot communicate enough to their members. and David Rauch of ProTec Building Services in San Diego. Remind owners that they choose to live in the association and that a disunited association benefits much less.

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Association Brain Food Weekly: 2.5.21

Reid All About it

Explore the trends and technologies your association can better monetize and/or innovate with so you can more effectively educate and communicate with your members, constituents, and the public. Host: Jay Daughtry, Chief Communications Officer/Owner, CQbd. Carl Winston, Director of the Payne School of Hospitality at San Diego State.

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Amid Rural Broadband Weak Spots, Nonprofits Offer Last-Mile Help

Associations Now

Eden Housing, which builds and maintains affordable housing for lower-income families, found acquiring broadband was a financial hardship for residents, so it’s taking steps to provide it themselves through a program called Communities Wired! Native Americans are another group with limited access to decent internet connections.