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Your Involvement in the REALTOR® Party
REALTOR® Party Member Involvement Committee
Building a Culture of Advocacy
The REALTOR® Party Needs
Every Member
Core Standards - 6 categories
1. Code of Ethics 2. Advocacy3. Consumer Outreach4. Unification Efforts and Support of the
REALTOR Organization5. Technology6. Financial Solvency
REALTOR Party Resource Guidewww.realtoractioncenter.com/cpaguide
REALTOR® Party Trackerwww.realtoractioncenter.com/realtorpartytracker
Our Best Asset is Our Grassroots
Community Outreach Programs• Resources & Toolkits
– Growth Management Fact Book & State Issues Tracker– On Common Ground Magazine– Toolkits & Guides (on Transportation, Schools, Smart
Growth, Water Infrastructure, Affordable Housing, Diversity)
• Classes– Employer-Assisted Housing (EAH)– Expanding Housing Opportunities (EHO)– Smart Growth for the 21st Century
• Technical Assistance– Land Use Initiative– Smart Growth Polling– Customized State Smart Growth Legislation
• Grants – Housing Opportunity, Smart Growth, Diversity &
Placemaking
Examples of Housing Opportunity Grants
• Santa Fe (NM) Association of REALTORS - $5,000 grant produced report “Affordable Housing in Santa Fe”
• Fox Valley and Main Street associations (IL) – “Experience Aurora” - $4,000 grant for expo and trolley tour to highlight available homes
Examples of Diversity Grants
• Texas Association of REALTORS - Used a $5,000 Diversity Grant to hold a joint summit on affordable housing with the Texas chapters of the National Assn. of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals
• Austin Board of REALTORS - Used $5,000 Diversity Grant to hold a two-day joint conference with local chapter of NAREB on “State of Housing in Black America.”
Examples of Smart Growth Grants
• Greater Rochester (NY) AOR – Used a $15,000 NAR grant to support a community design workshop for the village of Lima, NY, partnering with the Citizen's Institute on Rural Design.
• Austin Board of REALTORS - Used a $15,000 grant to co-sponsor a multi-day workshop to create a master plan for the South Central Waterfront Area, a 97-acre downtown site.
Examples of Placemaking Micro-Grants
• Northern Kentucky AOR - received $1,800 to provide park benches for a walking trail.
• Merrymeeting (ME) BOR - $2,200 to support an outdoor reading room and garden at downtown library.
Increase Call for Action Participation Rate Above
20%
Thank You!
Contact me:– Name, RPMIC– Email
Contact NAR:– Erin Murphy, Grassroots Team– [email protected]