{"id":19701,"date":"2024-08-31T10:16:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-31T10:16:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/?p=19701"},"modified":"2024-10-01T07:33:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T07:33:12","slug":"adda-community-times-august-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2024\/08\/adda-community-times-august-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"ADDA Community Times &#8211; August 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Let us jump into another edition of ADDA Community Times!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Community-Times-aug-1024x536.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Community-Times-aug-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Community-Times-aug-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Community-Times-aug-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Community-Times-aug-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Community-Times-aug-1170x612.png 1170w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Community-Times-aug-585x306.png 585w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Community-Times-aug.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_81 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e1918ee6dc9\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e1918ee6dc9\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2024\/08\/adda-community-times-august-2024\/#Hidden_truth_of_some_Society_Management_Apps_in_India_What_Lies_Beneath\" >Hidden truth of some Society Management Apps in India: What Lies Beneath<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2024\/08\/adda-community-times-august-2024\/#Feature_in_Focus_%E2%80%93_AI_enabled_Community_Helpdesk\" >Feature in Focus &#8211; AI enabled Community Helpdesk<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2024\/08\/adda-community-times-august-2024\/#ADDAs_coverage_in_Financial_Express\" >ADDA&#8217;s coverage in Financial Express<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2024\/08\/adda-community-times-august-2024\/#Sneak_Peak_into_Best_Practices_for_Residential_Communities_Community_forms\" >Sneak Peak into Best Practices for Residential Communities:\u00a0Community forms<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2024\/08\/adda-community-times-august-2024\/#Tired_of_Making_Multiple_Visits_to_the_Community_Management_Office\" >Tired of Making Multiple Visits to the Community Management Office?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2024\/08\/adda-community-times-august-2024\/#ADDA_Events_%E2%80%93_Community_Swimming_Pool_Risks_and_Liabilities_Workshop\" >ADDA Events &#8211; Community Swimming Pool Risks and Liabilities Workshop<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hidden_truth_of_some_Society_Management_Apps_in_India_What_Lies_Beneath\"><\/span>Hidden truth of some <strong>Society Management Apps in India: What Lies Beneath<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe are constantly thinking how to safeguard the interest of Management Committee members. 700,000 cybercrime complaints are coming to RBI every month.\u201d &#8211; San Banerjee, CEO of ADDA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s an exclusive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=A-IId9XJ-A8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">podcast with our very own CEO San Banerjee!<\/a> This podcast created in collaboration with Property Angel, is a must-watch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sddefault-1.jpg\" alt=\"Society Management Apps: What Lies Beneath\" class=\"wp-image-19702\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sddefault-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sddefault-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sddefault-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sddefault-1-585x439.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In this candid podcast, San shares her personal journey, about <strong>ADDA\u2019s expansion into markets like Dubai, Singapore &amp; USA<\/strong>, ADDA\u2019s <strong>partnership with the Dubai Government<\/strong> and most importantly <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">the risk that Community residents &amp; Committee members face when they use Housing Society Softwares whose main business is Advertisement or Brokerage.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Feature_in_Focus_%E2%80%93_AI_enabled_Community_Helpdesk\"><\/span><strong>Feature in Focus &#8211; AI enabled Community Helpdesk<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you checked out the Voice AI in your Community Helpdesk yet? It&#8217;s amazing! You can now speak in any language, and the App will translate it to English for you. No typing is required! <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2023\/09\/voice-enabled-helpdesk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/strong>&gt;&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blog-Image.png\" alt=\"ADDA Voice AI\" class=\"wp-image-19766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blog-Image.png 500w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blog-Image-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Blog-Image-150x79.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Another recent addition is the Helpdesk Rate Card. In case your Community provides the services of your society staff (plumbers or electricians) for inside Apartment\/Villa work, then this feature can be very useful to provide transparency on service rates.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2024\/09\/addas-helpdesk-rate-card-feature\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Click here<\/a>&nbsp;to learn more.