| THE GADFLY | |||||||||||||||||||
| September 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Meet the 2017 – 2018 GAD Advisory Board | |||||||||||||||||||
 Thank you so much to everyone who volunteered to be on the Advisory Group. The excitement and commitment to an even better GAD Institute is exciting. Unfortunately, we could not appoint everyone. However, we are looking at ways to engage more GADs in the work of the Advisory Group and the betterment of our professional development.The complete list of the GAD Institute Advisory Group and their email addresses can be found here. Please don’t hesitate to send us your thoughts and ideas |
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| Mark Your Calendars | |||||||||||||||||||
| Participate in a Phone-A-Friend for RPAC Fundraising Week Looking for a way to boost your RPAC participation and receipts? Phone banks are a fun way to help you reach your RPAC goals! To ease the planning work for you, we are hosting two special phone bank weeks this year: September 18-22 and October 9-13. We’ll set everything up in the PAC Management System, allowing you to focus on recruiting volunteers and planning the event. Associations may also apply for grants of up to $500 annually to help with the costs of hosting phone bank events. Click here for more information or contact Peter Kelly at 202-383-7599. |
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| 2017 President’s Circle Deadline The deadline for all President’s Circle commitments to be completed is September 30, 2017. President’s Circle members may invest as little as $500 or up to the full $2,000 in any of the REALTOR® Champions targets. View the current President’s Circle Roster online. For more information, contact Kelly O’Donnell at 202-383-7510 or Kanoa Naehu at 202-383-1268. |
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| 2018 President’s Circle Conference Update The 2018 President’s Circle Conference will be held at the Atlantis Paradise Island Resort in the Bahamas from March 1-4, 2018. Remind your members: All persons traveling to the Bahamas must have a valid US Passport. All President’s Circle commitments must be completed by September 30, 2017. Conference registration will open on October 5 for those who complete their investments from September 1 - September 30.
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| Placemaking Grant Deadline is October 15 You have a little over a month to do so as the grant application deadline for 2017 is October 15. If you miss the deadline, you will need to wait until 2018 to apply for a grant. See: http://www.realtoractioncenter.com/for-associations/smartgrowth/placemaking/placemaking-micro-grant.html. |
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| 2018 GAD Institute Dates and Budget Items For your planning purposes, the 2018 GAD Institute will be in Portland, Oregon July 17 – 20, 2018. NAR group rates at the Hilton Portland and Executive Tower are $249/night. The registration fee will remain the same at $500 (late registration will be $550). Plan now and we hope to see you there! |
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| Events of Note at Annual Conference and Expo | |||||||||||||||||||
| Meet a Core Standard and Provide a Member Benefit—At the Same Time Stop by the Expanding Housing Opportunities (EHO) and the Employer-Assisted Housing (EAH) classes to learn more about offering these courses, 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. Those who take the EAH class will learn how to work with a team to approach employers to offer their employees an EAH benefit—education, counseling and/or financial assistance. The classes can be funded with a Housing Opportunity Grant. Both classes will be held Thursday, November 2, 9:00 AM -1:00 PM (stay for the whole class or drop by both classes). Free for GADs and AEs.
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| 2017 RPAC Fundraising Forum Tailgate Calling all sports fans! Friday, November 3 from 5:00pm – 7:00pm, RPAC will be hosting a sports themed auction. Encourage your members to join us in their favorite team’s gear and bid on items to finish out their RPAC investments for the year. Do you or a member have an item to donate to the auction? Please fill out this form. For more information contact Liz Best-Bradford at 202-383-7582. |
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| NAR After Dark Back by popular demand, NAR After Dark will be held Friday, November 3 from 9:00pm-12:00am. Join your REALTOR® colleagues and dance the night away! Tickets for NAR After Dark are $30 in advance through meeting registration or $40 at the door. Please note that ticket prices are not RPAC investments. Encourage your members to join the fun! For more information contact Beth Brittingham at 202-383-1209. |
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| RPAC Major Investor Reception The RPAC Major Investor Reception will be held Saturday, November 4 from 6:30-9:30pm at the Museum of Science and Industry. As the largest science museum in the country, the Museum of Science and Industry features interactive exhibits including a historic steam locomotive, a submarine, and a 40-foot tornado! We hope to see you and your fellow 2017 Major Investors there! For more information contact Beth Brittingham at 202-383-1209. |
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| REALTOR® Party Resources | |||||||||||||||||||
| Hot Topic Alert: State & Local Coastal Policies Communities have been devastated by flooding, most recently storms from Hurricane Harvey. Florida and Puerto Rico are currently bracing for Hurricane Irma. By 2020, it is estimated that over 133 million people will live in a county directly on the 95,439 miles of shoreline in the United States. How are state or local governments preparing? What disclosures do REALTORS® need to know about? Learn more about the policies impacting the coasts. Contact: Adriann Murawski at 202-383-1068 |
