Host Successful Events to
Cultivate Successful Communities
As board members, it's easy to get overwhelmed with all the tasks and to-dos needed
to keep an association running – like maintenance, budgeting, and working with
homeowners. While all of these items are important, they can sometimes make you lose
sight of one of the greatest responsibilities of your work as a board member: building a
true sense of community.
Block parties, holiday blowouts and summer socials don't simply provide fun – they also
bring people together and help residents get to know their neighbors to build emotional
equity in the place they live. And, hosting events to get homeowners out of their houses
and into the neighborhood allows everyone to experience – and enhance – the sense of
community you've worked hard to build.
This guide teaches you how to host an event that brings the community together. Read
on for expertise from community association professionals and professional contractor
and TV personality, Mike Holmes, for the steps your board should take to execute an
event that will have your neighbors asking for an encore.
