by ws-user | Sep 2012 | resources
This case study is based on CAPLAW’s interview with Mike Tarpinian, Chief Executive Officer of the Opportunity Alliance in Portland, Maine, about the merger of a Community Action Agency, Peoples’ Regional Opportunity Program, Inc., with Youth Alternatives Ingraham to...
by ws-user | Sep 2010 | resources
Use this Board Composition and Selection Best Practices checklist to assess how your board elects board members, what your selection procedures you use, and whether the makeup of the board complies with the requirements of the federal CSBG Act.
by ws-user | Sep 2010 | resources
May CAAs require exempt employees to record their hours worked or will doing so undermine the salary-basis test for their exemption from the minimum wage and overtime requirements of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)?
by Allie Fiske | May 2010 | resources
Make no mistake about it – in the recent Citizens United decision, the Supreme Court radically changed the rules of the road for for-profit and some nonprofit corporations looking to influence elections. In sort, it removed the prohibition on corporations and...
by ws-user | Sep 2008 | resources
This Sample Attorney Consultant Engagement Letter is an example of the type of agreement a CAA could enter into with outside counsel to obtain assistance on particular legal matters.
by ws-user | Sep 2008 | resources
CAPLAW’s Sample Board Applicant Questionnaire for CAAs with Head Start Programs helps CAAs track the Head Start required qualifications for the governing body, as well as determine a board applicant’s relevant experiences for board service.