Special Events Insurance Requirements: Many Federation delegates have raised concerns regarding Special Event Insurance and the Executive Committee has looked into this issue. Executive Committee Chair, Jim Lantelme, and President James Schroll met with County Staff about this issue and can provide some clarification regarding when community organizations need to obtain Special Event Insurance. See Special Events Insurance Requirements which explains the instances in which organizations would need to obtain insurance to cover their proposed event. Additionally, SpecEvents Checklist provides guidelines which will help you identify many of the basic requirements for your event.

Best Practices for Civic Associations

Incorporating many of the pages below.
With a synopsis summarizing the Federation's polcy

How to Organize a Civic Association

How to Join the Civic Federation

Program Ideas: What works and does not work

Special Events Ideas

Typical civic association expenses and revenues

Encouraging diverse groups to participate

Some useful Internet techniques for civic associations

A source of articles for newsletter editors

A mediation service available to neighborhoods

Our Workshop for Civic Associations - Agenda

Hints on how to write bylaws

Bylaws of Federation member organizations

Members of the Federation

A Strategic Plan for the Federation

This page was last revised on: June 28, 2012.