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An electronic publication of the Community Action Partnership's
Learning Communities Resource Center
Dear Community Action Colleagues:
Dear colleagues,
August is shaping up to be another busy month in the Community Action Network and this edition of the T/TA eNews provides a helpful roadmap to all the happenings. Make sure to catch up on all things ROMA NG through the links below and get your agency's comments in by the August 15th deadline. We're also releasing the session schedule for our Annual Convention so start planning out your time in Austin! And don't miss the newly released Guide on strategic planning the Partnership has created in collaboration with CalCAPA. We hope you're having a great summer, and look forward to seeing you in Austin!
Sincerely,
Jarle Crocker, PhD
Director, Training and Technical Assistance
Community Action Partnership
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ROMA NEXT GENERATION/
CSBG ANNUAL REPORT
The current draft of ROMA Next Generation has been released for the first of two public comment periods. The comment period runs for 60 days and offers an opportunity for the Community Action Network to comment.
Thank you to all of those who participated in the Partnership's Regional Listening Sessions. We will be releasing talking points next week, we invite you to review those as you create your own feedback. We are interested in seeing the feedback that you provide, so if you are willing, please send to jcrocker@communityactionpartnership.com
We encourage you to visit the NASCSP website where you will find the full package of materials, recorded webinars that break down each module, sample spreadsheets for collecting data, as well as additional tools and templates.
Note that there will be more than 6 sessions offered by NASCSP/OCS to discuss ROMA Next Generation and the Annual Report so there will be a multitude of opportunities to take a deeper dive into the material at #Partnership16.
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2016 ANNUAL CONVENTION
PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE
The preliminary workshop schedule for 2016 Annual Convention is now available. Click here to download.
Note: This document is subject to change.
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ATTENTION STATE ASSOCIATIONS:
CONVENTION WORKSHOPS DESIGNED FOR YOU
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State Associations and Advocacy: Strategies From the Field
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Thursday
11:00 - 12:30
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305
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Theory of Change: Transforming a Three State Region
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Thursday
3:15 - 4:45
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306
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Data Systems for ROMA: It's Hardware and Software and...People
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Friday
9:30 - 11:00
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306
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CALLING ALL BOARD MEMBERS:
WORKSHOPS DESIGNED WITH YOU IN MIND
2016 Annual Convention
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IT Governance for Board Members and Senior Management
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Wed. 2:00-3:30
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201
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CSBG Organizational Standards: What Boards Need to Know
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Th. 9:15 - 10:45
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206
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Risks Keeping You Awake? Get More Sleep with the Bowtie Technique
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Th. 9:15- 10:45
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203
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Community Action's Voice for Community Change
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Th. 9:15 - 10:45
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Lone Star F
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Risk and the Role of the Governing Board and Leadership Team
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Th. 9:15 - 10:45
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Lone Star D
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Breathing Life Into a Nonprofit Board
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Th. 11:00-12:30
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205
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Lego Love: Building the Board Your Mission Deserves
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Th. 11:00 - 12:30
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203
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Dynamic Duo: Enhancing the Board and ED Relationship
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Th. 3:15 - 4:45
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206
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Strategic Planning Nuts and Bolts
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Th. 3:15- 4:45
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Lone Star H
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LEARNING COMMUNITIES RESOURCE CENTER AT #Partnership16
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TRUTH, RACIAL HEALING, & TRANSFORMATION
#Partnership16
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NEWLY RELEASED
STRATEGIC PLANNING
TA GUIDE FOR PUBLIC CAAS 
- Guidance on Definition and Intent for each standard
- Guidance on Compliance and Documentation for each standard
- Beyond Compliance: Benchmarking Organizational Peformance
- Resources to help plan, create, and evaluate your strategic plan
- With specific attention to challenges a Public CAA may face in meeting each standard
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A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO COMMUNITY ACTION
STRATEGIC PLANNING
Produced with support from and in collaboration with the California Community Action Partnership Association, the Guide covers all stages of the strategic planning process, incorporates the ROMA framework and organizational standards, and is tailored for use by Community Action Agencies.
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Recording Available
FATHERHOOD ENGAGEMENT IN COMMUNITY ACTION: RESOURCES FROM THE NATIONAL FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE
Community Action Partnership and the National Fatherhood Initiative hosted a webinar on July 21, 2016 to share information on free and for-purchase fatherhood resources to help fathers better engage in their children's lives. Community Action of Central Texas and Mid-Iowa Community Action highlighted their current use of father engagement tools in coordination with existing services.
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DECREASING FAMILY HOMELESSNESS
WEBINAR SESSION 3
September 14th 2pm ET 
This webinar series is designed to improve the effectiveness of Community Action Programs (CAP) agencies working on the frontline of addressing family homelessness.Building on the research and information shared in our previous two webinars, this next presentation will provide a deeper dive into the various processes and challenges of implementing innovative homelessness strategies within the Community Action network.
This event is FREE, but Registration is required.
