December 2011 EditionThis is a monthly report for the entire NARPM® membership from National's Executive Director. This report will keep you up-to-date on what is happening in and around NARPM®. The NARPM® National Office will be closed January 2, 2012, for staff to enjoy the new year. Effective January 3, 2012, the National Office hours for answering your calls will be expanded to 9 AM – 7 PM eastern time. Did you get your dues statement?NARPM® performed its first electronic dues billing in October. If you did not receive your invoice, please go to pay your dues or email chaptersupport@narpm.org. Ethics Requirement deadlineThe NARPM® Board of Directors met in December and approved extending the required Ethics training until June 1, 2012. They had heard from many who were not comfortable taking the online class and agreed to give an extension through the end of the Regional Conferences. All Regional Conferences will host the current Ethics class. You may still complete the Ethics course online. 2012 regional conferences and broker / owner retreat2012 Regional Conferences registration forms can be found here. Sign up early and make your hotel reservations. The first Broker/Owner Retreat is coming up February 21-22 at The Orleans Hotel, Las Vegas, NV. A flyer with the schedule and registration forms can be found here. Stay for the Pacific Southwest Regional Convention which will be immediately following on Thursday and Friday. NARPM® 2011 Annual Management Report - NARPM® signed a five (5) year renewal with OMG to continue management services.
- Determined that several chapters had not been set up properly so working with chapters and the IRS to get these issues corrected.
- NARPM® Board of Directors approved electronic dues billing for 2012.
- Another service that has grown this year is the Webinars. Thanks to a partnership with PropertyWare and NARPM® e-chapter sessions with Chairman Randy Halsne, NARPM® has brought education with outstanding speakers to members. These sessions have also been recorded and will be on NARPM®.org by the end of the month. They are free to members.
- Held 5 Regional Conferencesthat were highly successful and reached over 550 members. In addition to these successful events, NARPM® was able to send a minimum of $1,000 funding back to chapters.
- Redesigned the Website through Visual Harbor in Virginia Beach and the NARPM® Facebook page was designed through a partnership with Social Eyes Marketing out of Idaho.
- NARPM® smart phone application for the Convention was released thanks to the partnership with HERO PM.
- Used the NARPM® hash tag for tweeting about convention: #Narpm2011
- Set up a special grant program to help promote chapters to local or state REALTOR® associations. Each chapter can apply for a grant of up to $500 to promote their chapters to their local or state REALTOR® associations,
- Ran half page ads in IREM’s magazine, Journal of Property Management, from May- October.
- President and Chair of Governmental Affairs Committee visited our Nation’s Capital and partnered with IREM’s annual Day on the Hill Event.
- Brought in consultant, Mr. Paul Greeley, who was extremely helpful in moving NARPM® through the process of looking at the function of the future Strategic Planning committee as well as the Board’s interaction.
- Approved the development of an electronic process for the submission of certification packages designed by OMG.
- Added 4 new classes to the online inventory of the OMG online Distance Learning module along with new courses on social media.
- Brought in a professional trainer for the NARPM® instructors.
- Established a CRMC® recertification application and process.
- Worked with International Members who wanted to earn designations, but were unable to attend conventions.
- Developed a plan for chapters to receive financial credit for their members who take online courses.
- Developed two additional grants for Chapters, one for participating in industry trade shows, and the second for advertising in real estate publications.
- Held 65 NARPM® Classroom courses and 189 NARPM® online classes were completed.
- Awarded 2 CSS designations; 21 RMP® designations; 13 MPM® designations; and 5 CRMC® designations.
- Developed 2012 budget that was approved by the Finance Committee.
- Rewrote the NARPM® Code of Ethics and the Strategic Plan.
- Surveyed members on the highly successful Convention in Dallas, Texas.
- Holding regional call and planning sessions for the 2012 Regional Conferences and Broker/Owner Retreat in the following locations:
- Broker/Owner Retreat - February 21 - 22; The Orleans Hotel, Las Vegas, NV; Chair: George Trombley and Chris Hermanski
- Pacific Southwest Regional - February 23-24; The Orleans Hotel, Las Vegas, NV; Co-Chairs: Tammy Bryant and Bev Perina
- Eastern Regional - March 15-16; The Sheraton Tampa Riverwalk Hotel, Tampa Bay, FL; Chair: Jill Bradshaw
- Northwest Regional - April 20-21; The Grove Hotel, Boise, ID; Co-Chairs: Brian Shaffer and Liz Loop
- South Central Regional - May 24-25; Embassy Suites, San Antonio, TX; Chair: Leesa Harper Rispoli
- Worked with the President and Legal Counsel on the sale of Rental Home Professionals to Epic River.
- Completed an affinity partnership with AON Insurance to provide members with the opportunity to sign up for a Rent Protect program. NARPM® will receive royalties for helping with the promotion.
- Distributed holiday special promotions to members from the affiliates, via email.
NARPM® AFFINITY PARTNERSNARPM® has numerous affinity partners that can help save on your bottom line. We keep adding new partners and encourage you to check them out here. NARPM® is adding more Online CoursesHave you taken any of the online courses NARPM® offers? Click here to check them out. These classes can be taken at home or in your office and are very interactive. This is an added service to make it easier for you to get your designation. Do you have questions and don't know where to get the answers?Only available to members of NARPM® are list serves to help you with your property management questions. There is a listserv also for business owners and managers where they can get company questions answered. For more information on these great services click here. You must be a member of NARPM® to sign up so please make sure you send your name with your request to join. Directions on how to sign up have been added to the site. Membership CountsNARPM® is growing by leaps and bounds. Here are the latest membership numbers as of the end of dues billing and effective December 22, 2011: - Total Members: 3,704
- Professional Members: 3,277
- International Members: 10
- Honorary Member: 1
- Honorary Life Member: 1
- Life Members: 22
- Support Staff: 208
- Affiliates: 169
- Junior: 16
Check your records to make sure everyone in your chapter is still active. - Oahu, HI – 195 members
- Atlanta, GA –180 members
- Orlando/Central FL – 146 members
- San Antonio, TX – 142 members
- Sacramento, CA – 116 members
- Phoenix, AZ – 112 members
- Southeastern VA/Hampton Roads – 99 members
- Denver, CO – 97 members
- Greater Dallas, TX – 85 members
- Colorado Springs – 77 members
- Tampa Bay – 74 members
- Southwest Idaho – 72 members
- King, County, WA – 69 members
- Austin Area, TX – 70 members
- Northeast Florida – 59 members
- San Diego, CA – 58 members
- Santa Clara County – 58 members
- Nashville – 50 members
- Florida State – 456 members
- California State – 360 members
- Washington State – 151 members
- Virginia State – 141 members
- At Large Members – 749 members
Chapter Leaders: Do you need to grow your chapter quickly? Then check out the At Large member list by state to make sure you aren't missing members in your area. Membership ReportsFind out who has joined NARPM® recently. Put these reports into excel and you have your own database to send out announcements. See the latest membership information, including At Large members. You can also submit prospective members through this site and view active prospects. Remember, you must sign into the Members Only section to access these reports. Are you reading this report and not a member of NARPM®?You can obtain more information on NARPM® by going to www.narpm.org or contact the National office at 800-782-3452 or e-mail info@narpm.org. Other InformationIs there any other information you would like to see included in the monthly National Report? If so, please e-mail executivedirector@narpm.org and we will see if it can be included.  | 638 Independence Parkway, Suite 100, Chesapeake, VA 23320
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