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An electronic publication of the Community Action Partnership's Risk Mitigation Center
Dear Community Action Colleagues:
We just couldn't wait until the end of the month T/TA enews comes out to share some new resources around Organizational Standards and other training opportunities. Below you will see a video series for governing boards; a new schedule of standards actions; a webinar co-sponsored by the Partnership, OCS, and HUD; Open Pathways to Excellence training; an upcoming deadline for joining into our June Leadership Institute; and more.
Sincerely,
Jarle Crocker, PhD
Director, Training and Technical Assistance
Community Action Partnership
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CSBG ORGANIZATIONAL STANDARDS FOR BOARDS
What do they mean (and not mean) for boards?
Use this short two-pager on what boards of Private (nonprofit) CAAs can expect out of the CSBG Organizational Standards as a beginning discussion piece for your CAA's governing board. Overall responsibility does not change, but more policies, reports, and data may be coming to the board (or coming more frequently) than previously.
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VIDEO SERIES FOR CAA BOARDS ON CSBG ORGANIZATIONAL STANDARDS
NEW short video guidance on each standards category
 View this 10 part series of short (15 minutes or less) videos that walk through the COE-developed CSBG Organizational Standards for Private (nonprofit) CEEs. These videos review each of the 58 Standards and highlight how they relate to the oversight role of a Community Action board. Use the link below to view the entire playlist, though they may be watched in any order, as a whole series or in part.
Click here to go to YouTube to view the series of videos for boards.
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RESOURCE TO HELP SCHEDULE YOUR REQUIRED ACTIONS FOR CSBG ORGANIZATIONAL STANDARDS
NEW resource divides Standards into categories to help you keep a calendar
A " Calendar of Required Actions" and " Calendar of Board Actions" has been developed as a resource for Private (nonprofit) CSBG Eligible Entities (CEEs) to help you internally plan and track what actions must be taken and when. For the Calendar of Required Actions each of the 58 COE-developed CSBG Organizational Standards is placed into one of six categories:
- Maintained
- More Frequently Than Annual/As Needed
- Annually
- Every 2 Years
- Every 3 Years
- Every 5 Years
Each Standard has a box next to it to easily turn this tool into a checklist.
In the Calendar of Board Action the same categories are used, with an additional section for related Standards. This tool does not contain all 58 Standards, but lists those that specifically require review, approval, or other action by the governing board. The related Standards category includes Standards that do not specifically mention the governing board, but are part of a larger organizational process that involved the governing board (such as strategic planning or community assessment). Each of the Standards in this tool also has a box next to it to make this into a checklist. Click here to download the Calendar of Required Actions Click here to download the Calendar of Board Actions
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WEB MEETING FOR PUBLIC CEEs ON ORGANIZATIONAL STANDARDS
May 26, 2015 at 2:00 ET/1:00 CT/12:00 MT/11:00 PT
Are you a Public (government entity) CEE? Join the Center of Excellence (COE) for a web meeting on May 26th at 2 ET/1 CT/12 MT/11 PT to discuss the COE-developed Organizational Standards for Public CEEs with the COE and your peers. Please contact
Cashin Yiu to get login information and to let us know any particular questions or concerns you want to make sure are covered.
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NATIONAL FAMILY HOMELESSNESS WEBINAR
OCS/HUD/PARTNERSHIP
June 3 at 2pm ET
Would your agency like to learn more about how to use CSBG funds as a match for the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Programs?
The Community Action Partnership, the Office of Community Services, and the Department of Housing and Urban Development will be joined by local Community Action Agencies and the National Alliance to End Homelessness to discuss the successful use of CSBG funds as a match for HUD funds to address family homelessness. This leveraging opportunity is expressed in Information Memorandum 135 which will be central to the webinar presentation
Join us on June 3 at 2pm ET to hear success stories from local agencies that are using this model and learn about effective strategies from the National Alliance to End Homelessness
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BOARD AND EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE
June 23-24
Westin Peachtree Hotel, Atlanta, GA
The Partnership is hosting a FREE Board and Executive Leadership Institute on Tuesday-Wednesday, June 23-24, 2015, at the Westin Peachtree Hotel, Atlanta, Georgia.
- The Institute will focus on strengthening the leadership of Community Action Agencies and will utilize a peer-learning model.
- The Partnership, CAPLAW and Catherine Marshall will serve as content experts.
- To participate, each CAA needs to send their Executive Director/CEO AND a senior Board Member, preferably the Board Chair or Vice Chair or other office, and they will participate as a team.
- This training is part of our Learning Communities Resources Center project and part of the work done under the Learning Cluster focused on Board Governance.
- There is no registration fee to participate, but travel is not included and will need to be covered by the CAAs. (We are limited in terms of size as well, keeping the event limited to 15 pairs.)
As a benefit for board participation, all participating board members will receive the following:
- 50% off registration at Annual Convention
- Recognition at the Partnership's Annual Convention
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OPEN ENROLLMENT PATHWAYS TRAINING
June 23-24
Dallas, TX
Pathways is the Partnership's premier organizational capacity building initiative. Pathways uses 35 Standards of Excellence that define the very best practices for Community Action Agencies.
 The Pathway to Excellence Program begins with a two-day training session covering the Standards and how to apply the Organizational Self-Study as a rigorous diagnostic tool that identifies strengths to build on and critical areas to improve. Agencies typically bring teams of four to five staff who in turn lead the Self-Study process back home, providing an excellent opportunity to build the "leadership bench" of your organization. You then have nine months to complete the Self-Study, supported by monthly webinars and/or conference calls with the Partnership staff and consultants. Finally, an expert team of peer-reviewer trained in the Pathways process provides your agency with a comprehensive feedback report within three months that lays out a detailed improvement process and clear next steps for moving down the Pathway to Excellence.
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More information about Pathways, enrollment costs, and the application form are accessible on the Partnership's website here.
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For questions, contact Jarle Crocker, Director of Training and Technical Assistance, at 202-449-9774202-449-9774 or jcrocker@communityactionpartnership.com
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Community Action - Empowering Families, Transforming Communities
Early Bird Registration Ends May 22nd
Get your registration in now for the August 2015 Annual Convention. Early Bird registration ends May 22nd. Click here to register.
And don't forget about the Pre-Conference events including a Wipfli training on the Super Circular, a Peer Reviewer Training, Leadership Day, Community Services Day, and the State Association Meeting.
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VISIT THE CSBG T/TA RESOURCE CENTER
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Thank you for reading. We hope you found the content helpful.
Do you have questions for the Partnership's T/TA team? Contact us:
@NatTrainingCTR
This publication was created by National Association of Community Action Agencies - Community Action Partnership in the performance of the U.S. Department of Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Community Services Grant Number 90ET0437 and90ET0436.
Any opinion, findings, and conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families.
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