The “Custom Pages” features is used to create pages containing whatever content you’d like. These pages can be accessed by both residents and the general public, unlike the rest of your site which requires users be registered and logged-in. A good use of custom pages is to provide a nicer welcome experience to your site…
Need a quick overview of board role responsibilities? Here you go! These can obviously vary from organization to organization. Find what’s required by law where you live and choose what works best for your association. All Positions ● Enforcement of rules defined in the bylaws President Acts as Chief Executive Officer of the organization Presides…
There is a setting at the bottom of the financial transactions page (Mange -> Financials -> Transactions) that allows you to toggle if owners can see their financial transactions. When enabled, owners will be able to see the financial transactions. This means when you associate a transaction with a home, the owner will be able…
During Dwolla sign-up you might be asked to upload an image of a document proving your identity. Tips when using a driver’s license or government-issued ID: Tips when using a passport: We hope this guidance from Dwolla helps. Unfortunately, we’ve found even when uploading a properly captured image, Dwolla may still not accept the file.…
We did our best to avoid the deep hole that is configurable permissions and we think we’ve done a great job. There are only two roles: site admin and non-site admin. You control who is an admin in Manage -> Residents and click on a resident to view their details. Site admin can edit and…
We’ve done our best to make the free versions of Community Ally’s tools as powerful as possible to help people improve their community. Unsurprisingly, there are costs associated with providing these amazing tools. Specifically, storing/accessing your data, sending emails that actually make it to your recipient’s inbox, and powerful bank integrations. Free Limits The first…
We were asked once to create a physical piece of reference that could be handed out at an association meeting. Hope this helps. Reach out any time if you have suggestions on how to improve it. http://help.communityally.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HOA-Ally-quick-reference.pdf Or you have have a version that fills up an 8.5″x11″ sheet of paper: http://help.communityally.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/HOA-ALLY-quick-reference-full-sheet.pdf
The fastest and easiest way to add or remove homes from your site is to reach out to support. We’re happy to make changes for you as frequently as you need. If you prefer to make changes yourself you can do so with the advanced home editor tool, which is not accessible from any menu.…
How to Make an Online Payment with Stripe View our new article here: https://help.communityally.org/sign-up-with-stripe-to-make-payments/ How to Make an Online Payment with Dwolla (Old/Deprecated) Community Ally has partnered with Dwolla to process online payments in a very secure and easy manner. Note, Dwolla only supports eCheck/ACH payments, not credit/debit card payments. We investigated just about every…
Whether you just got elected to your association’s board, you’re forming a new board, or you inherited a board position when you moved in, you’re probably wondering what you need to do. While serving on the board of an association shouldn’t take too much of your time, there’s a surprising amount to learn. We’ve condensed…