We provide you direct access to thousands of potential customers, ways to enhance relationships with your current clients and timely information to help you succeed in the growing community association marketplace. Every employee of your company receives discounts on CAI programs, products and services.

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Here are the services you'll receive as a CAI member:

• Marketing Opportunities—CAI offers a variety of opportunities at both the national and local levels to increase your marketing reach, including sponsorship programs, advertising, print directories, publications and online advertising—to name just a few. Business partner members receive discounts on these opportunities.
• Local Networking—As part of your CAI membership, you immediately and automatically get a free chapter membership, providing you with access to future clients and a listing in the chapter membership directory, giving potential customers a way to find you. Chapter directories vary by chapter.
• National Service Directory—Business Partners receive a free listing in the directory where communities and qualified managers can find you.
• Education, Training and Instruction
  
  
  • National conferences—Learn from industry leaders, network with colleagues and take home real solutions. Members receive discounts on registration fees.
  • Community Association Law Seminar—This popular event brings together attorneys who specialize in community association law. Programming is developed by CAI's College of Community Association Lawyers. Business partners receive discounts on registration fees.
  • Local education courses—Chapters offer regular education programs. In addition to learning about the latest trends and laws, you'll be able to take advantage of excellent networking opportunities with managers and board members in your area. Members receive discounts on programs.
• Designations and Certifications—Improve your skills, increase your value to your clients and earn more money. Members receive discounts on designation fees.
• Credentialed Professionals Directory—If you have a certification or designation, you'll automatically be listed in this directory where community association board members can find you.
• Common Ground—An award-winning, bimonthly magazine offering information on topical issues affecting you and the community association industry.
• Publications—Receive substantial discounts on more than 100 titles on a variety of topics, such as drafting and obtaining compliance with reasonable rules, evaluating reserves, hiring the right professionals and more in our Bookstore.
• Fast Tracks—A CAI member newsletter—delivered monthly to your in-box with industry and CAI news that will keep you up to date on the latest resources to help you better run your community.
• Community Association Law Reporter—CAI's monthly e-newsletter on the laws and legal trends affecting condominium, cooperative and homeowner associations.
• Online tools and resources—available 24 hours a day—including:
  
  
  • An extensive Research Library containing thousands of articles for reference.
  • Downloadable standardized templates, sample notices, letters and forms that can be adapted for use in virtually any community.
  • Governance questions and answers—Find out specific information related to governance issues (meetings, statutes, assessments and more) in your state.
  • A Discussion Board where you can find out how your peers are dealing with similar issues.
• Advocacy Center—An online resource where you can find your representatives, take part in calls to action that will help protect your interests and read about the latest bills before Congress.
  
  
  • CAI represents the interests of our members before the US Congress, federal agencies and a multitude of other policy-setting bodies on such issues as telecommunications, taxes, fair housing, insurance and bankruptcy reform. CAI and our Legislative Action Committees also represent our members before state legislatures and agencies on a multitude of issues including assessment collection, foreclosure and construction defects. Read more about CAI Government and Public Affairs.
• Member Discount Programs—Take advantage of our CAI Member Discount Programs. CAI members receive exclusive discounted rates on a wide array of products and services from participating companies including Dell, DHL, Hertz, and more.
• —Use our toll-free number, (888) 224-4321, to get quick and free assistance from our exceptional customer care specialists who can point you toward the right resources for your particular interests.
• Become a member of CAI's Builders Alliance to gain exposure for your business and educate your communities.

Membership Dues

Every dollar of the mandatory $15 Advocacy Support Fee goes directly to states with Legislative Action Committees and supports the efforts of CAI to represent and protect our members on state legislative and regulatory issues. The Foundation for Community Association Research operates on behalf of the industry and conducts surveys and research, provides national programming, and produces a variety of publications including the series of Best Practice reports. Donations to the Foundation are tax deductible. Membership dues are non-refundable.

CAI can help you grow your business with the tools, resources and opportunities that will give you an edge in the competitive community association marketplace. Join now!