Our Core Mission

CAI is dedicated to making our members successful and helping community associations meet the expectations of their residents. We do this by (1) enhancing the environment in which our members operate, (2) improving the image of community association professionals and volunteers, and (3) helping our members develop the personal and professional skills they need to be successful—all while minimizing the cost of CAI membership and services.

We fulfill these missions by:

• Advancing excellence through education, career development and credentialing programs.
• Advocating community association interests before legislatures, regulatory bodies and courts.
• Conducting research, collecting data and serving as a clearinghouse for information on community association governance and management.
• Establishing standards, identifying best practices and serving as the premier resource on community associations—and sharing this information with members, the media and other stakeholders.

Value to Individual Members

• Chapter membership
• Education, products and services
  • Professional Management Development Program (PMDP) courses
  • Board member and homeowner education opportunities
  • Conferences, seminars and workshops at the national, state and local levels
  • Common Ground magazine
  • Community Associations Press – 100+ educational publications
  • Specialized newsletters – law, community management, management company executives, community association volunteer leadership
• Designations and credentials
• Public and member-only content on www.caionline.org
• Networking and career-building opportunities
• Business-building opportunities (exhibiting, advertising, mailing list rental)
• Personal relationships at the national and chapter levels

Value to the Community Association Industry

• Providing legislative representation at the local, state and federal levels
• Promoting fair and accurate press coverage
• Promoting the value of professional management
• Establishing best practices and industry standards
• Sponsoring industry research
• Enhancing industry-wide professionalism
• Promoting volunteerism, effective leadership and responsible citizenship