Reid All About it

AUGUST 28, 2020

The weekly list of free educational events and resources for the association community… Racial diversity in events. I’ve got another important survey for you—this one is on racial diversity in the events industry. The organizations behind it, Conference & Incentive Travel and Event First Steps, believe the results “will enable our industry to develop, and make the work we create more diverse in terms of workforce, audience and representation.

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Association Adviser

AUGUST 28, 2020

Duncan Wardle explains that while not all ideas make it, we create an environment where more ideas can be visualized, that’s when true innovation happens. The post Innovation During Times of Crisis appeared first on Association Adviser.

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Association Success

AUGUST 28, 2020

Recognizing your association’s areas for growth, virtual volunteerism and understanding how your association can utilize pandemic pods are the topics association professionals are reading this week. Every week, we pull five articles our audience liked most from our newsletters to keep up with what’s trending. How do we come up with this list? We look at the most-read articles from subscribers to our personalized twice-weekly newsletter.

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ReviewMyAMS

AUGUST 28, 2020

Guest blog post by Michelle Schweitz, Marketing Manager, Community Brands Does your association ever say, “we don’t need more revenue”? I didn’t think so! You must continuously prepare for revenue streams to keep flowing as your association and member behaviors change – be it member churn, cancelled events, lost sponsorships, or anything else. Sponsorships can play an essential role in your members' benefits.

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CommPartners

AUGUST 28, 2020

We are now more than half-way through 2020, and this has been a year of adaptation and finding new ways to engage learners. At the start of this year, our CEO, Rich Finstein, published The Evolution of the Association LMS: 10 Considerations for 2020, a resource outlining how associations can ensure they are getting the most out […].

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GrowthZone

AUGUST 28, 2020

Each page on an association website has a unique address – commonly known as a URL (uniform resource locator). A URL is like anything else on the web, it can be good, it can be bad, or it can be ugly. It’s one of the most important aspects of making sure your association website shows up in search engine results. So, what makes a “good” URL? Two things (which go hand-in-hand): a positive user experience and an SEO-friendly structure.

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Community Associations Network

AUGUST 28, 2020

A former property manager of Parkshore Plaza, a high-end condominium building in downtown St. Petersburg, was sentenced to two years in prison this week after authorities say she used company money to buy vacations to Disney, book personal flights to Maryland, pay for expensive trips to the salon and cover her home water bill.

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Community Associations Network

AUGUST 28, 2020

With administration set to give recommendations for Wood Buffalo’s flood mitigation strategy next month, residents in Fort McMurray’s Longboat Landing are in a rush to convince the municipality to buy out the neighbourhood. Longboat Landing is a collection of condominium complexes on the south end of downtown. There are 260 homes in the area, with a population of 720, according to the municipality.

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Community Associations Network

AUGUST 28, 2020

Q: Our board says that due to the pandemic they are suspending board meetings “until further notice.” Our bylaws state board meetings must be held at least every three months. They said if they do hold a meeting they will limit attendance to 10 members, but the Open Meeting Act says it must be open to all eligible members. The board refuses to hold a meeting outdoors because it’s “too much trouble.

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Events hold the power to create lasting impressions and meaningful connections. They are not only occasions for celebration but also valuable marketing opportunities. Event marketing has become an essential component of successful business strategies, enabling organizations to engage with their target audience and create memorable experiences. However, behind every successful event lies a well-thought-out marketing strategy.

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Community Associations Network

AUGUST 28, 2020

When Shirley Dempsey and her neighbors rallied to press their claims that Habitat for Humanity of Jacksonville sold them defective houses on an unstable trash dump, she would tell newcomers about her dream. Dempsey said the dream, where an angel touched the ground and the land opened up, led to her discovering that her home in the Northside’s Fairway Oaks development had cracks in it and a shifting foundation.

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Community Associations Network

AUGUST 28, 2020

So, you’re exasperated after looking out your pet-free condo window for the umpteenth time to catch a glimpse of your neighbor walking by with—of all the nerve—her emotional support chicken. And to top it off, the chicken even has its own emotional support chicken! Your blood boils as she walks by. There ought to be a law!

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Community Associations Network

AUGUST 28, 2020

Over the past few weeks there has been lots of discussion among board members and condo managers about getting ready to hold “hybrid” meetings. But when you ask what exactly is a hybrid meeting, the answer usually is “a virtual meeting and an in-person meeting”.

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Community Associations Network

AUGUST 28, 2020

Election season has returned. Although, when is it not election season? This year’s presidential campaign promises to be one of the most contentious in living memory, and there are a number of state and local candidates and ballot measures that promise to be very divisive as well. Moreover, there are political issues that are critically important to our friends and neighbors, even if those issues are not directly on the ballot.

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Community Associations Network

AUGUST 28, 2020

Hello, and welcome to Community Association Matters, the podcast that serves homeowner and condominium associations in Florida. And I say Florida now, because we are serving not just Southeast Florida, but also Southwest Florida with offices in both Miami and Fort Myers. So we’re very excited about that opportunity. And as always, our goal here is to educate board members and owners of multifamily and even commercial units about the laws that pertain to being a board member and condominium

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Community Associations Network

AUGUST 28, 2020

The real estate and construction industry in Sri Lanka is one of the major revenue-generating sources with its growth or depreciation directly influencing the economy of our country. It is due to the innovative efforts and elegant constructions of the industry developers, that Sri Lanka has witnessed a commendable facelift and rapid growth in the residential and commercial project sector.

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Community Associations Network

AUGUST 28, 2020

The last several months have been all about COVID-19 and compliance with Public Health Order 20-28 (which, I might add, is now on its 10th amendment as of August 21st!). But don’t forget about the need to comply with the new changes to the Colorado Common Interest Ownership Act (“CCIOA”), which were put in place following the 2020 Legislative Session.

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