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Benefits

  • FCAP Membership
  • Recognition of membership by community association board members, directors and other industry leaders
  • Right to use the FCAP/CASP Logo
  • Digital Package
    • Printable brochure/logo
  • FCAP Directory (December 2012)
  • Logo on ongoing promotional ad in FLCAJ (beginning in the May 2012 issue)
  • Industry news announcement in FLCAJ
  • Profile in "FCAP Alive" Column (beginning in May 2012)
  • Invitation to contribute to email news updates to all members with byline credit
  • Periodic email of educational articles to all members
  • Future curriculum and teaching opportunities
  • Invitation and priority sponsorship program - Community Association Leadership Summit
  • FCAP Referral to community associations contacting FCAP for services
  • Verification of CASP Status by full-time office staff
  • LOGO box ad for listing price ($75)
  • Exposure on FCAP website
  • Priority sponsorship opportunities throughout the year

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FCAP Member — SP

  • FCAP Membership
  • FCAP logo use
  • Professional recognition as FCAP Member
  • FCAP Directory (December 2012)
  • Receive email news updates
  • Opportunity to contribute to email updates
  • Invitation to CAL Summits
  • Sponsorship opportunities

1. LEARN

Doing Business with Community Associations

CASP Designated Members have completed a training course designed to teach the unique needs of community associations along with proven communication tools to create confident sales people, knowledgeable staff, and a powerful management team. The course is currently offered by Florida CAM Schools, LLC.

 

Communication

  • Using a DISC personality assessment, receive detailed evaluations focusing on business skills
  • Identify individual communication styles
  • Learn to communicate better with clients and co-workers
  • Recognize verbal and visual communication messages
  • Create action plans for strengthening communication or leadership style

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Community Association Management

  • Community association structure
  • Community association governance
  • Practical applications when working with community associations
  • How to have more success and less frustration when connecting with community association boards
  • Roundtable discussions of in-the-field experiences

2. VET

CASP Designated Members have been "vetted" in the following critical areas of business:

  • Legal Right to Do Business - Business license and applicable professional license are verified
  • Business Character - Complaints against license, complaints filed with the Better Business Bureau, and credit standing are researched and found acceptable
  • Viability - Equifax business risk assessment, credit risk, and failure risk are within their acceptable range
  • Ethical Standards - Agreement to CFCAP Statement of Ethics reinforces standards in key areas, such as financial management, complaint handling, and employee supervision
  • Commitment - Completed industry-specific training ("Doing Business with Community Associations" - DBCA)

3. JOIN

CASP Designated Members are part of the FCAP family. Not only are they called upon as experts in their field, but they also receive unique benefits:

 

Benefits

  • FCAP Membership
  • Recognition of membership by community association board members, directors and other industry leaders
  • Right to use the FCAP/CASP Logo
  • Digital Package
    • Printable brochure/logo
  • FCAP Directory (December 2012)
  • Logo on ongoing promotional ad in FLCAJ (beginning in the May 2012 issue)
  • Industry news announcement in FLCAJ
  • Profile in "FCAP Alive" Column (beginning in May 2012)
  • Invitation to contribute to email news updates to all members with byline credit
  • Periodic email of educational articles to all members
  • Future curriculum and teaching opportunities
  • Invitation and priority sponsorship program - Community Association Leadership Summit
  • FCAP Referral to community associations contacting FCAP for services
  • Verification of CASP Status by full-time office staff
  • LOGO box ad for listing price ($75)
  • Exposure on FCAP website
  • Priority sponsorship opportunities throughout the year

    •  

FCAP Associate Member — SP

  • FCAP Membership
  • FCAP Associate logo use
  • Professional recognition as FCAP Member
  • FCAP Directory (December 2012)
  • Receive email news updates
  • Opportunity to contribute to email updates
  • Invitation to CAL Summits
  • Sponsorship opportunities

 

Goals and Objectives

To:

  1. Enable and empower through education and communication
  2. Offer Florida-specific training and opportunities for Service Providers allowing them to better understand how to serve community associations
  3. Promote professionalism in the FL CA Industry by offering a network of ethical businesses that are committed to the CA industry
  4. Increase the value of the Service Provider to the community through increased understanding of how the industry functions
  5. Increase credibility and value to the service provider by background checks and agreed upon ethical standards
  6. Provide opportunities for Service Providers to interface with CFCAM and CFCAL Members at regional Community Leader Summits (CLS), the results of which will be reported in FLCAJ
  7. Encourage the use of CASP Certified members of FCAP to communities through increased awareness of the requirements of membership