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9 Ways to Improve Board Communication from Within
Mar 08, 2021
Since you’ve generously offered your valuable time to serve on your HOA board, you no doubt have your community’s best interests in mind and want to put forth your best effort.
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Connecting with Your Community: Effective Community Communication
Feb 12, 2021
Effective communication fosters better relationships among board members, your residents and property management company, and keeps all parties well informed. Here are the 4 components of a successful communication plan that create effective outreach to all members of your community.
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Changing Property Management Companies: Smooth Staff Changes
Dec 15, 2020
Sooner or later, most community associations face staff changes. If your community has a great manager, you probably want them to stay forever. But how realistic is that?
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How to Apply the Right Criteria to Evaluate Property Management Companies
Oct 29, 2020
The homeowners in your association depend on you and other board members to look out for their best interests. That’s why it’s so important to thoroughly research and compare property management companies before selecting the one that will best meet the needs of your community. After all, the choice you make today can impact your property for years to come.
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Property management duties: Staff changes and more
Property management duties: How your management company can make staff changes easier
Oct 29, 2020
Sooner or later, most community associations face some kind of management change. If your community has a great manager, you probably want them to stay forever. But how realistic is that?
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Updating Your Community Emergency Preparedness Plan for Pandemics
May 18, 2020
In the past, when planning for emergencies, a global pandemic was likely not on your list. While most board members did not anticipate a pandemic as something that needed a plan before COVID-19, it's now clear that communities need to develop a plan to address this and any future pandemics. Read on to learn how to build a community emergency preparedness plan with a possible resurgence of coronavirus and other potential pandemics in mind.
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Virtual Programs for Healthy and Happy Active Lifestyle Communities
May 06, 2020
Chances are, you joined the board at your HOA or condo because you’re extremely passionate about the community and want to improve the experience of the other residents within it. Part of adding value to residents in your community is offering classes and programs for them to participate in to get to know their neighbors and offer opportunities for them to stay happy and healthy. Read on to find some suggestions for great virtual programs for communities like yours.
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4 Ways to Keep Your Community or High-Rise Safe and Clean
Mar 17, 2020
You love your managed community or high-rise building! But obviously, living in proximity to other people can come with challenges, especially during cold and flu season. As a board member, you want to help keep your residents healthy and your community running smoothly. Read on to learn 4 ways to do that.
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Emergency preparedness plan: Keeping calm in a crisis
HOA emergency preparedness plan: Keeping calm in a crisis
Mar 15, 2020
No board ever wants to find itself in the midst of an emergency, but they happen. Whether you face an outbreak of illness, an earthquake, a hurricane, a fire, the impact of any devastating event can be minimized by good emergency preparedness planning.
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Going Virtual: HOA & COA Web Conferencing
Feb 04, 2020
Given the unprecedented practice of "social distancing," now may be the best time to find the right video conferencing platform for your association.
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Great Service: Community manager responsibilities
Great Service: Community manager responsibilities
Feb 02, 2020
The right support, the right personality and the right set of expectations from your community are critical for your community association management team to deliver exceptional results. Does yours have what it takes?
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5 Reasons Board Members Go Back to School
Jan 08, 2020
You’ve just been elected to your HOA or condo association board. Congratulations! Now you can celebrate...with some time back in the classroom.