Four score and seven years ago… er, four years ago, I began to really take notice of the antiquated operations of my community association. Despite the ability to leverage the internet in nearly every aspect of my life, my association never seemed to grasp that concept. The only places my neighbors and I were able to communicate to everyone or find out about building events and issues were a three foot by two foot bulletin board in the building mail room or the occasional notice slipped under all 80+ doors. As someone who didn’t visit the mail room very often and traveled extensively for work, it was extremely difficult for me to know what was going on in my community.

Fast forward two years to a different community, a new career and another old fashioned association. After putting together some basic ideas for a community website and attending a couple association meetings, I found myself in an unfamiliar situation…on the board. I didn’t have any board experience to offer, but my initial contributions came in a different form. With my background in technology and a genuine interest in improving my community and reducing it’s impact on the environment, NeighborHuddle was born.

It wasn’t long after I joined the board that the first version of NeighborHuddle was released.

Shortly after the introduction of the site, I was elected President of my condo board, joined my local neighborhood association and watched the website expand into a handful of communities across Chicago. Over time, each of these events helped improve NeighborHuddle and mold it into the product it is today; an online application that helps community associations simplify their operations, encourage collaboration and reduce their environmental impact.

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