City Publishes a Handbook for Neighborhood Associations
Organizing Neighborhood Associations is a handbook for starting and managing successful neighborhood associations, distributed by the City of Sarasota, January 2024.
Topics Include:
- The Critical Role an Association Plays
- Types of Associations
- How Associations Grow
- Successful Association Components
- Setting Goals & Objectives
- Sample Officer Job Descriptions
- Six Signs of a Strong Association
- Tips on Being a Good President
- Demands of Effective Leadership
- What To Do When A Member . . . .
- Meeting Essentials: Meeting Types, Characteristics of a Bad Meeting, Meeting Tools, Meeting Tips, Improving a Meeting, Meeting Agendas, Sample Agenda, Keeping Good Meeting Minutes
- Neighborhood Decision Making
- Building Consensus and Consensus Building Model
- Maintaining Member Interest
- Writing Association By-Laws
- Simple Guidelines to Form a New Neighborhood in Sarasota
- City of Sarasota Neighborhood Services Contact Information
