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An electronic publication of the Community Action Partnership's Risk Mitigation Center
Dear Community Action Colleagues:
It has been a very busy July for the T/TA team here at the Partnership - creating implementation tools around the Organizational Standards, re-launching the Pathways to Excellence Program, and planning for an intense Annual Conference in San Francisco. As I am sure it is just as busy for you all, I hope that some of the resources and trainings highlighted below will fill any needs that exist to build our capacity and make our efforts more efficient. If you weren't able to make the first of the Risk Assessment webinars, I encourage you to watch the recording and join us for the second in the series to get all your questions answered on completing a comprehensive risk assessment using our online tool. CAPLAW and NASCSP have training opportunities over the next few months that I also hope you will take advantage of as well. If you haven't registered for the convention, there is still time, so check out our list of workshop sessions and pre-conference activities and get your registration in.
Hope to see you all in San Francisco next month!
Sincerely,
Jarle Crocker, PhD
Director, Training and Technical Assistance
Community Action Partnership
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Have You Registered for the Annual Convention in San Francisco?
Pre-Registration is Open Until August 19
We are wrapping up our planning efforts for what will surely be a great Community Action Annual Convention! If you haven't gotten your registration in yet, there is still time. You won't want to miss the pre-conference events, workshop sessions, or networking opportunities. Plus all that San Francisco has to offer - Community Action will be going to the Giants game on Tuesday night!
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Been Keeping Up With Risk Mitigation Blog Series?
Six out of nine planned blog posts have been posted that highlight tools available to CAAs including:
- Risk Assessment and Mitigation Tools
- Board Resources
- Scorecards and Dashboards
- HR Policies and Procedures
- Leadership Development and Succession Planning
- Building Partnerships
To view each of these blog postings please click here. Keep an eye on Virtual CAP's blog for the remaining posts in this series.
Save-the-date!
The Partnership's Risk Mitigation T/TA Center and Ken Ackerman are planning a webinar to wrap up the blog series on September 28th, keep an eye out for registration information.
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Second Open Enrollment Pathways to Excellence Training of the Year
September 28th and 29th*
New Orleans, LA
*(Please note the date change from the previous announcement)
What is Pathways to Excellence?
Pathways is the Partnership's premier organizational capacity building initiative. Just as the new CSBG organizational standards developed by the Center of Excellence in collaboration with the Community Action Network define the basic minimum requirements an agency must meet, the 35 Standards of Excellence represent the highest level of management and operational performance to which an agency can aspire.
What Does the Process Entail?
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Two-day training session: 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
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Self-Study Process: You have nine months to complete the Self-Study, supported by monthly webinars and/or conference calls with the Partnership staff and consultants.
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Peer-Review: 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.
How Do I Apply?
Visit the Partnership's website for more information.
Enrollment is limited and is on a first-come-first-serve basis - If you are interested in the September 28-29th training, contact Jarle Crocker today.
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Did you miss the webinar on conducting a risk assessment?
Did you miss the first of our webinars on conducting a risk assessment on July 23rd? The recording can be accessed here.
We hope you will begin the process and come armed with your questions at the second webinar on August 13th at 2:00 ET/1:00 CT/12:00 MT/11:00 CT (there is still time to register here )
so we can incorporate them into the 8/13 event.
Need information about accessing the FREE tool from the Partnership and Nonprofit Risk Management Center? Check out this archived webinar.
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Upcoming Webinars on CED and Healthy Food Financing from
OCS Community Development
CDFI Funding for CED/CED-HFFI Projects
Thursday, September 3, 2015; 2-3pm Eastern
Since its creation in 1994, the CDFI Fund has awarded more than $1.9 billion to CDFIs, community development organizations, and financial institutions. In FY 2015, the Healthy Food Financing Initiative will serve as a supplemental funding opportunity through CDFIs for healthy food-focused financing activities. This webinar is an opportunity to meet and hear from a panel of CDFI experts and grantees about HFFI funding and how CDFIs can support your communities and projects.
Speakers:
Integrated Finance
Thursday, September 17, 2015; 2-3pm Eastern
Recipients of the CED/CED-HFFI grant often need various types of funding: equity, debt and grants, to invest in the necessary property, equipment and/or resources to expand impact in their community. There are typically three options: (1) wait to raise all of the necessary funds from public grants, donations, and foundations; (2) approach a conventional lender viewing you through the lens traditional lending criteria; or, (3) seek funding from both sources, an integrated finance approach that can leverage public funds to access all funding sources available. This webinar brings together a panel of financial experts and grantees offering perspectives on an integrated finance approach to leverage grants.
Speakers:
For more information visit the Upcoming Webinars page of the OCS Community Development website.