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Stay Tuned for New Upcoming Webinars from the LCRC!
The Learning Communities Resource Center is excited to announce that we are currently in the process of developing new presentations for our National Webinar Series. You can expect to see new content on an array of additional topic areas, including our Health Intersections LCG and Theory of Change.So please be sure to check regularly for updates to our presentation schedule!
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FUNDING ANNOUNCEMENT
Rural Capacity Building for Community Development
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will make five awards of up to $2.5 million to national organizations with ongoing experience in rural housing and community development.
View the announcement here.
Deadline: September 13, 2016
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TWO GENERATION TOOLS
New Paper from U.S. Department of Education and Jobs for the Future
The purpose of this document is to provide local communities and practitioners with an overview of the research, best practices, and many resources available to stakeholders interested in two-generation approaches. As such, it is not an exhaustive survey of all the information in the field, but it will provide a portal and path to the knowledge that exists. As you will see below, this guide highlights critical strategies and practices, spotlights example programs, and identifies additional resources to inform and support local action on this issue...READ MORE
Systems to Family Stability National Policy Network
The Systems to Family Stability National Policy Academy (Policy Academy) is an 18-month initiative sponsored by the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance. Through the Policy Academy, eight teams are designing and building collaborative systems within and across agencies to improve family economic security. The Policy Academy has three primary objectives: 1) Build career pathways through job-driven training and alignment of TANF and workforce systems; 2) Improve business processes and systems coordination; and 3) Enhance case management by understanding brain science and applying two-generation approaches. Visit and sign up for the newsletter to see updates, resources, and tools from peers!
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PROGRAMS, POLICIES, PARTNERSHIPS: COMING TOGETHER TO HEAL THE RACIAL WEALTH DIVIDE
CFED Assets & Opportunity Network
August 3, 3-4:30 pm ET
During this webinar, CFED will invite experts in program design and implementation, policy advocacy and coalition building in and with communities and organizations of color to share. You are invited to learn and to share your own ideas and experiences. You will leave with resources, ideas and a renewed commitment to addressing racial wealth inequality through your own programs, advocacy and partnerships.
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COLLECTIVE IMPACT WEBINARS
Collective Impact is an important topic in Community Action as we strive to make community level change. Understanding the guiding principles of the strategy and exactly how to get started can be a challenge. We are always looking for new resources and training opportunities around this topic.
Check out the Collective Impact Webinar Series from the Tamarack Institute to view previously recording webinars on the basics, and register for upcoming webinars digging deeper into the model.
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GPS FOR WELLBEING: NAVIGATING DATA FOR SUSTAINABLE, EQUITABLE COMMUNITIES
September 26-27, 2016
Washington, DC
Community Action talks a lot about indicators - at the family, agency, and community level - for both assessments and evaluation of outcomes. Hopefully by this time many of you have also utilized the Community Commons tool to gather a large number of indicators on your specific community to inform your community needs assessment.
Community Commons is assisting the Community Indicators Consortium to host this year's Impact Summit this September in Washington DC. The 2016 CIC Impact Summit will take a close look at new approaches and policy applications of well-being indicators and engage in dialogue both about what we can learn from international and local efforts and how we are or can be leading the field in measuring progress to move "beyond GDP" toward equitable, sustainable, healthy communities.
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NEW REPORT FROM INTERGENERATIONAL MOBILITY PROJECT:
Families Disrupting the Cycle of Poverty - Coaching with an Intergenerational Lens
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of the various ways in which poverty can affect families, and lays out the intergenerational model EMPath has developed to combat these effects. In order to disrupt the intergenerational effects of poverty, EMPath has developed a model for working with whole families in a way that addresses all three levels. An expansion of EMPath's successful Mobility Mentoring® model, the Intergenerational Mobility Project (The Intergen Project) incorporates assessment, goal-setting, coaching, and incentives for each individual in the family, as well as for the family as a whole...Read more and download the report.
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NASCSP ANNUAL TRAINING CONFERENCE
Omaha, NE
September 27-30,2016
NASCSP's 2016 Annual Training Conference offers a valuable opportunity for professionals from around the country to come together and discuss strategies for meeting new challenges. The Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) track will focus on HHS CSBG initiatives. It will also highlight best practices related to anti-poverty efforts, performance management, and performance measurement. Sessions will include updates on ROMA Next Generation, Organizational Standards, ACSI, State and Federal Accountability Measures, a discussion with the Office of Community Services about their vision for the future of the Network, and more. Learn more and register today.
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SAVE THE DATE
Management and Leadership Training Conference
January 11-13, 2017
Long Beach, California
Learn and Network with
Community Action Leaders
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CSBG T/TA RESOURCE CENTER
Find Performance Management guides and webinars in the Resource Bank
Submit a TA Request on any areas of the Organizational Standards to the Center of Excellence Team through the Request System
Add your state events to the Network Calendar
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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 Numbers 90ET0452 and 90ET0445.
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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