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Disrupt or Be Disrupted: Create a Culture of Innovation at Your Association

Higher Logic

The post Disrupt or Be Disrupted: Create a Culture of Innovation at Your Association appeared first on Higher Logic. Thinking through how your association can bounce back from the effects of the pandemic? Make sure innovation is part of your mindset. The post Disrupt or Be Disrupted: Create a Culture of Innovation at Your Association appeared first on Higher Logic.

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3 Mindsets that Will Win 2022

PROPEL

Here’s what you already know: the last 2 years were flat-out harder than life’s supposed to be. We’ve been disrupted, reinvented, unprecedented, new normaled, hybrided, varianted, boostered, masked, isolated, quarantined, and otherwise generally upheavaled. Remember when we thought 2021 was the year things were going “back to normal?

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Why 2022 is the year to get started with artificial intelligence and predictive analytics for your association

Nimble AMS

Modern technology now makes it easy for associations to put predictive analytics and AI to work for their organization. . Read on to learn more about why now is the time to get going with AI and predictive analytics. You’ve probably heard a lot about predictive analytics and artificial intelligence (AI) in the past few years. And for good reason.

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Gardian of the Month: Danielle Guty

Aaron Wolowiec

Danielle Guty is our Gardian of the Month - she shares a great knowledge transfer tip as well as some helpful resources in this month's feature.

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2024 State of Customer Education Report

Customer education has become a key driver for growth, retention, and product adoption. Our latest 2024 State of Customer Education Report uncovers critical data and insights from a survey of over 200 industry leaders, offering a look at the evolving role of education in driving business success. Inside, you'll find data on key trends and strategies, including: Strategies for Scaling & Customization: Find out which investments in learning technology deliver the biggest ROI and scalability.

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The Bright Side of Disruption—.orgCommunity’s 2021 Initiatives

.orgSource

The challenges of 2021 also brought opportunities to learn, grow, and shift perspective.orgCommunity’s goal is to advance this bright side of disruption. The organization, our professional development and networking affiliate, was launched by my business partner Kevin Ordonez and me to help our colleagues solve their toughest problems. Our goal is to connect association […].

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See the ROI of a Powerful Association Management Software

GrowthZone

For associations, investing in a powerful Association Management Software is a critical step towards promoting efficiency for staff while also reinvesting time back into the association and its members. An AMS should deliver ROI that works for your association’s fundamental processes while helping to extend its potential and eliminate time spent on tedious manual tasks.

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2021 highlights: The 5 top posts published on Ungated this year

Ungrated

The past 12 months have been busy on CAI’s Ungated blog. We’ve published 62 posts and gained more than 25,000 views on news, tips, and trends important to community associations. Some of our 2021 highlights included topics such as rollouts of the COVID-19 vaccine , addressing building safety after the condominium collapse in Surfside, Fla. , pool openings during the pandemic , and mental health support for community managers.

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Coach Your Chapters Leaders for Success

Mariner Management

What’s the best way to end the year? With a great virtual idea swap to prep for a new year, of course! On December 19, we chatted about coaching our chapter leaders for success in ‘22. Listen to the full swap and read the quick recap for insights into our conversation. Recap: What we’ve learned: These past two years – and even prior – we really ramped up resources, technology, education opportunities; we did anything we could to invest in our chapters.

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Condo questions: Can a condo board use excess funds after a project? (FL)

Community Associations Network

Q: The board of my condo association passed a special assessment last year to replace the roofs of each of the condo buildings and to repair the siding and gutters plus repainting.

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The Power of Community: Why a Branded Community is a Must-Have for Every Association

Ever wonder why brands like Apple, LEGO, and Sephora are going all-in on branded communities? It’s because online community building is the secret sauce to connecting with audiences in ways that ads and emails simply can’t. But here's the best part—it’s not just for big corporations. Associations can create thriving online communities too. GrowthZone’s eBook, "The Power of Community," breaks down exactly why a branded online community can be a game-changer for your association.

