Best Practices Reports

Function-specific best practices in topic areas such as energy efficiency, governance, reserve studies, community harmony and spirit, financial operations, strategic planning, and transition have been developed using a variety of sources, including, but not limited to, recommendations from industry experts and various industry-related publications.

The outcomes of the Best Practices Reports include:

• Documented criteria for function-specific best practices
• Case studies of community associations that have demonstrated successes in specific areas
• The development of a showcase on community excellence

The benefits of benchmarking and best practices include:

• Improved quality
• Setting high performance targets
• Helping to overcome the disbelief that stretched goals are possible
• Strengthened cost positions
• More innovative approaches to operating and managing practices
• Accelerating culture change by making an organization look outward rather than focusing inward
• Bringing accountability to the organization because it is an ongoing process for measuring performance and ensuring improvement relative to the leaders in the field

Download your free copy of the Best Practices Reports!

• Community Harmony & Spirit (PDF)
• Community Security (PDF)
• Energy Efficiency (PDF)
• Financial Operations (PDF)
• Governance (PDF)
• Green Communities (PDF)
• Reserve Studies/Management (PDF)
• Strategic Planning (PDF)
• Transition (PDF)

To comment on the Best Practices initiative or to submit research for the project, please email Foundation(at)caionline.org.