Building the Association Budget: Fundamentals, Hard Work & Guts – Part 5 (Avoiding Common Pitfalls & Achieving Awesomeness)

Part 1 of this series established the real goal of the association budgeting process. Part 2 presented a method of budgeting to learn from the past, see the present clearly, and plan for the future. The third piece got into the nitty-gritty, outlining the components of a budget. A common theme began to emerge. Budgeting requires discipline, and sometimes some courage. Having guts was a highlight of part 4 http://bit.ly/2OH8gYf , where we presented strategies for communicating the results of the process, especially when sharing a difficult message. In this final segment, we identify the pitfalls we’ve seen managers, boards, and communities fall into and how to avoid them. Of course, we can’t close out without some final encouragement.    Read the article………………………..

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