The Connecticut REALTORS® wanted to engage more members in legislative advocacy, and send a message to state legislators that they needed a more business-friendly Connecticut to sell in. So they threw a lively rally, complete with free food trucks, right in the shadow of the state capitol building. The legislators came to them!
New AE/GAD Advocacy Orientation
Newly hired Association Executives (AEs), Government Affairs Directors (GADs) and those hired to promote and manage REALTOR® Party activities are invited to attend the one-day virtual orientation.
GADFly Newsletter – September 2024
In This Issue Start planning to submit your Hall of Fame nominations today. Pro-Property Platform launches for low-dollar, direct-to-candidate investments. Plan your NXT agenda and add the GAD meetings to your calendar. Community Outreach grants for 2024 are open until October 15 – get your applications in today. Dates to Remember Sept 17: National Voter Registration Day Sept 18: Fair & Attainable Housing Ideas Forum Webinar, 2 PM ET Sept 25: All GAD Zoom Call, 3 PM ET Oct 15: Deadline to apply for Community Outreach Grants Oct 23: NXT Recognition Transmittal Deadline for Major Investors Dec 15: Deadline to submit reimbursement for Community Outreach grants...
GADFly Newsletter – January 2021
Special Announcements and Deadlines GAD Nation, NAR is looking for our next series of locations for GAD Institute! We are looking for a Central/Midwestern location for 2023 and a Western location for 2024. If you are interested in being an institute host, please email me your interest by February 15th. CGaravaglia@NAR.REALTOR Community Outreach New Grant Addresses Rural Issues A new Rural Outreach Grant to help address challenges confronting rural communities is now available. The grant, available to smaller REALTOR® associations as well as those representing rural areas, will fund advocacy initiatives and activities addressing challenges and opportunities related to broadband,...
REALTOR Party News – June 2021
New Year New Resolve, By The Numbers, Success Stories, and More
North Carolina “Congressional Road Shows” Highlight Working Relationships of REALTORS® and Capitol Hill Counterparts
In four congressional districts of North Carolina, REALTORS® got rare access to their U.S. Representatives in a series of “Congressional Road Shows” hosted by their Federal Political Coordinators. REALTORS® in attendance got to hear and ask questions about issues near and dear to the industry and their communities.
Neighboring West Coast Associations Use Issues Mobilization Grant to Create ‘Smart Coast California’ Initiative
Ventura County Coastal AOR and Santa Barbara AOR have banded together to create ‘Smart Coast California,’ an organization that provides economic, planning policy, and engineering considerations that inform effective decision-making in coastal communities facing the common threat of rising seas in California. Issues Mobilization Grants from the REALTOR® Party helped make it possible.