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Driving Innovation Through Asking Your Members

Association Strong

A great speaker said, "Information is power. But the "feeling is the fuel." Find the feeling of your members and they will buy. Do you take the step to actually ask your members what they want. what their pain points are? This is where the greatest value exist. in asking. Or do you rely on your board to determine the value proposition with no member input.

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Win back Your Past Subscribers to Grow Faster

Robert Skrob

How do you reactivate your churned subscribers? Do you have a campaign inviting past subscribers to rejoin your subscription? If not you are missing out on a huge opportunity. Rather than accepting a cancelation as a rejection, assume cancelations means, “not yet.” Let’s juice up your offer to help your subscriber make the leap back into your subscription program.

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Virtual Idea Swap: Coaching Chapter Leaders for Success

Mariner Management

What would we do without chapter volunteers? They’re our everything! Year after year, volunteers step up, take on chapter leadership roles, then step aside for the next set of leaders. So how do we ensure our volunteers have what they need to contribute? How can we inspire them? On Wednesday, December 15, we collaborated on essential coaching skills to attract new volunteers and keep the ones we have motivated on the path to success.

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Resident files suit over ban on white fences in Bella Vista (AR)

Community Associations Network

Little appears tranquil behind the white fences in Bella Vista. Bella Vista resident Jim Parsons has waged a protest for weeks against the Bella Vista Architectural Control Committee’s decision to ban white fences.

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Boost Sponsorship, Exhibit, and Ad Revenue

Sales often gets a bad rep. Yet, if securing sponsors, advertisers, and exhibitors is part of your role, it’s essential. But what if it didn’t have to feel time-consuming, uncomfortable, or worse—icky? Join us for the 3-part virtual Sales Accelerator Labs , where customer experience and sales expert Carrie McIntyre will show you strategies to make sales easier, more effective, and dare we say, enjoyable!

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Opening the Door to Volunteers

Mariner Management

Originally posted December 24 on Event Garde. As recently as this month, December, an association pro began a Collaborate discussion with the question “are associations seeking a reduction of volunteers interested in board or officer positions?” Volunteer burn-out is real and for many associations, we saw that with increasing clarity in the past 18 months.

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New Year – Time for a Reset

Mariner Management

As we turn the page to a new year, we have the opportunity to leave things back in 2021 and start fresh on others in 2022. Here are a few resources to get that reset buzz going …. 8 Steps to Design an Effective Nonprofit Board Training Program | Wild Apricot/Personify – just seat a new board or need to reset your current board? Tatiana Morand offers some ideas.

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‘Working while Black’: White man tries to boot Liberty Mutual agent parked in his neighborhood in viral TikTok (IL)

Community Associations Network

In the video, Kaye states that the man drove past her car once before driving up a second time and approaching her. She says he told her she was parked on a private road, and she responded stating that she was there on business. “Working While Black,” Kaye captioned the TikTok via on-screen text. When the man returned for a third time, Kaye recorded their interaction.

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Lake Ann Homeowners Fighting For Pet Chickens (MI)

Community Associations Network

A couple in Lake Ann are fighting to keep their chickens on their property, and the issue has ruffled some feathers on the Homeowners Association board. Back in June, Rachael Brehler was at Tractor Supply Co. and on a spontaneous buy she brought home four hens – Waddles, Cheetah Bird, Ruby and Karen.

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Recognition Powers High-Performance — If You Do it Right

Speaker: Radhika Samant and Todd Wuestenberg

Employee recognition has often been deemed a "feel-good" initiative, tied closely to rewards. While we understand its importance, we tend to associate recognition with intangible outcomes like engagement and sentiment, rather than direct impacts on retention and high performance. In today’s workplace, the true ROI of recognition lies in its ability to regenerate tangible, business-driven results.

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We Got Gators in Austin. Now What? (TX)

Community Associations Network

Alberto Garnica Jr., a Travis County game warden, arrived one day in early December at a retention pond in the Berdoll Farms subdivision in Del Valle, south of the high school, and was shocked to hear a deep bellow echo from the direction of the three long, dark culverts at the pond’s edge. When another warden arrived at the scene, a flashlight beam in the tunnel on the left revealed several pairs of red-orange eyes, glowing in the murk.

