New Fall 2011 CAPLAW Update Newsletter

The latest edition of the CAPLAW Update newsletter is now available!

View the complete Fall 2011 CAPLAW Update Newsletter or select an article:

Evaluating Cost-Saving Workforce Options in Leaner Times View Article >>

CAPLAW Conference Prepares CAAs for Future Challenges View Article >>

Real Estate Donation Q&A View Article >>

CAPLAW Promotes Team-Based Approach to Financial Leadership View Article >>

Oral Complaints: Casual Workplace Banter or Properly Filed Wage and Hour Claim? View Article >>

Employer Liability for USERRA and Other Discrimination Claims Expanded View Article >>

Nonprofits Beware: Your Employees’ Blogs, Facebook Posts and Twitter Tweets May Be Protected by the National Labor Relations Act View Article >>

2011 OMB Circular A-133 Compliance Supplement Issued View Article >

CAPLAW e-News Bulletin, September 29, 2011

Read the latest issue of the CAPLAW e-News Bulletin!

In this issue:

• Tips for Managing Unauthorized Overtime
• Setting Executive Compensation
• Are Employers Required to Provide Temporary Employees with Retirement Benefits?
• UPDATE on How to Properly Handle an Employee’s Negative Social Media Comments
• Another Online Resource to Add to Your Legal Library

Stay connected with the legal and financial issues affecting Community Action Agencies. CAPLAW's E-News Bulletin is a continuing series of resources and information on current legal and financial topics of interest to CAAs and professionals working with CAAs.

CAPLAW e-News Bulletin, September 12, 2011

Stay connected with the legal and financial issues affecting Community Action Agencies. CAPLAW's E-News Bulletin is a continuing series of resources and information on current legal and financial topics of interest to CAAs and professionals working with CAAs.

View the complete September 12, 2011 issue.

Jean Block Stresses the Need for a Diverse Development Plan

Today’s funding climate requires all nonprofits to diversify their revenue, and community action agencies are no different! During today's Beyond the Basics webinar, Jean Block, of Jean Block Consulting, LLC, stressed to CAAs the need to diversify revenue sources by create a development plan. Jean shared tips how to get started on building a diversified development plan, the various types of fundraising and income generation you should include in your plan and the keys to success for a variety of fundraising applications.

Miss today's webinar?  You can view archived recordings and materials of all Beyond the Basics webinars anytime on the CAPLAW website.

Dealing with Audit Findings -- Today's Financial Management Call

Today, Kay Sohl was joined by Mary Pockl and Mike Zeno, CPAs with S.R. Snodgrass A.C. to discuss strategies CAAs can use to prepare successful responses to both audit findings and concerns of funders and communities. As A-133 experts, Mike and Mary provided insight on the challenges auditors confront in identifying and reporting control and compliance weaknesses and questioned costs.  

If you missed today's call, Dealing with Audit Findings, you can view the recording of and access materials from the conference call on the CAPLAW website.

Interested in participating in the CAPLAW Financial Network?  Find out how!

Keys to Cost Effective Controls and Clean Audits – the COSO Internal Control Integrated Framework

On Wednesday, July 27th Kay Sohl of Kay Sohl Consulting, discussed the COSO internal control framework and how Community Action Agencies can use this framework to develop more cost effective controls and streamline the audit process. The webinar explored new strategies to address the risks which emerge during periods of budget cutbacks and cash flow problems.

This webinar and other sessions in the Beyond the Basics webinar series are available for viewing anytime on the CAPLAW wesite.

The next webinar in the Beyond the Basics webinar series will be Strategic Resource Development: Fundraising and Revenue Creation Plans on August 17 , 2011, 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. eastern time.

Free Training Opportunities From CAPLAW

Register today for two free upcoming training opportunities from CAPLAW!
 
FREE! Beyond the Basics Webinar
Keys to Cost Effective Controls and Clean Audits – the COSO International Control Integrated Framework
July 27 , 2011, 2 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST


FREE! Financial Management Call
Dealing with Audit Findings
August 3 , 2011, 2 p.m. – 3 p.m. EST