The 541-member Grand Junction Area Association of REALTORS® (GJARA) in western Colorado put baseball and a fundraising grant together to raise $15,200 for RPAC – all in one night! GJARA booked a sky box at Grand Junction’s new baseball stadium, which hosts the rookie league for the Colorado Rockies, and…...
Bismarck Mandan (ND) REALTORS® Prove That Smaller Boards Can Bring in Big Bucks for RPAC
For the fourth year in a row, the Bismarck Mandan Board of REALTORS® [BMBOR] in central North Dakota has leveraged NAR grant money to add bang to its RPAC bucks. In 2013, the 330-member board enhanced its RPAC fundraising performance by hosting a casino night, which helped bring RPAC investments…...
Nebraska REALTORS® Embrace NAR’s Online Fundraising Program—Growing RPAC Participation and Receipts
The 4,000-member Nebraska Association of REALTORS® signed on as one of the first of 38 state and local associations to embrace NAR's online RPAC fundraising system. In 2012, its first year up and running with the system, Nebraska raised just $750 online for RPAC. In 2013, however, they raised over…...
Greater Tampa Association Exceeds RPAC Fundraising Goal With Chili Cook-off Extravaganza
On a pretty spring afternoon in April 2013, the RPAC “bean counters” at the Greater Tampa Association of REALTORS®’ (GTAR) had a real field day, and we’re not just talking chili. The 6,000-member association held its first annual fundraising extravaganza – featuring a chili cook-off – that brought in over…...
Utah REALTORS ® Raise Money for RPAC With Rally Ride
To increase investments in the REALTORS ® Political Action Committee (RPAC,) the Utah Association of REALTORS ® (UAR) has been capitalizing on one of the state’s most valuable assets: its striking natural beauty. That, and its Harley Davidson-riding members. The culture of a motorcycle rally is not about speed. It’s…...
RPAC Sweepstakes Winners Have Eyes on More than the Prize
Some gals have all the luck! Sure enough, at the Association Executive Institute in San Diego this spring, Lady Luck rewarded two participants who had generously invested in the REALTOR® Political Action Committee – by simply participating in the drawing. The stakes were high (the prizes were iPad minis!) but…...
St. Charles County (MO) Association Turns Evening of Fun and Games into Serious RPAC Receipts
It’s not every day that the president of the St. Charles County Association of REALTORS® gets hoisted 15 feet off the ground in the basket of a boom-truck. But that’s what happened September 12, 2012 when the 14,000-member association, launched its annual RPAC fundraising event with a much-anticipated Golf Ball…...
Midwestern Ohio Association Uses Grant to Turn Pig Roast and Auction into Successful RPAC Fundraiser
When you’re small, it helps to be resourceful, creative, and well-connected. It also doesn’t hurt to have access to a few pick-up trucks, professional auctioneers, and someone willing to roast a pig. The 460-member Midwestern Ohio Association of REALTORS® (MOAR) proved this in 2012, by parlaying an RPAC Fundraising Partnership…...