Putting unity into community
CAI was founded in 1973 as a multi-disciplinary non-profit alliance serving all stakeholders in community associations. We provide education and resources to America's 231,000 residential condominium, cooperative, and homeowner associations, and to the professionals and suppliers who serve them.
CAI members include all types of association-governed communities, such as condominium and homeowner associations, cooperatives, and planned communities of all sizes; individual homeowners; community managers and management firms; builders and developers; accountants, attorneys, lenders, insurance providers, reserve specialists, and other providers of professional services; public officials; and product and service suppliers—all working together to create more livable communities.
CAI has more than 15,000 members in 55 chapters throughout the United States and in several foreign countries, but our reach is much greater. Every homeowner in our member associations, and every employee in our member firms, enjoys many of the benefits of CAI membership as well.
The CAI Promise
In CAI, you'll find a friendly and accessible forum to develop relationships, increase your knowledge, and help shape the future of the nation's communities. We offer a variety of resources to help you:
- Protect your interests
CAI advocates community association interests before legislatures, regulatory bodies, and the courts.
- Develop skills to govern or manage your association successfully
CAI offers education courses on both the national and local level in a variety of formats for board members, homeowners, managers, and other professionals.
- Build relationships that can help you succeed
CAI's chapters, national conferences and education courses provide opportunities to develop relationships that can help you succeed.
- Discover resources that can give you the answers you need
CAI's publishing division, Community Associations Press, publishes the largest collection of books and guides on community association governance and management available anywhere. Our online members only section provides a number of specialized resources exclusively to members.
- Find qualified professionals
CAI's Directory of Credentialed Professionals can help you locate credentialed managers, reserve specialists, attorneys, and insurance and risk management specialists. You can also find business partners—product and service providers—who specialize in community association services in our National Service Directory.
- Move your career onto the fast track
CAI's designations programs and Professional Management Development Program offer recognition of your achievements and continuing education opportunities that can help you get ahead.
- Deepen your knowledge
CAI's award-winning magazine, Common Ground, and several specialized newsletters provide in-depth analyses of legislative trends and practical articles about community association finance, law, and management.
- Expand your thinking
CAI conducts research and acts as a clearinghouse for information on innovations and best practices in community association governance and management. |
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New specialized member groups for homeowners and professional managers
CAI recently launched two specialized member groups to help us better serve our members and increase the value of membership. The Center for Community Associations Volunteers (CCAV) is committed to providing the information and support needed by community association volunteer leaders. Its aim is to assist homeowners in becoming more effective, efficient, and respected leaders.
The Association of Professional Community Managers (APCM) is dedicated to giving managers added advantages on the job and in their careers—a professional society focused on the professional growth of onsite, portfolio, and large-scale managers.
Find out more about CCAV and APCM.
The driving force for common interest community research, development and scholarship
CAI's 501(c)3 foundation is the only organization both recording the history of, and identifying trends in, residential community association living. The Foundation for Community Association Research serves as the catalyst for positive change in the community association industry by supporting and conducting research and making that information available to those involved in association governance.
The Foundation is committed to providing quality research and publications for promoting academic interest in community associations. Find out more about the Foundation.
Find out more about CAI
For additional information, call CAI Direct at (888) 224-4321 or (703) 548-8600 (M-F, 9–6:30 ET). View a list of CAI's Board of Trustees (Microsoft Word, 47KB). |
