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An electronic publication of the Community Action Partnership's Risk Mitigation Center
Dear Community Action Colleagues:
As the heat of summer moves into full swing, so do the activities and opportunities in Community Action! It was great to see many of you at CAPLAW's national conference in Portland. The Partnership is working to provide continued training and technical assistance around areas of the CSBG Organizational Standards including Risk Assessment and Needs Assessment. We hope you will join us for these webinars to delve deeper into the available online tools to make the assessment process more efficient. We are also gearing up for our Annual Convention in August and finalizing numerous workshops related to the efforts of the Learning Communities Resource Center, the Risk Mitigation Center, and the Organizational Standards Center of Excellence - there will be numerous opportunities for learning and networking so be sure to get the discounted registration available through Friday.
Have a wonderful Holiday weekend.
Sincerely,
Jarle Crocker, PhD
Director, Training and Technical Assistance
Community Action Partnership
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UPCOMING 2 PART WEBINAR SERIES ON RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS
July 23 and August 13
2:00 ET/1:00 CT/12:00 MT/11:00 PT
Are you concerned with how to get started with COE-developed CSBG Organizational Standard 4.6 "An organization-wide, comprehensive, risk assessment has been completed within the past 2 years and reported to the governing board"? Once you have completed a risk assessment, do you know what the next steps are?
Join Community Action Partnership and the Nonprofit Risk Management Center for a two part webinar series to think about the process around using the online risk assessment tool. Learn about how to initiate a risk assessment, what staff should participate, likely documents and preparation work to have on hand, and how to organize the follow-up process.
These webinars are free, but pre-registration is required. You may sign up for one or both of the webinars, though it is suggested that you attend both. These webinars are spaced a few weeks apart so that you could learn about the process in July, begin your risk assessment between the webinars, and ask specific follow-up questions in August.
Register here today!
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COMMUNITY COMMONS MAPPING CAPABILITIES WEBINAR
Join us on July 7th at 2:00 ET/1:00 CT/12:00 MT/11:00 PT for an Introduction to Advanced Mapping Tools on Community Commons.
This webinar will help you take the next step in your community needs assessment process.
Learning objectives for this webinar include:
1. How to search, add data, and change the location of a map included in your Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment;
2. How to access and use advanced mapping tools like the Query Data, Select Data, and Mask Tools;
3. How to save, share, export, and download your maps to your personal profile and the Community Action Partnership "Hub"
This webinar is free, but Registration is required.
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RESOURCE OF THE MONTH:
MY RISK POLICIES
 Did you know that the online Risk Assessment tool done in partnership with the Nonprofit Risk Management Center has two different tools in one? In addition to the risk assessment, there is a "My Risk Policies" tool where you can customize over 150 different policies to fit your needs.
There are 7 COE-developed CSBG Organizational Standards that refer to having a policy or policies in place. Four of them can be created through the "My Risk Policies" tool:
- Standard 5.6: Each governing board member has signed a conflict of interest policy within the past 2 years.
- Standard 7.6: The organization has a policy in place for regular written evaluation of employees by their supervisors.
- Standard 7.7: The organization has a whistleblower policy that has been approved by the governing board.
- Standard 8.13: The organization has a written policy in place for record retention and destruction.
The other CSBG Organizational Standards that refer to a policy or policies are much broader -7.1 around personnel policies, 8.10 on fiscal policies, and 8.11 on procurement policy. But the "My Risk Policies" tool would be a good place to start to review or update any of those.
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URBAN INSTITUTE:
Preparing and Fielding High Quality Surveys
Does your agency utilize surveys as part of your Community Needs Assessment? This new article from the Urban Institute uses case studies to discuss the experience of community organizations involved in Promise Neighborhoods in creating and dissemination services. The experience and according tips on community surveys could be useful for Community Action Agencies throughout their needs assessment process.
To learn more, read the full report here.
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IMPORTANCE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE WAR ON HUNGER
This Washington Post article highlights how mapping technology can assist in identifying and prioritizing areas of need in order to efficiently and effectively utilize resources.
Read the article here and be sure to check out the Partnership's tool where you can create your own maps!
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Community Action - Empowering Families, Transforming Communities
Discounted Registration Ends July 3
With sessions in Leadership & Governance, Advocacy, Management, Community Economic Development, Marketing/Communications, and Innovative Programs, there are a number of opportunities to build the capacity of your organization. View the preliminary list of workshop sessions here.
Pre-Conference activities include Leadership Day, Pathways Peer Reviewer Training, a local Community Service project, and a San Francisco Giants baseball game!
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CAPLAW UPDATE
Don't forget to use the code provided to you at the CAPLAW Conference in Portland to access slides and materials from www.caplaw.org
CAPLAW will be at the Partnership's Annual Convention in San Francisco to present on:
- Working Better Together: An Exploration of Shared Services and Mergers
- Tools and Technology for Effective CAA Board Leadership
In addition to participating in the Head Start Town Hall and on the National Partner's panel. Register for the Convention today.
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REGISTER TODAY FOR NASCSP ANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE
Register today for the 2015 NASCSP Annual Training Conference at the Hyatt Regency Sacramento, CA.
September 16-18, 2015
Plus a OMB Pre-Conference Event on the 15th
NASCSP will also be present for the Partnership's Annual Convention to present on Weatherization Plus Health, the National Performance Indicators, and provide updates on the Performance Management System!
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TRAINING OPPORTUNITY WITH WIPFLI
Before the Annual Convention*
August 24-25, 2015
OMB's New Uniform Guidance
San Francisco Marriott Marquis
San Francisco, CA
*$625 per participant registering on or before July 27, 2015. (Partnership Members must use the promo code CAPSF* when registering or they will be charged the regular early bird rate of $645)
For more information on Wipfli trainings click here.
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VISIT THE CSBG T/TA RESOURCE CENTER
Network Calendar, Resource Bank, Discussion Forum, and TA Requests
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Learning Communities
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Successful Board and Executive Institute
The Learning Communities Resource Center hosted 15 pairs of Executive Directors and Senior Board Members in Atlanta last week for 1.5 days of Peer Learning. The group shared experiences and tips in Board Recruitment, Development, and Relations with the Executive Director in order to leave with practical tips and goals to put into place at their CAA. Resources shared and photos taken can be viewed on LCRC's page here.
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Using Implementation Science as a Tool for Practice
ICF, International has worked with the Learning Communities Resource Center throughout the program year to provide evidence-informed practices from the Self Sufficiency Research Clearinghouse to members of the Learning Clusters in their respective topic areas. Last week they presented on a webinar for the Network on Implementation Science - how Community Action can utilize best practices to guide their programs. The slides and recording can be viewed on LCRC's page here.
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LCRC at the Annual Convention
The Learning Communities Resource Center is sponsoring a number of workshops at the Annual Convention in August including:
- Peer Learning: A Scalable and Cost-Effective Training and TA Approach for CAAs and their Clients
- Your Money, Your Goals Train the Trainer
- Results of the National Survey of CAAs on Anti-Poverty Strategy
- Evaluating and Improving Complex Programs
-Integrating Financial Empowerment in CAA Programs
-Using Data for Effective Storytelling
- Agency Transformation - Creating Effective Bundled Service Delivery for Maximum Participant Outcomes
And More!
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Cluster Meeting Schedule
Bundling Services to Improve Outcomes
July 14 at 2:00 pm ET
Increasing Financial Empowerment
July 21 at 2:00 pm ET
Utilizing Place-Based Strategies
July 22 at 2:00 pm ET
Decreasing Family Homelessness
July 23 at 11:00 am ET
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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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