| THE GADFLY | ||||||||||||
| October 2015 | ||||||||||||
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| Dates and Deadlines | ||||||||||||
 October 12, 19: Independent Expenditures Application Deadline for Mail, Phones and OnlineWe are coming down to the wire. Deadlines for independent expenditure applications for November 3 elections are quickly approaching. The following are the application deadlines for different expenditures still available through NAR this cycle:
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| October 15: REALTOR® Party Community Outreach Grant Deadline October 15 is the last day to submit applications for the Smart Growth Grant, Diversity Initiative Grant and Housing Opportunity Program Grant. These grants are a great way for your association to become a leader in your community. For more information on these programs, visit the REALTOR® Action Center. |
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| Contact: Beth Brittingham | ||||||||||||
| October 31: Last Chance for a Placemaking Micro-Grant in 2015 If you are planning to submit a Placemaking Micro-grant for a project in your community, you will need to submit the application by October 31 as that is the deadline for our 2015 grants. If you miss the deadline, your application will not be reviewed until January 2016. |
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Contact: Holly Moskerintz at 202-383-1157 |
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| Is Your Community Faced with Affordable Workforce Housing Challenges? Affordable housing for the workforce is a challenge facing many communities. However, there are a variety of tools to address these challenges. If your Association is interested in planning and hosting a housing forum to discuss these challenges with the stakeholders in your community, you can use our Housing Opportunity Grant to help fund the forum. And don’t forget to check out the Workforce Housing Guide. |
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| Contact: Holly Moskerintz at 202-383-1157 | ||||||||||||
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| GAD Resources | ||||||||||||
| Thank You for Your Interest in Joining the 2015- 2016 GAD Advisory Group Thanks to those of you who showed interest in serving on the GAD Advisory Group. We are fortunate that we have so many active Government Affairs Directors who want to be involved. Unfortunately, we did not have enough openings to accommodate everyone who showed interest. Luckily there will be many opportunities to stay engaged this next year and our Chair and Vice Chair will be reaching out to the GAD community when we need volunteers for subcommittees or special projects. |
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Contact: Kyle Lambert London at 202-383-1203 |
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| Join Us for GAD Programming at the 2015 REALTOR® Conference and Expo Mark your calendars for the following meetings and events at this year’s Annual Meeting. Agendas are still being planned, so keep an eye out for additional details! |
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Contact: Kyle Lambert London at 202-383-1203 |
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| EHO and EAH Classes Meet Core Standard and Provide Member Benefit Stop by the Expanding Housing Opportunities (EHO) and Employer-Assisted Housing (EAH) classes during the Realtor® Conference and Expo in San Diego to learn more about offering these courses in your local community, which satisfy a Community Outreach Core Standard requirement. Students who take the EHO class learn to better leverage partnerships and resources to expand housing opportunities. The EAH class teaches about an employer-provided benefit to help meet the housing needs of employees via education, counseling and financial assistance and how REALTORS® can initiate employer-assisted housing programs in their community. |
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| Water Infrastructure: How Long Can it Last? According to the American Society of Civil Engineers, the U.S. water supply infrastructure is in poor condition. And there is an estimated 240,000 water main breaks across the country each year. Learn more <LINK> |
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Contact: Adriann Murawski at 202-383-1068 |
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| Sage Grouse Not Listed as Endangered The U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) has decided that the greater sage grouse does not need protection under the Endangered Species Act because of unprecedented efforts among federal, state and private partners to protect its habitat. A listing would have impacted property rights and economic development in communities across the West. In a related action, the DOI withdrew millions of acres of federal public land from activities, such as mining and fracking, which could impact sage grouse habitat. NAR has concerns about this action on public lands because it could impact the economies of adjacent communities. NAR will comment on these land withdrawal plans. For more information, visit http://www.ksefocus.com/billdatabase/. |
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Contact: Russell Riggs at 202-383-1259 |
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| RPAC News | ||||||||||||
| RPAC Fundraising Forum at Annual Convention- Online Auction Items Needed! Join us in San Diego for Draft Day at the RPAC Fundraising Forum on Friday, November 13 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm at the Manchester Grand Hyatt. We will have an online auction at the Forum this year and need items donated for the event. Can you help? If so, please click HERE to fill out the form and submit it to Lauren Facemire by Friday, October 16. See you there! |
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| NEW Major Investor Fundraising Event How-To Videos Are you planning your first Major Investor fundraising event? Has it been a while since you planned your last event? If so, check out our NEW Major Investor Fundraising Event videos hosted by REALTOR® Gary J. Reggish. Gary will walk you through the planning process from start to finish and share some best practices and tips from the road. If you would like to host an RPAC Major Investor Fundraising event you can apply HERE or contact Lauren Facemire. |
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| NEW RPAC State Awards |
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| These awards will be presented during the RPAC Awards Ceremony held during the 2016 REALTOR® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo. For more information please contact Kanoa Naehu. | ||||||||||||
| Annual and Year-End RPAC Transmittal Deadlines December 31 is the final deadline for individuals to be recognized as NAR Major Investors or for a state to receive credit towards its 2015 fundraising goal. NAR requires that all funds, with appropriate back-up documentation, be received in the Chicago finance office by close of business on October 16 to be recognized in time for the Annual Meeting and December 18 for yearend 2015 recognition. For questions regarding RPAC deadlines, please contact Kanoa Naehu or Debbie Frey. |
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| Lapsed Major Investor Policy Sunset One of the changes adopted by the RPAC Fundraising Trustees last November was to sunset the Lapsed Major Investor Policy at the end of 2015. Major Investors who take a year off can no longer come back at the sustaining rate beginning in 2016. For example, a Golden R sustains at $2,000 per year but decides not to invest in RPAC in 2015. In 2016, they can come back as a Golden R but will need to re-enroll at the $5,000 rate—not the sustaining $2,000 rate. Please contact Lauren Facemire with any questions regarding the policy. |
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| New RPAC Hall of Fame Deadline! The RPAC Fundraising Trustees voted during the 2015 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo to change the RPAC Hall of Fame eligibility deadline to December 31 each year. Eligible members and staff must meet the $25,000 minimum threshold by the end of the previous fundraising year. The deadline for the nomination form to be submitted to NAR by the state remains January 31 of each year. To access the guidelines and nomination form, please visit RPAC Hall of Fame. Please contact Kanoa Naehu if you have any questions or to verify your investment history total. |
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| Jenny Reese GAD Chair Nevada Association of REALTORS® |
I want to thank everyone for your response to the GAD Institute evaluation forms. We had an overwhelming feedback with 108 responses, which is a phenomenal turnout. Your feedback is so important and will help NAR and the new GAD Advisory Group plan next year’s conference. If you didn’t get a chance to fill out the evaluation form, please send us any ideas that you may have for next year.
I’d like to welcome the newly appointed GAD Advisory Group (AG). We received a lot of interest, but unfortunately there were only a few opening. The GAD AG will be meeting at the NAR Annual Meeting in San Diego to begin the development of the GAD Institute programming.
Lastly, if anyone is interested in professional development during the Annual Meeting, I encourage you to attend the GAD breakouts on Saturday, November 14. More information will be available soon. If you have any ideas for Professional Development, please send your ideas to Kyle Lambert London.
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2016 GAD Institute July 13 – 16, 2016 Room Rates: $199/night Registration Fee: $500 early/$550 late registration |
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REALTORS® Conference and Expo November 13 – 16, 2015 San Diego, California |