Did you know that the majority of new members who join CAI come from members talking to colleagues, board members, friends, and others about the value of membership? By referring prospective members to CAI, you help grow the organization and raise the professionalism of the entire community association industry.

As a membership driven organization, CAI depends on new members to help us grow. The best recruitment tool, when trying to attract new members is our current membership. When current members find value in their organization, and are willing to discuss their positive experiences with their own personal contacts, prospective members are more likely to join.

Association management companies and managers work every day with a variety of business vendors and community leaders who are not currently members of CAI but who are excellent candidates for membership.

By helping to recruit new members, you are helping to make CAI a better organization—stronger and more capable of fulfilling its mission of service to your company and to all of our distinct member groups—that of education, advocacy and support to the community association industry.

What is CAI’s Recruiter Rewards Program?

Recruiter Rewards is the Pennsylvania and Delaware Valley Chapter’s way of rewarding members who help CAI grow. Here’s how it works…

Each time a member recruits a new member to CAI, you’ll be entered into a prize drawing. The grand prize winner will receive their choice of a $1,000 travel voucher to put towards a dream vacation or $1,000 cash just in time for a holiday shopping spree, to give yourself a gift, or however you see fit!

Additional prizes will be given throughout the year!

The more new members you recruit, the more entries you’ll have in the prize drawings. In addition, your new member recruiting also qualifies you for participation in CAI National’s Recruiter Club and the EVERY ONE COUNTS campaign, where you can earn additional prizes!

CAI’s Recruiter Rewards Program is open to any member who successfully seeks out and engages associations and professionals who are looking for information, education, programs, networking, and other services concerning managing or living in a community association. Prospective members are all around you and are easy to find, including clients, colleagues, referrals from clients, new or old community associations in your area, etc.

Tips on How to Recruit

Recruitment can be both fun and challenging. Having the necessary information and tools will better prepare you to tell your friends and colleagues about the great benefits and services offered to members at CAI. Follow these simple tips and you can be a #1 Recruiter.

Share your personal experience. Nothing can be more effective than you sharing your personal experience in being a member of CAI, as well as the benefits/services you receive from becoming a member.

Attend a community association meeting. Invite prospects to attend a community association board meeting to personally explain CAI membership. Don’t forget to bring prospective membership packets for each prospect.

Meet them half-way. Send membership information to your clients and offer to pay a portion of their membership dues for the first year. Clients who are involved and educated make informed and better decisions.

For more tips and a copy of our Membership Recruitment Handbook, or to refer a potential member, please contact Mike Shaw, Marketing & Membership Associate at 610.783.1315, x. 13 or e-mail him at: mike@cai-padelval.org.