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BoardServeNYC builds the capacity of nonprofits in New York City by connecting them to a pool of prospective board members. This initiative has been undertaken in response to “NYC Service – A Blueprint to Increase Civic Engagement,” Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s bold and ambitious plan to maximize service opportunities and increase volunteerism in New York City.

Your involvement on the board of directors will help bring about similar results for your community and make your revitalization organization’s vision a reality.

Whether you manage the association yourself or have the assistance of professional management; whether you’re on the board of a condominium or homeowner association or a cooperative; and whether your association comprises just a handful of homes or thousands of homes in a large-scale community—joining CAI can do more to ensure your success than just about anything else you can do.

While all effective board members understand and meet their basic responsibilities, truly exceptional board members do more. They go beyond the basics and pay attention to how they approach board service. These six characteristics build on straightforward board duties and focus on key traits of exceptional board members.

.The Board is elected by and serves the membership, working towards AMIA’s greatest potential in fulfilling its mission statement. On behalf of the membership, the Board steers the organization towards a sustainable future, focusing on the organization’s mission, strategy, resources, and goals

In the early days of the cooperative, the community was smaller and people’s lives were more centered in the co-op. Word of mouth, co-op meetings, and an occasional notice in the Bulletin were enough for cooperators to know all the details they needed to know. As our world has grown more complex and diffuse, so has our cooperative. Word of mouth no longer suffices to provide essential information. The Amalgamated Cooperator’s Handbook was prepared with that understanding.

This guidebook was approved by the NEHA Board of Directors in February 2017 and reflects the board’s commitment to imparting effective leadership and a high standard of ethics. It is your responsibility to become familiar with the content of this guidebook. In addition, it’s imperative for you to read the following NEHA documents to inform effective decisions moving forward:

This list became one of the first sets of cooperative principles, characteristics that distinguish cooperatives from non-cooperative businesses