The Art of Volunteering

The organizational alignment of New Jersey Realtors® demands we largely operate our committee and leadership structures at the hands of volunteer members, who graciously donate their time and talents to help guide the direction of the association.

As we head into the end of 2022 and look ahead to a brand new year, I’d like to take a moment to thank our volunteers for the work they’ve put in to ensuring we always put our best foot forward.

Past Presidents, committee chairs, vice chairs, committee members, regional vice presidents, board of directors, board presidents, local leadership team members, presidential advisory group members, Realtors® Political Action Committee trustees, Educational Foundation trustees, Housing Opportunity Foundation trustees, Issues Mobilization Fund trustees, National Association of Realtors® directors, and more—there are hundreds of volunteers that help our state association and its more than a dozen committees run smoothly.

Our volunteer network is made up of myriad talents and tenure, with newer agents offering observations and thoughts on latest trends and veteran agents offering industry-specific comprehension on tough topics.

We would not be the 100-plus year, 64,000-plus-member strong advocate that we are now without the cumulative power of our volunteer leaders.

I hope our volunteers reap the benefits of volunteering at the same level we are able to benefit from their knowledge sharing. We know volunteering is a great place to learn from your colleagues, network outside of your immediate community, and provide real, actionable efforts on issues and interests that matter to you.

So thank you to the hundreds of volunteers who have donated their knowledge and experience to help their industry.

A special thank you, of course, to our 2022 volunteer leaders—President Robert and the entire 2022 Leadership Team—a job well done.

Committee selection for 2023 will be done by the time this issue goes to print, but if you think you’d like to be a part of the volunteer process, the time to start is now. Reach out to your local board and start the process of getting involved so that when the time comes for our 2024 committee selection, you’ll be ready.