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REALTOR® Relief, Promote NFIP Call for Action, and meet a Core Standard Among those on the front lines as Harvey and now Irma hit small towns and big cities are REALTORS®. They’re putting their communities first by helping with rescues and also contributing money to relief efforts. They’re also responding to NAR’s Call for Action to get federal flood insurance extended before it expires in three weeks. Promote the Flood Insurance Call for Action (CFA) and help hurricane victims, plus meet a Core Standard. Answer four simple questions on the CFA Toolkit to create Web banners and social share buttons to include on your association’s website, in emails and on social media. See your association’s participation rate on the CFA Report. Details on these efforts can be found in the latest Voice for Real Estate news video from NAR. Also covered are cyber scams, member safety, and market updates for commercial and residential real estate. Access and share video. https://youtu.be/CgZL5zohhEg |
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| Educate and Encourage Consumers to Take Action Is your state legislature proposing first time homebuyer legislation? Will property tax be on your local agenda? You can target consumers in your state or local (or even by zip code) and educate them on your real estate issues. Contact Erin Murphy at 202-383-1079. Be sure to check out HomeOwnershipMatters.REALTOR today! |
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| Local Associations Must Achieve 20% Participation Rate to Qualify for Local President’s Cup The Local President’s Cup includes one advocacy goal: A local must minimally achieve an average response rate of 20 percent on NAR Calls for Action. To see your local participation rate, view the state CFA report and click on the name of the local association. |
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| Order REALTOR® Party Materials for Your State Meetings & Conference Order REALTOR® Party Resource Guides, RPAC and Broker Involvement Brochures and REALTOR® Party Mobile Alert stickers for your state conferences and meetings. Link: http://www.realtoractioncenter.com/realtor-party/realtor-party-resource-request-form/ |
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| New and Improved Issues Mobilization Grant Application Form Meet the new Issues Mobilization Grant Application Form. With a streamlined Application Form and a new Consent Agenda process, through which Issues Mobilization grant applications are considered on a weekly basis, the NAR Issues Mobilization Program can operate quickly to assist your issue advocacy efforts. In order for NAR to maximize our resources and provide you with the best possible assistance, it’s important for you to connect with us as early as possible on any upcoming issue campaigns. Please contact: Joe Maheady, jmaheady@realtors.org; or John Winston, jwinston@realtors.org. |
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| NEW RPAC Fundraising Guide Are you a new GAD or do you want an RPAC 101 refresher? Download the new and improved RPAC Fundraising Guide for an overview of fundraising best practices and procedures, as well as programs and resources available to help you meet your fundraising goals. With only 4 months to go in the 2017 fundraising year, the RPAC Fundraising Guide is your key to success. For more information, contact Lauren Facemire at 202-383-1080. |
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| RPAC Webinar Recording: RPAC Online Posting Guidelines Did you know that RPAC-related information on social media and websites is subject to both federal and state election laws? Ralph Holmen, NAR’s Associate General Counsel, and Liz Demorest, RPAC Fundraising Manager, fill you in on how to apply PAC fundraising laws to social media posts and website content. View the webinar to find out what can be publicly shared online! For more information, contact Liz Demorest at 202-383-1030. |
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| REALTOR® Party State Legislative Monitor Thirty-eight states have adjourned for 2017. California, Massachusetts, and Puerto Rico are in regular session. The District of Columbia, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island are in recess. Connecticut, Illinois, North Carolina, and Wisconsin are in special session. Twenty-five states will have carryover legislation leading into 2018. See more. Contact: Adriann Murawski at 202-383-1068. |
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| Easy Solution to Your New Member Orientations Would you would like your newest members to know the importance of the REALTOR® Party and RPAC? Check out this easy-to-use, 2-minute video and Power Point combo. The REALTOR® Party New Member Orientation supplements the existing NAR Orientation Toolkit for associations, but focuses solely on the importance of the REALTOR® Party for members and the real estate industry. Just press “play” and leave the story telling to us! Contact Kyle Lambert London/202-383-1203 for details. |
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| Cady Thomas GAD Chair North Carolina Association of REALTORS® Inc |
Just two weeks ago the US was hit with the worst hurricane in over 50 years: Harvey. From Houston into Louisiana the devastation is unimaginable, yet very real for so many. Unfortunately, Hurricane Irma is threatening the state of Florida and southern United States right now. We must come together to support the people in this region. Our REALTORS®, their clients and our peers in Texas, Louisiana and Florida need the power of GAD Nation.
Please consider donating to the REALTOR Relief Foundation. Even a small donation will mean so much. Having helped North Carolina through Hurricane Matthew last year, the REALTOR® Relief Foundation and the assistance the people of this region will receive from NAR and their respective state associations will be some of the most impactful help they will receive.
When you donate, please note that you are a GAD and are committed to supporting our affected GADs and REALTORS® as they endure this long road back to a new normal. GAD Nation came together after Hurricane Katrina in a way that was impressive and noticed. Let’s do it again in the aftermath of Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
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New GAD & AE Orientation September 21-22, 2017 |
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REALTORS® Conference & Expo Chicago, Illinois November 3-6, 2017 |