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Fight over money after condo collapse (FL)

Community Associations Network

What could possibly make the Surfside, Fla., condo collapse even more tragic? A fight over money. Survivors and heirs are at odds over who is entitled to what, who is to blame for the collapse that killed 98 people and how to fairly divide money from insurance, lawsuits and charitable contributions.

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Shooter was dressed as officer when he entered condo building, killed resident, building manager says (CO)

Community Associations Network

The man who police say killed five people in a shooting spree across Denver and Lakewood Monday was dressed as a police officer when he forced himself into a Cheesman Park condo and killed one of his victims, the building manager said.

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Dealing With Difficult People In Your Homeowner’s Association

Community Associations Network

Living in a homeowner association, there is likelihood of running into someone that is, how should we say it, less than happy. We all have to deal with difficult people at some point. Some focus on what they don’t like about a person (loudmouth, condescending tone, etc) and then hope they will change. Not surprisingly, this rarely creates the change we desire.

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Unlock the Future of Learning Growth and Retention at Cognition24!

The annual Cognition virtual conference is back on October 16, and this year it’s FREE! You’ll enjoy: Inspiring Keynotes from top learning industry leaders, providing fresh perspectives to help you outperform the competition. Hands-on, Skill-Building Sessions to elevate your growth, retention, and product adoption strategies. Exclusive First Look at the latest innovations from Thought Industries, empowering you with tools to grow faster.

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COVID-19 Immunity Law for Community Associations Expires January 1, 2022 (NJ)

Community Associations Network

As we reported in our previous blog, on July 1, 2021 Governor Murphy signed a COVID-19 liability protection bill and, by doing so, gave community associations some immunity from certain legal claims arising from COVID-19.

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Wailea Community Association has contributed $18,000 to UH Maui College’s nursing students (HI)

Community Associations Network

To help address healthcare challenges during the pandemic, the Wailea Community Association began to financially support the University of Hawai?i Maui College nursing program in hopes of increasing healthcare resources for their homeowners and the community at large.

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2022 May Add Up to Trouble for Condominiums (CO)

Community Associations Network

With the turning of the calendar from 2021 to 2022 new Fannie Mae lending guidelines become effective on January 1, 2022. One of the new lending guidelines includes a prohibition on the purchase of loans in communities with significant deferred maintenance or unsafe conditions. These new guidelines are a direct result of the Surfside tragedy in Florida, which put a spotlight on aging condominium and co-op communities.

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What Can a Homeowners’ Association Do to Keep Holiday Decorations from Staying Up All Year?

Community Associations Network

The holiday season is a time of celebration. Homeowners often take part in the celebration by decorating their homes with a variety of decorations and lights to suit the season. However, these holiday decorations are often left out long after the season ends. This article will provide an overview of what a homeowners association can do to prevent these decorations from staying up all year without limiting the festivities.

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Unlock the Secrets to Building Community

Unlock the secrets to building strong communities and sustaining growth with GrowthZone’s “5 Pillars of Community” ebook. In today's digital era, fostering a sense of belonging is more important than ever. GrowthZone’s informative ebook will help you transform your association’s community and discover new opportunities for growth. Explore the importance of personal and virtual communities, the ACHIEVE Model for success, and the key pillars including Direction, Shared Responsibility, Personal Val

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5 Things to Keep in Mind When Negotiating a Construction Contract

Community Associations Network

Before beginning a construction project, it’s imperative to craft an ironclad contract that protects all parties.

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Health & Saf. Code §122318. Health Care Practitioner Criteria for Emotional Support Dog Documentation (CA)

Community Associations Network

Health & Saf. Code §122318. Health Care Practitioner Criteria for Emotional Support Dog Documentation.

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HOA Homefront: Rent restrictions, term limits, elections among changes in 2022 (CA)

Community Associations Network

Many laws are changing for California HOAs this year, and here is a recap of the most important changes.

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