CCI Membership Value Proposition

Article from Volume 10, Issue Number 4, 2023

By CCI MB Membership Committee | Other articles by CCI MB Membership Committee | Feature

While it is easy to quantify the cost of a CCI Manitoba membership, it is more difficult to quantify its value.

First of all, not all members take advantage of all of the available benefits, so the perceived value of a specific membership category will vary depending on the specific member. Secondly, some members are unaware that they are members. Many unit owners receive our quarterly newsletter but don’t know why they’re getting it. Basically, all unit owners of a member condo corporation are also members of CCI Manitoba and, as such, are entitled to all of the associated membership benefits. This also happens to a much lesser extent with our Business Partner members, who can have a multitude of staff more or less engaged in condominium specific services.

To help you assess your own value of a CCI membership, here is the list of benefits that are available to all members:

Access to exclusive member-only content on our website — podcasts, presentations and recordings; newsletter archive; forms and templates. Note that login credentials are required; if you don’t know yours, just email us.
FREE registration for CCI Manitoba webinars and lunch & learns
Reduced rates for CCI Manitoba online courses for condo corporation directors
Complimentary snacks and beverages along with eligibility to vote at the CCI Manitoba Chapter’s AGM
Eligibility to participate at the CCI National AGM
Member rates for CCI National Leaders’ forums and conferences, and other events put on by the other CCI chapters
The Manitoba Chapter Quarterly Newsletter, Condominium News and Views;
FREE Networking opportunities to find new service providers, to ask questions of industry professionals, to find new clients or to make new acquaintances
Access to Member Q&As to take advantage of the skills and experience of our directors and other members via email or at in-person events.

Business Partner and Professional members also benefit from being listed in our business partner and professional directory, both on our website and in our newsletter, with visibility to more than 150 CCs with more than 10,000 condo unit owners. As well, they can take advantage of sponsorship and advertising opportunities to expand their businesses by advertising opportunities in our quarterly newsletter, promoting themselves on our website, on our webinars and at our in-person events.

As well, condo corporation directors can access the CondoSTRENGTH program… for Directors by Directors and all condo unit owners benefit from CCI’s advocacy efforts on issues such as proposed cuts to garbage and recycling service, introduction of inequitable waste diversion fees, regulating short-term rentals, improvements to the Condo Act to allow electronic meetings and AGMs, just to mention the most recent examples.

We’d like to hear from you about your perception of your membership value. Do we have the balance right? Feel free to email us.

Alan Forbes is a director of CCI Manitoba and its vice-president. He has been the chair of the Communications Committee for the past few years and has served on the Government Relations and Advocacy Committee and the Membership Committee.