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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
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"...a board member is on
an inner quest to prove their
worthiness but not quite sure
how to achieve it."