The National Affordable Housing Management Association (NAHMA) is launching its recently revamped NAHMA Leaders Talk Trends beginning in January. Instead of being a once-a-year digital newsletter asking members about the pressing issues for the upcoming new year, the relaunched Trends has been transformed into a real-time community forum where members can interact, pose questions, and share information.
To access the new NAHMA Leaders Talk Trends for the first time:
- Visit the NAHMA website and click on the Trends Forum in the main menu bar
- Click on the “Enter Trends Forum” button and enter your NAHMA members-only website login
- Follow the prompts to create a personal login unique to you to participate in the Trends online community discussions and save the Trends website to your device to skip the NAHMA website redirect in the future
- Save your Trends login; NAHMA will not be able to reset your unique personal Trends password.
Each NAHMA Committee is set up as a Category. Each committee has been asked to post at least one month a year to help get the conversations started. Additionally, NAHMA members can post under the categories that interest them and add tags to their posts to make it easier for participants to find the topics that are important to them. You do not have to be a member of that committee to post in that category. The categories are just a way to organize online conversations easily.
The format will be familiar to anyone who uses social media. You can use emojis and reply to or link to posts. You can also flag, edit or bookmark posts. There are also opportunities to interact with fellow posters and set notification preferences.
Click the “+ New Topic” button in the top right corner to get the conversion going. From there, create a title for your post. You can select a specific committee from the dropdown or post under General. You can also create an optional tag or use an existing tag to make your post easier for users to find. Tags are saved as one word, so you can use hyphens to link words or delete spaces between words. Then, type your post or share a link and select the “+ Create Topic” button to complete the post.
Under the General category, users will find Join the Conversation helpful tips, Terms of Service, and FAQ/Guidelines.
NAHMA is the leading voice for the affordable housing management industry, promoting developing, managing and preserving quality affordable multifamily housing. NAHMA advocates for legislative and regulatory policy and provides affordable housing professionals with the knowledge to advance excellence in the communities they serve. NAHMA’s membership represents 75% of the affordable housing industry and includes its most distinguished multifamily owners and management companies. Visit www.nahma.org for more information.