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Hi:

I don't know if this is doable, but I have had an inquiry from a nonprofit assoc. seeking a local speaker (or speakers) for the following topics.(see Below) These workshops will be held in the Palm Beach area. Any suggestions? I could sure use these workshops!

Thanks

Pat

Associations 101

Description: This class is an overview of the responsibilities & challenges associated with running a neighborhood or homeowner association. Discussion includes the organization & structure of the HOA & obligations of the board of directors.

Legal Aspects

Description: Designed to provide participants with a practical foundation of the legal components of homeowner and neighborhood associations. This includes creation & enforcement of codes, covenants & restrictions, legal jurisdictions & obligations of homeowner associations, & rights of homeowners. As the laws are continually changing with respect to HOA's, legislative updates are included. This class is facilitated by attorneys specializing in community association law.

Budgets and Financial Reports

Description: As a business, your organization’s success depends in part on the fiscal management of its assets. Fiduciary responsibilities, reserve amounts, budgets & audits are covered by financial specialists.

How to Conduct Successful & Peaceful Meetings

Description: Conducting meetings in an orderly manner is an important element of success and progress. The basics of Robert's Rules of Order will be covered in this class with an opportunity to practice successful meeting principles. The class will interactive with role playing.

Selecting a Management Company & Other Vendors

Description: This class teaches the steps in selection a management company and other important vendors who work for the association (landscape companies, pool maintenance, etc.), how to determine specifications, request bids, review and analyze bids and make the final selections.

Show Me the Money - Fundraising and Grants

Description: Learn the basics of fundraising for your organization including events, grant writing and management, and creative ideas for raising funds. Recent examples will be shared as well as local resources.

Mediation Techniques

Description: Community meetings can heat up with conflicting opinions and attitudes. This class will review basic techniques in mediating discussions to come to a resolution.

Pat,

Where did you get the list of workshops that you want to hold from? That seems like a copy from someone who already does this for a service.
What are you trying to accomplish with these workshops/ speakers? If you want these sessions to be for the Board of Directors benefit, that would be wonderful. Maybe if you are lucky, you might get a couple of resident to attend but that would be lucky.
Now, if you want your Board to become educated, there is a very big law firm in West Palm who specialize in education and these sort of things. I believe that they have these seminars a couple of times a year. I highly doubt that you would get someone to do an on site series of workshops unless they get paid and that you would have a sufficient number of attendees. The firms name is Becker/ Polikoff . They are in West Palm.

Try the local CAI chapter, as they will have the largest list of potential speakers:

http://cai-seflorida.org/

You might want to check out their Trade Show and Education program on 1/26. The same speakers might be interested in your program,; or their program may cover your topics and save you the trouble.

Joe