Community Socials

Start planning at least two months in advance. All good events take time to plan, and if you’re patient and take that time, you’re always going to be happy with the results. Pool parties are great and all, but they’re super easy and don’t take much time to throw together. Most things require preparation, budget planning, shopping, and creating! Put your creative side to work and put the effort in to create something more detailed to draw your residents’ interest. A good event takes two to three months to plan out properly and make sure that every single detail is just right. Advertise, Advertise, Advertise. You can’t expect people to show up if they don’t know something is happening, and mentioning it in a newsletter isn’t...

Great personal branding separates the “haves” from the “have-nots.” Successful entrepreneurs and other professionals are masters at creating and maintaining their personal brands. In this new era of online business and social media, it takes more than just a great portfolio of work to make it big. Residents also need to build an engaged audience, offer expert opinions and advice, and use their connections to create a steady income. This personal branding workshop event is perfect for college-age communities, aspiring singers and models, and all those who aspire to be Instagram-influencer types. It’s also a great how-to event for anyone who is working on starting their own business, side hustle, or freelance job. About Building a Personal Brand ...

We wrote a few years back about having an Apartment Decorating Contest for your community residents. But with the current minimalist and KonMari craze, you can also have fun showcasing how residents are putting their organizing skills to good use at home! Besides submitting their stylized pictures of different rooms, residents can share up close and personal shots of their organized cabinets, cupboards, and closet spaces. This is a fantastic way to show off all the storage your units offer. It can also generate some high-quality and personalized images to use in your community’s marketing. Residents can submit their apartment decorating and design pictures of their styled apartments. But also let them write a brief description or essay about how they stay organized at home. Use these photos for your marketing materials. Just be sure to get...

This event will challenge residents to learn something new. Collect ideas of fun and silly skills from which residents can choose! The basic premise is to have a list of different skills that residents can choose from to learn to do something new. YouTube star Max Maher shows his lifelong learning mindset through example. Max regularly tries to learn new things. Sometimes in only a matter of a few hours! His trials include learning fun tricks like juggling, riding a unicycle, spinning a pen, knife throwing, or any other “practice makes perfect” skill that strikes his fancy. You can check out his channel for ideas of skills to suggest to your residents. Choosing a Community Challenge ...

Fall is a great time to embrace change in our environments and ourselves. We can renew our healthy intentions and step forward into changing our lives, and bodies, for the better! For some residents, this may mean revisiting their eating habits and changing their diets for better health (just in time for the holiday season.) Support your residents on their respective dieting journeys (whether vegan, vegetarian, plant-based, carnivore, keto, etc.). Make safe spaces for them to meet other residents on the same path. This creates those important community bonds and sometimes even new friendships! One meal plan that’s achieved well-known status is the Whole30. What is Whole30? The Whole30 is an extreme 30-day diet that emphasizes whole foods and the elimination of sugar, alcohol, grains, legumes, soy, and dairy. It can sometimes help adherents pinpoint food allergies!...