New Resource! CSBG Monitoring Map for CAAs

New! Monitoring Map for CAAs: A Guide For Navigating The CSBG Review Process 

This free toolkit represents a collaborative effort between the Community Action Partnership (Partnership) and CAPLAW to provide timely training and technical assistance (T/TA) material about the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) monitoring process that will directly impact a CAA’s ability to consistently provide vital services for the low-income community while maintaining a productive relationship with its state CSBG office.

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Registration Now Open for 2012 Conference

Registration Now Open!
  
We hope you will join us for our annual National Training Conference in San Diego this summer. In this time of increased competition and scrutiny, it is more important than ever to ensure your organization is in top-notch shape.
 
This year's conference will once again feature an expert faculty of attorneys, accountants, government officials and nonprofit managers who will be ready to answer your questions and give you the tools you need to resolve the legal, financial and management challenges you encounter every day.

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Developing Information: 2012 CAPLAW National Conference

New 2012 National Training Conference information is now available on CAPLAW.org. This year's conference will once again feature an expert faculty of attorneys, accountants, government officials and nonprofit managers who will be ready to answer your questions and give you the tools you need to resolve the legal, financial and management challenges you encounter every day.


Join us for the 2012 National Training Conference in beautiful San Diego from June 5 - 7, 2012.
 
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CAPLAW Article: Head Start Recompetition

Read the recent CAPLAW article, "Summary of Head Start Regulations on Recompetition", featured in the November, 2011 e-News Buletin, which gives a summary of the new designation renewal system.

Head Start: Prepare for the New Renewal System

Join CAPLAW for a 1½ hour webinar to learn about how the new “Designation Renewal System” will work, what criteria will trigger recompetition, and what your organization can do to prepare for the new system.

When: December 14th, 2 - 3:30 p.m. EST

Head Start Resources

Visit the Head Start section of the CAPLAW website to view information on the recently released monitoring protocol for FY 2012, Head Start Reauthorization information, Head Start Q&As, Head Start Board checklists, Information Memoranda, sample policies and contracts, monitoring tools, and more.

New "Top-Notch CAAs" Publication Now Available

Introducing the newest CAPLAW publication, Tools for Top-Notch CAAs: A Practical Approach to Governance and Financial Excellence. The toolkit is intended to assist boards and management in their collaborative efforts to build well-governed and effective CAAs. Learn more and download the toolkit for free!
 
The toolkit includes case scenarios and examples to help you understand and apply the principles discussed. And, many of the sections provide sample documents that CAAs can use as a starting point for developing their own policies.
 
The toolkit addresses how to:

• Conduct and maintain minutes for board meetings;
• Build financial capacity through hiring of skilled financial staff and effective audits;
• Prepare organization-wide budgets;
• Get the most out of financial statements;
• Address conflicts of interest; and
• Draft and implement effective whistleblower policies.

Members: free of charge
Non-members: free of charge
  
Learn more and downloand the toolkit!