Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Managing interest list, tour attendees and future buyers?

[Ann Zabaldo (zabaldo]

This is somewhat off topic but it’s related to something Steve broached in his 
email:  where do we get the prospects who end up on our Notification List?

At Takoma Village, we publicize our tours and Open Houses via other cohousing 
communities that are members of Mid Atlantic Cohousing most notably Eastern 
Village in Silver Spring, MD.  This sharing of prospect lists is an example of 
how regional cohousing groups can support each other not just when they are 
forming but long after they are settled in their respective homes.  Lesson 
learned:  you never quit doing marketing and outreach. At some point you will 
have a resale.  

We also have a Face Book page and we can post to the Mid Atlantic Cohousing 
website.  

We draw individuals from a plethora of entry points who are added to our 
database when they request it.  Opt in only.  :-)


Best --

Ann Zabaldo
Takoma Village Cohousing
Washington, DC
Member, Board of Directors
Mid Atlantic Cohousing
Principal, Cohousing Collaborative, LLC
Falls Church, VA
202.546.4654

Dear Karma — I have a list of people you missed.


> On Feb 25, 2020, at 11:31 AM, stevep [at] takomavillage.org wrote:
> 
> At Takoma Village, we menage what we consider a very successful resale 
> system, using Google documents and Meetup.com.
> 
> - Our notification list is a Google spreadsheet, which contains names, email 
> addresses, and other relevant info.  We converted from Excel for Google 
> Sheets' ease of sharing between our team members.  I remove people from the 
> list only if they ask to be removed. The list now has over 700 entries.
> 
> - We maintain a separate smaller list, in Google Docs, of prospective 
> residents to record what events such as meetings, meals and workdays a person 
> has attended in the process to get to know us better.
> 
> - We organize our quarterly tours and other public events on Meetup.  Here's 
> a link to our upcoming tour:
> https://www.meetup.com/Washington-DC-Area-Cohousing/events/268406585/
> We advertise the tours, and available units, by email to everybody on the 
> notification list, as well as to the members of the DC Area Meetup group, TVC 
> members, ex-members (who may have interested friends), and our neighborhood 
> list-serve.
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