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LAURA O’CONNOR | DIRECTOR, MEMBERSHIP & MARKETING
As a Community Associations Institute member,
you have access to many resources from the CAI
National office. In keeping with this month’s
Emergency Preparedness magazine theme, I want to high-
light a few of the items that I think you will find most helpful.
CAI National Publications
Did you know that CAI has a publishing division? CAI
Press is dedicated to publishing the very best resources for
community associations. CAI’s publications include materi-
al on a wide variety of topics and are offered to CAI mem-
bers at 40 percent discount. Be sure to check out Before
and After Disaster Strikes: Developing the Emergency
Procedures Manual, a guide and resource for managers
and boards to develop emergency procedure plans for
their communities and Natural Disasters: How Community
Associations Protect Themselves, to find out how to initiate
a preparedness project, work closely with residents to
analyze the association’s needs, develop a workable plan,
and familiarize all residents with its execution. I encourage
you to visit for additional infor-
mation on ordering these publications for your manager,
association’s board members and your associations library.
CAI Online Learning
CAI understands our Manager, Board Member and
Business Partner members have very hectic schedules so
they make it easy to keep up with education through their
200+ webinars on various topic of interest to the com-
munity association industry. For professional training on
Emergency Preparedness hosted by industry experts you
will want to view one of these informative webinars:
Best Practices for Worst Cases: Emergency Planning
and Recovery
This webinar takes emergency planning one step further
than typical disaster preparedness discussions, addressing
how to implement a comprehensive disaster response pro-
gram for your community.
Covering Your Ass(ets): Natural Disaster Planning and
Recovery
This webinar will assist community association boards
and community managers with disaster preparation and
recovery. In addition to loss prevention tips and measures,
we’ll cover the common insurance coverages and exclu-
sions for natural disasters within community associations.
Hurricane Mitigation and Restoration: Preparation,
Response, Recovery
Understanding your properties’ potential performance
during a hurricane or natural disaster through disaster miti-
gation studies is essential to reducing possible physical and
financial impact. Quick and coordinated response after
an event is also the key to minimizing economic distress
and safety concerns. This session presents the essentials to
preparation, response and recovery.
Copyright Free Newsletter Articles
CAI’s copyright free newsletter and web articles are writ-
ten for homeowner readers. CAI provides members with a
collection of generic articles for you to copy and paste into
your newsletters, websites and other documents read by
homeowners and residents in your community. On the topic
of Emergency Preparedness CAI offers a newsletter article,
Take Action after a Natural Disaster. Visit
to download the copyright free content.
Website Resources
Each September, CAI urges all members to take some
simple steps to become better prepared for emergencies
during National Preparedness Month. Many resources have
been made available on CAI’s website,
on topics including: Preparing for Emergencies, Preparing
a Family Emergency Plan, Resources and Assistance
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