Community Organizing Tip: How to Attract HOA Volunteers

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• Community Organizing Tips
• How to Attract HOA Volunteers

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Community Organizing Tips

• HOA struggle with attracting volunteers
• Members fail to participate for a variety of
  reasons not have any time, experience,
  capabilities or desire
• HOA may not be doing all it can to bring in new
  volunteers
• The following are organizing tips to attract
  volunteers to a number of roles

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Community Organizing Tips

• Community Organizing Tip 1 Communicate the
  importance of participation to HOA members
• Homeowners dont understand the consequences of
  volunteer shortage
• Board needs to reiterate the legal quorum
  requirements

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Community Organizing Tips

• Community Organizing Tip 2 Clearly and
  regularly explain what the board does
• Members need to understand what the board
  accomplishes
• If homeowners have no idea what the board does,
  they wont be motivated to be involved

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Community Organizing Tips

• Community Organizing Tip 3 Always run the
  board professionally and like a business
• Most members lives are busy and have no room for
  dealing with member friction
• Its up to HOA board to curb bad behavior and
  promote professionalism
• Meetings should run with an agenda in a
  businesslike manner

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Community Organizing Tips

• Community Organizing Tip 3 Always run the
  board professionally and like a business
• Meetings must not be allowed to go on
  indefinitely
• Two hours usually provides ample time for
  organized, decisive board meetings

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Community Organizing Tips

• Community Organizing Tip 4 Create a formal
  recognition system for volunteers
• Everyone likes to feel appreciated for
  contribution theyve made
• All levels of membership be recognized for
  efforts
• Acknowledgement should take place at every
  available opportunity
• Appreciation must be shown even with smallest
  tasks

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Community Organizing Tips

• Community Organizing Tip 5 Host social events
  to create a more comfortable environment
• Homeowners will be more apt to volunteer if they
  know their neighbors
• Board can host socials such as potluck dinners,
  pool parties, ice cream socials, etc.
• If HOA is large, board may decide to have socials
  in more intimate gatherings

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Community Organizing Tips

• Volunteering for HOA is fun and rewarding and is
  essential to building strong neighborhoods
• By following organizing tips, HOA can attract
  volunteers for many projects and positions
• AAM works the largest homebuilding and community
  development companies in the United States
• AAM is dedicated to delivering total peace of
  mind to the Boards of Directors and homeowners in
  the communities it manages

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Community Organizing Tips

• About the Author
• Susan Williams is Vice President, Business
  Development and Marketing at AAM Community
  Management, one of America's most-respected
  Homeowner Association (HOA) management companies.
  Learn more about Community Organizing by visiting
  http//www.AssociatedAsset.com/.