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do not find this feature available in your App, we request you to please ask your Management Committee members to reach out to us through support@3five8.com, and we can help enable it for you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ADDAs_coverage_in_Financial_Express\"><\/span><strong>ADDA&#8217;s coverage in Financial Express<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>&#8216;An Association must do everything to minimize losses and stay protected from non-compliance risks. Therefore, having a serious Software is essential. Free tools offer very little accountability.&#8217;<\/strong> &#8211; San Banerjee, Co-founder &amp; CEO of ADDA.io.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In an exclusive interview with Financial Express, San Banerjee reveals what sets ADDA apart in the industry and why it\u2019s the go-to choice for Best Run Housing Societies across India, and multiple other countries like USA, Dubai, Singapore, Mauritius, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t miss out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.financialexpress.com\/money\/the-housing-society-management-segment-in-india-is-poised-to-become-an-at-least-4-billion-market-by-2030-3579736\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">full interview<\/a>\u2014insights and more inside!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Frame-427321353-1-1024x535.png\" alt=\"San's Interview in Financial Express\" class=\"wp-image-19704\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Frame-427321353-1-1024x535.png 1024w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Frame-427321353-1-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Frame-427321353-1-150x78.png 150w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Frame-427321353-1-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Frame-427321353-1-1170x612.png 1170w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Frame-427321353-1-585x306.png 585w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Frame-427321353-1.png 1201w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Sneak_Peak_into_Best_Practices_for_Residential_Communities_Community_forms\"><\/span><strong>Sneak Peak into Best Practices for Residential Communities:\u00a0Community forms<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Anirudh-best-practices.png\" alt=\"Best Practices of Thriving Communities\" class=\"wp-image-19979\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Anirudh-best-practices.png 500w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Anirudh-best-practices-300x120.png 300w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Anirudh-best-practices-150x60.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Tired_of_Making_Multiple_Visits_to_the_Community_Management_Office\"><\/span><strong>Tired of Making Multiple Visits to the Community Management Office? <\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As a resident, reaching out to the Community Management team for renovation requests, Clubhouse Access cards, or parking stickers, etc. can involve multiple visits to the Association office, and paperwork.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We have made this very simple with Community Forms integrated with Payment options.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Think Google Form Plus Google Pay! <a href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2023\/09\/community-forms\/\"><strong>Click here to read more&gt;&gt;<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"539\" src=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/benefit-community-forms-1-1024x539.png\" alt=\"Community Forms\" class=\"wp-image-19707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/benefit-community-forms-1-1024x539.png 1024w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/benefit-community-forms-1-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/benefit-community-forms-1-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/benefit-community-forms-1-768x404.png 768w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/benefit-community-forms-1-1170x616.png 1170w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/benefit-community-forms-1-585x308.png 585w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/benefit-community-forms-1.png 1208w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ADDA_Events_%E2%80%93_Community_Swimming_Pool_Risks_and_Liabilities_Workshop\"><\/span><strong>ADDA Events &#8211; Community Swimming Pool Risks and Liabilities Workshop<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We just made a splash with our recent webinar on Community Swimming Pool Safety, Risks, and Liabilities! \ud83d\udca6&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our panel of experts took a deep dive into pool-specific risks, electrical safety, and the legal responsibilities every community should know about.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Swimming-Pool-Webinar1-1-1024x536.png\" alt=\"Swimming Pool Webinar\" class=\"wp-image-19708\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Swimming-Pool-Webinar1-1-1024x536.png 1024w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Swimming-Pool-Webinar1-1-300x157.png 300w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Swimming-Pool-Webinar1-1-150x79.png 150w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Swimming-Pool-Webinar1-1-768x402.png 768w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Swimming-Pool-Webinar1-1-1170x612.png 1170w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Swimming-Pool-Webinar1-1-585x306.png 585w, https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Swimming-Pool-Webinar1-1.png 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Want to stay afloat on the latest tips for keeping your pool safe and accident-free? Don\u2019t miss out on the key takeaways! <a href=\"https:\/\/adda.io\/blog\/2024\/09\/community-swimming-pool-safety-risks-liabilities-workshop\/\"><strong>\ud83c\udfca\u200d\u2642\ufe0f Check out our blog for all the details here<\/strong><\/a>&gt;&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s it for August! 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