Membership & Dues
Reminders sent on schedule, with a paid and unpaid list after each round.
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For Minnesota lake associations
Your lake association’s paperwork, done for you.
Your board approves everything.
The problems boards bring us
- Our treasurer spends too much time chasing renewals.
- Our newsletter stops whenever one volunteer gets busy.
- The outgoing secretary has all our records.
- We keep missing deadlines and repeating the same work.
What we do
We organize your membership records, prepare dues reminders and newsletters, and keep meeting documents ready for the next board. You provide updates and approve the work. Every draft is reviewed by a person before your board approves it. Grant applications are available separately when you need them.
Completed work with accountable review — not another platform for volunteers to learn.
A helping hand for your board
Good stewardship starts with a well-supported association.
Practical back-office support designed around the needs of volunteer boards.
Member communications
Keep members informed and engaged.
Learn moreGrant writing
Turn your priorities into a strong application.
Learn moreFree Lake Snapshot
A free one-page look at your lake from public state data.
Learn moreSimple, clear pricing
Support that fits your board.
Straightforward annual support, with grant pricing when you need it.
Association Office
For most associations (about 150–299 property-owning households).
$1,500/year
+ $250 one-time setup
or $144/month, billed monthly on the same yearly agreement.
- Member and dues list kept current
- Annual renewal campaign with up to 3 reminders
- Quarterly newsletter
- Annual meeting notice, agenda and minutes
- New-owner welcome letters
- Annual Lake Report
- Organized records and a digital officer-handoff binder
- Monthly activity summary for your board
See sample work
Large Office
300+ property-owning households, or two or more lakes.
$2,700/year
+ $500 one-time setup
or $259/month, billed monthly on the same yearly agreement.
- Everything in Association Office
- Monthly newsletters
- Annual Lake Reports for up to 4 lakes
- One member survey a year
- Priority turnaround: within 3 business days, a first draft or a confirmed delivery date
Serving a lake chain? Large Office covers lake reports for up to 4 lakes. For more lakes, we’ll quote the extra reports separately.
See sample work
Grants and reports
Sold separately. No grant writing is included in any plan.
Grant applications
$750–$1,500 flat, quoted before we start.
Grant final reports
$250–$500.
Your association signs and submits. We never guarantee awards.
Talk with usThe one-time setup fee applies to annual or monthly billing.
Plan size counts property-owning households. Each household counts once, however many contacts it has.
Smaller association? Association Office is still available if the scope fits. Grants and reports are also available on their own.
Every plan includes two revision rounds per item; extra work is $75/hour. Not included: bookkeeping, answering member emails or website edits, grant writing inside the annual plan, personal inbox triage, estate or legal correspondence, and building full annual-meeting packets from scratch (we prepare notices, agendas, and minutes that are in plan; large packet assembly is quoted).
What your board does
Name one approver and a backup. Return approvals within about 3 business days. Send us your starting member list, then send payment and contact changes as they come in (we’ll agree on a simple way, like a shared sheet or email). We update the records and send reminders from the latest list you’ve confirmed. Your board or treasurer records payments and tells us about new owners; we don’t track property sales or reconcile bank accounts. Dues go through your own payment link; we never handle your money.
- Approvals must be in writing (email or approval link). We do not send on verbal-only OK.
- Name one approver and a backup. Member-facing blasts need two officers, or one officer with written board authorization.
- If we do not hear back after the reminder sequence, we hold the send and move the date — we do not send anyway.
- At the start of each renewal wave we freeze the send list. Mid-wave list changes apply to the next reminder or are quoted as extra work.
- Send updates through one agreed channel (shared sheet or structured form), not scattered texts and forward chains.
- Setup includes importing one ready member list. Extra cleanup is quoted before we start.
- Two revision rounds per item are included. Extra rounds are $75 per hour.
Frequently asked
Quick answers for your board.
How is member data protected?
Your member list is used only for your association’s work. Never sold. Shared only with the service providers who help us do the work. If you leave, we send you an export on request and delete your information from our active systems within 30 days. See our Privacy Policy.
Can we cancel?
Plans renew each year unless either side gives 60 days’ written notice, and we send a reminder 90 days before your renewal date. In your first 60 days you can cancel for a prorated refund, minus the setup fee and work already delivered at $75/hour (never more than you’ve paid). After that, the year is paid. Monthly billing follows the same yearly terms.
How fast do you reply?
We reply within 2 business days. Standard drafts take 5 business days; Large Office priority drafts (or a scheduled date) take 3. June through August, during annual meeting season, may take longer, and we’ll confirm a date within 3 business days.
Built around your mission
Your lake matters. Your volunteer time does, too.
Lake Association Office serves Minnesota lake associations with practical administrative support, keeping your board’s goals and decisions at the center.
About Lake Association OfficeWho we are
A Minnesota native, with roots on Gull Lake.
I’m Eric Barrett, a Minnesota native with family roots on Gull Lake, and I founded Lake Association Office. Every draft is reviewed by a person before your board approves it.
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A place to start
Get to know your lake.
Request a Free Lake Snapshot. Tell us your lake name, Minnesota county, and association. We’ll email a one-page summary from public state data — no cost, no obligation. A follow-up call is optional if you want one.
- Completely free
- A clear overview to guide discussion
- A practical starting point for your board
Free Lake Snapshot vs. Annual Lake Report
Free Lake Snapshot
- One page from public state data
- Water clarity, invasive species and trends where data allows
- Data gaps noted
- Questions for your board
Annual Lake Report (Association Office and up)
- Multi-page report
- Compares with last year
- Adds your own monitoring data
- Board presentation slides (prepared for you; we don’t attend meetings) and a member summary
- Updated action list and grant ideas
From the blog
Practical guidance for lake associations.
Grants
2027 DNR invasive plant grants: what boards can prepare now
The Minnesota DNR Invasive Aquatic Plant Management grant is the most useful state money your association can apply for. Here is what a board needs to know, in plain terms.
Water quality
How to read your lake’s water clarity
Water clarity is one of the simplest ways to tell whether a lake is getting better or worse. Here is where the numbers come from and how to read them without overreacting.
Invasive species
Eurasian Watermilfoil Is Now Confirmed in Gull Lake: What Associations Can Do
Gull Lake Eurasian watermilfoil was confirmed in 2026. What the DNR listing means and practical next steps for lake associations.