In years past, IFMA representatives from across the USA would convene in September for Advocacy Day: a two-day meeting each year to learn about current political issues and meet with their state representatives. Typically, the first day was spent learning about specific issues concerning the Facility Management profession and the second day was spent in [...]
On Thursday, September 17th, IFMA held a virtual meeting on the Workplace Post Pandemic. "The workplace is not dead. It is going to have a new beginning." - Raj Krishnamurthy "There’s only so much you can do inside a 2x2 box on your computer screen. You lose the ability to collaborate and build trust." - [...]
This year’s Ronald McDonald House event was a little bit different but still was a great success. Thanks to the members we raised a total of $680 and with those funds raised we purchased dinner from Mavericks Smokehouse and Taproom. This local purchase not only supported the families staying at the house, but it also [...]
The 1st Annual IFMA Carolinas' Summit and Gala was a success! We had a great turnout of 115 FM Professionals and Associate Members at the Foundation for the Carolinas in Charlotte, NC for an afternoon of educational sessions followed by a cocktail reception and awards dinner. The educational sessions were very informative, kicked off by [...]
We had 40 members and guests register for our February Tour of the Rho building in Durham. This was maximum capacity for the tour! Rho is a full-service contract research organization (CRO) focused on bringing new products to market through a full range of product development services. Rho’s headquarters are 50 percent larger than [...]
Our January monthly meeting featured Tony Leone, Creator and CEO of Whole Brain Selling® presenting on "Lead From the Right" on how to focus on right brain leadership. The New Year brings new goals, new targets, new KPI’s, new results, and new challenges. The item that has the most impact on success is the impact [...]
GTC of IFMA held a fun Chapter Appreciation event on November 14th at the Angus Barn Pavilion! We had over 150 members and guests attend to celebrate our organization. We honored the below 2019 members during our Awards Presentation: Professional Member Justin Barber – Highwoods Properties Associate Member Kellie Renzi– McDonald York Rookie of the Year Nick [...]
The 2nd annual Bingo for Bones event was a huge success. Together we raised $1,475 which will be donated to the SPCA of Wake County. This is an increase of almost 70% from last year’s event. We had a great turnout of over 60 people and also had two rescue groups represented. We even had a [...]
by Travis Dodson, MBA, CFM, CIPM, FMP The Greater Triangle Chapter recently had the honor of awarding two IFMA Foundation scholarships in the name of Buck Fisher at World Workplace 2019. The IFMA Foundation is dedicated to the mission of promoting education for the facility management profession around the world and making FM a Career [...]
Our September 2019 Monthly Meeting was well attended at PNC Arena. Sean Malone, President & CEO of Dix Park Conservancy, discussed the future of Dorothea Dix Park and the Master Plan recently adopted by the Raleigh City Council, in absence of Kate Pearce. The Master Planning process had over 65,000 residents share feedback online and [...]