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They even managed to forge on while tolerating our group sighs when discussing community residents that pose challenges from a governance standpoint. The BLD workshop handouts were: 1) The Board Member Toolkit; 2) The Board Member Toolkit Workbook; 3) Financial Statement Examples; 4) Community Association Leadership: A Guide for Volunteers; 5) Managing & Governing: How Community Associations Function; 6) From Good to Great: Principles for Community Association Success. The workshop was designed to follow the Board Member Toolkit and the associated workbook. This approach kept the workshop focused and allowed par- ticipants to easily follow along as we transitioned from one subject to another. The other training material was meant for candle light reading during challenging times, especially the inspiring “From Good to Great”. By having extremely knowledge- able instructors with many years of experience in their field, the ses- sions lent themselves to many attend- ee questions coupled with informa- tive answers plus terrific exchanges among participants eager to share their board experiences. From my viewpoint, there is nothing better than being in a room with incredibly knowl- edgeable experts in community asso- ciation issues along with other board CONT I NU E S ON PAGE 38 "...a board member is on an inner quest to prove their worthiness but not quite sure how to achieve it."

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