Making financial decisions as a condo director are the toughest part of the job. When the decision results in a special assessment following these five principles will help condo board directors come to the right decision. 1. Carefully review the need for a special...
Seven tips for building trust in condo communities
It is unlikely that the condo’s declaration, bylaws, rules, or policies include any reference to trust; yet good governance cannot be achieved without it. Directors might assume that meeting their fiduciary responsibilities is enough, but specific actions that provide...
A condo board’s guide to fixing people problems
Attempting to fix a condo board's problem does not usually result in calling the police. If a fight breaks out at a condo board meeting and the police are called to assist, most directors recognize that there is a problem. These types of problems usually escalate over...
Collaborative Document Editing with LiveDocs
Released in beta on December 9, 2022. Many of our customers asked for a feature that would allow for the collaborative editing of documents. We listened, pondered, reviewed the idea, and planned its implementation. We now have our beta version of this feature in...
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...
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...
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...
The Director’s Life Cycle: Onboarding, Orientation, and Offboarding
Nonprofit organizations face challenges in meeting the demands of the directors life cycle; onboarding, orientation and offboarding directors every year. The article provides tips to successful onboarding new directors, providing them with an orientation and how to...