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How to Increase Attendance at HOA Board/Annual Meetings

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Social Media and Other Resources Today’s world is technological. Now, people are attracted by digital communication and multimedia. The people’s lives are more immersed in the Internet. Social Media and even videos, for instance, are engaging tools that attract the audience’s attention. On the other hand, streaming video is the perfect occasion to make annual meetings. In this way, HOAs can improve annual meeting attendance.


Resident Concerns Listening to homeowners is one of the duties of an HOA’s board member. When residents feel they are served, they feel motivated to attend HOA’s meetings. For this purpose, it is necessary to take the members’ issues seriously.


Advertising the Meeting Most homeowners have many personal responsibilities and, sometimes, it is hard that they know about the meetings. The best way of notifying all homeowners is via email at least 30 days in advance. Likewise, it is recommendable sharing the agenda. This provision is also required by North Carolina laws.


STRUCTURING MEETING TIME Residents prefer to attend a short meeting. Long and unstructured meetings are timeconsuming. One or two hours of meetings are recommendable to motivate members to attend them. Try not to schedule annual meetings when members are busy.


WHEN YOU PLAN A MEETING, IDEAS AS HIRING A FOOD TRUCK FOR THE ASSISTANTS IS AN EXCELLENT OPTION. THIS TACTIC CAN ATTRACT BETTER MEMBERS´ATTENTION. THE COSTS OF THESE SERVICES CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE HOAS ANNUAL BUDGET.


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