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How do you remove an HOA board member? Read on for our guide on how to do so with the least disruption to association operations and community harmony. https://ow.ly/V3fo30sFIjL

How do you remove an HOA board member? Read on for our guide on how to do so with the least disruption to association operations and community harmony. https://ow.ly/LRRO30sFK6k

How do you remove an HOA board member? Read on for our guide on how to do so with the least disruption to association operations and community harmony. https://ow.ly/91O930sFPnl

How do you remove an HOA board member? Read on for our guide on how to do so with the least disruption to association operations and community harmony. https://ow.ly/hvay30sFHcX

How do you remove an HOA board member? Read on for our guide on how to do so with the least disruption to association operations and community harmony. https://ow.ly/BX5x30sFQAx

🏛️ Empowering Communities to take on Historic Places of Worship: Insights from Historic Environment Scotland and Kilmaronock Old Kirk Trust 🔧📜 As community ownership of historic places of worship continues to grow, Historic Environment Scotland has shared a timely and valuable resource. Their recent blog post, "How To Take a Kirk Into Community Ownership," provides essential guidance and practical tips for community groups considering taking on the responsibility of managing and preserving these cherished buildings. ⛪🌍 Drawing on the successful experience of the Kilmaronock Old Kirk Trust, the blog offers insights into the challenges and rewards of community ownership. From navigating legal processes to engaging local support and ensuring sustainable management, the Trust's journey serves as an inspiring example for others to follow. 🤝💡 By sharing these experiences and lessons learned, Historic Environment Scotland is helping to empower communities across the country to take an active role in safeguarding their historic places of worship for future generations. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✨ To learn more about the process of taking a kirk into community ownership and to discover the valuable tips provided by Historic Environment Scotland and the Kilmaronock Old Kirk Trust, read the full blog post here: https://ow.ly/4p1o50R36T7 #CommunityOwnership #HistoricPlacesOfWorship #PreservingHeritage #SustainableCommunities #ScotlandsHistory

Only one month left to submit your most inspiring practices, projects, or public policies in the field of homelessness! So, get writing, fill out the attached form, and share this post widely: 🔗 https://bit.ly/3wQFBa6 1️⃣2️⃣ practices will be selected by a dedicated Expert Committee and then compiled into a compendium to be published next year. These will be distributed to EPOCH members and more broadly to all homelessness stakeholders who collaborate with EPOCH Practice, to inspire and transform public homelessness policies across Europe. We are missing effective and innovative public policy proposals, as well as projects and practices from Central or Eastern Europe. 🤫

A recent post by the Niskanen Center, a nonprofit public policy organization focuses on crime prevention through environmental design. The listed "key takeaways" 1) In cities crime is highly concentrated and entrenched in a few small areas. 2) Strategies to reduce crime that focus on community changes have strong theoretical and empirical support. 3) The best place-based interventions reduce serious crimes by making areas less attractive to criminal behavior rather than relying on arrests or social services. 4) Cleaning up blighted physical disorder in communities is key to effective crime prevention. 5) Place-based interventions should be viewed as complements to effective and constitutional policing. 6) Governments should provide matching grants and other incentives to encourage communities to make improvements that reduce crime #localgovernment #blight #vacant #localgov #zombieproperties #munireg #zombieforeclosures #abandonedproperties #vpr #vpro #codeenforcement #foreclosure #urbanplanning #citymanagement #codeviolations #vacantpropertyregistration #municipalities #nuisanceproperties #vadproperties #communitydevelopment #blightfight #crimeprevention National Housing Conference Center for Community Progress National League of Cities https://lnkd.in/d7PUG8XT

Are you an arts or cultural organization that wants to learn more about how you can use FEMA grant funding to build resilience, communicate risk, or mitigate hazards? Are you a state, local, Tribal, or territorial government official who wants to partner with an arts or cultural organization to build community resilience? The following non-exhaustive list provides more information on how to access FEMA grant programs.

SATURDAY MORNING (AUGUST 24TH) at 9:30 AM our amazing Who I Am Foundation volunteers in #Albuquerque will be having our next Community Clean-Up (ABQ)! LOCATION TO BE DETERMINED. WE ARE OPEN TO SUGGESTIONS! Youth participation is strongly encouraged, so children are welcome to join! NO OPEN-TOED SHOES Cleaning up loose trash is one of the best ways to pitch in for your community and the environment. None of us like the sight of litter. Litter spoils the look of where we live but that’s not the only reason for picking up litter. There are a number of benefits from picking up litter that you may not have considered before. Volunteer-led projects such as these are one of the quickest, simplest, and least expensive ways to inspire more community spirit and civic action. A visually appealing community increases property values, attracts businesses, and improves the neighborhood's image. Beauty is one of the three most influential factors in community attachment, which means loyalty, to your particular town or city. Some research even shows that a nice-looking neighborhood promotes good behavior. Join us in keeping your community clean! For more information: https://lnkd.in/gJNjR4Ns #TeamWhoIAm_Albuquerque