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Keys to HOA board success: the best practices of successful directors
Serving as an HOA board director can be a daunting task. The job comes with lots of responsibilities. Managing a homeowner association's affairs often includes making tough financial decisions. Why do some homeowner association boards excel and others struggle? Many...
Interview with condo industry professional Pat Crosscombe, CEO BoardSpace
New York City Apartment Building Chat is a podcast that interviews industry professionals in the co-op and condo industry who are great resources for coop and condo boards. Host Tina Larsson invited Pat Crosscombe to her podcast. Tina Larsson: Hi everyone and welcome...
Is your condo manager stressed? 10 tips for reducing stress
Don't stress your condo manager! Condo managers are special people working on the front lines of condo corporations and face challenging people regularly. These people could be owners who might be angry about something or directors who are busy and sometimes very...
Our V3.0 “Watson” release is launched
Our V3.0 “Watson” release is launchedWatch the recording of the launch day festivities. Would you like to see how BoardSpace works?Follow BoardSpace on Social Mediafacebooktwitterlinkedininstagram
WEBINAR How to hold perfect board meetings
A marriage of technique & technology A webinar for directors, admins, managers, recording secretaries of condo, coop, association, charity & nonprofits boards of directors. Do you have perfect board meetings? No, not likelyDid your last board meeting go as...
Best practices for managing difficult people at an AGM
I have attended many Annual General Meetings. Some have been very interesting mostly because they drove me nuts for the same reason, because “Kim” attended. Managing difficult people at an AGM takes practice, but take heart, the skills can be learned. Who is “Kim”?...
Effective decision making for boards of directors: Three easy steps
Effective decision making is never easy. Every non-profit expects its board of directors to make the right decisions. Implementing a process that will help a board make good decisions is preferable to an add-hoc process. This post details a three-step process that...
How to be the Best Homeowner Association Manager
What are the characteristics of the best homeowner association managers? Being a manager of a community association, condominium, or homeowners association is a tough job. It takes very special people to be successful in these roles. The acronym SMART is useful to...
How to have great board meetings: Get SMART!
Do you have great board meetings? No, not likely. Too many meetings are poorly attended, take far too long, are unproductive, and without purpose or outcomes. Then it is time to get smart! Having great meetings is not mandatory, but holding meetings that people want...
The Director’s Life Cycle: Onboarding, Orientation, and Offboarding
Nonprofit organizations face challenges in meeting the demands of the directors life cycle; onboarding, orientiation and offboarding directors every year. The article provides tips to successful onboarding new directors, providing them with an orientiation and how to...