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AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
CHECK-UP: TIPS ON COMPLYING WITH THE EMPLOYER MANDATE
2 PART WEBINAR SERIES WITH CAPLAW
The employer mandate is in effect for many larger employers, but many employers still have questions. Through two one-hour webinars, CAPLAW will examine specific compliance issues surrounding the employer mandate, focusing first on how to identify who is full-time employee covered by the mandate and then on how to meet the new reporting requirements, using new IRS Forms 1094 and 1095.
Part 1: Determining if Individuals are Full-Time Employees under the Employer Mandate
Tuesday, August 11, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT
Wondering how to determine whether particular CAA staff members are considered full-time employees under the ACA and whether employer mandate assessments will apply if health coverage is not offered? Our first webinar will help CAAs apply the employer mandate rules by explaining how those rules apply to a number of common CAA situations, including Head Start staff who are laid off during the summer and individuals enrolled in job training programs. Attendees will learn how to address a number of key situations in applying the employer mandate and basic rules for addressing other situations.
Part 2: Understanding the Employer Mandate's Reporting Requirements
Wednesday, August 12, 2:00-3:00 p.m. EDT
Concerned about which of the new IRS reporting requirements under the employer and individual mandates apply to you? What data do you need collect? When do you need to submit and deliver the new forms? How do you complete those forms? Our second webinar will discuss these new reporting requirements, focusing primarily on IRS Forms 1094-C and 1095-C forms, as well as key issues to be aware of when collecting information and reporting. Attendees will leave this webinar with a framework for meeting the new requirements as they begin to examine the new forms and instructions.
Presenter: Edward I. Leeds, Esq., Ballard Spahr LLP
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DO YOU LOVE COMMUNITY COMMONS?
The Partnership and other states have transitioned their Online Community Needs Assessment Tool to the Community Commons platform. If you have used the tool or visited the map room, you know how helpful it is to have 10,000 layers of GIS data at your fingertips and a report that shows poverty data down to the census tract level. So show how much you love Community Commons and submit a video!
If you haven't utilized the Partnership's Online Tool for your Needs Assessment or poverty statistics needs, registration is free so get started today.
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ARE YOU HAVING AN IMPACT?
2 Day Training on IMPACT Learning
October 26-28, 2015
Henderson, NV
Day 1 - IMPACT Marketing
Marketing - Are you getting the IMPACT you need with your current efforts? Is your marketing message directed at the right crowd? Are you building the relationships that work FOR you and getting the RESULTS you need and want? This day is for Entrepreneurs, Businesses and Nonprofits! Become aware of the latest trends and strategies that work!
Day 2 & 3 - Road Trip: Nonprofits' Road to Sustainability
Survival = Creating funding systems that are self-sustaining. Be immersed in 2 full days of learning what is Social Enterprise for nonprofits. We will dispel myths about earned income and explore the key elements needed to develop a social enterprise business plan such as research and assessment, feasibility and marketing, promotion and sales and cost analysis. Basic elements for any business venture but new language in the nonprofit world. It is the platform of the future. Don't be left behind.
For more information view the
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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
The two days will include a CSBG and WAP track.
CSBG sessions will include:
- American Customer Satisfaction Index
- CAP Plans and ROMA
- Bundled Services, Linkages, and Coordination
- State Monitoring and Risk Mitigation
- Collaboration between State CSBG Offices and State Associations
- And more!
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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
*$795 per participant
(Partnership Members must use the
promo code CAPSF* when registering )
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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Emerging Practices Summit for Bundling Services to Improve Outcomes and Decreasing Family Homelessness Group
September 28-29
Washington, DC
No Registration Fee
$900 Stipend for 20 Participants
The LCRC Emerging Practices Summit will provide cluster group members from the Bundling Services to Improve Outcomes and Decreasing Family Homelessness groups with individualized guidance and technical assistance on their current work plans.
This two-day Summit will blend a mix of training, technical assistance and peer-to-peer learning to share innovative practices related to decreasing homelessness and bundling services. The Summit will provide an opportunity for participants to hear how other agencies are implementing services, share their approaches to service delivery, and discuss innovative recommendations for improving programmatic efforts.
View more information here - Application open until August 17th
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Cluster Meeting Schedule
Utilizing Place-Based Strategies
August 25 at 12:00 pm ET
Increasing Financial Empowerment
August 25 at 1:30 pm ET
Bundling Services to Improve Outcomes
August 27 at 10:30 am ET
Decreasing Family Homelessness
August 27 at 2:00 pm 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:
Please contact Jarle Crocker, Director of Training and Technical Assistance , at [email protected] with comments and Natalie Kramer, Program Support Specialist at [email protected] with content suggestions.
@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 and 90ET0436.
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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