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From Community to Boardroom: FAQ on Democratic Selection and the Low-Income Sector
Low-income individuals in the community have an important voice in the administration of poverty alleviating programs. The federal Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Act recognizes this and...
Bylaws Toolkit
This updated Bylaws Toolkit will help CAAs develop bylaws that are clear, effective, and up-to-date. The toolkit outlines key concepts for an agency’s bylaws, such as the authority of the Board of...
Uniform Guidance Crosswalk
This Crosswalk focuses on key substantive changes made in 2024 to the Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards, 2 CFR Part 200 (Uniform...
Mergers as a Strategy for Success
Many nonprofit organizations view mergers as a last resort, a reaction to financial distress or leadership vacuum. But what if CAA leaders considered mergers proactively—as a way to encourage organizational growth, strengthen effectiveness, replicate best practices—and to do so in a cost-effective...
An Exploration of Shared Administrative Services
Faced with government budget cuts and increased competition for funding, CAAs are exploring various alternatives for sharing or combining resources to reduce their operational costs and increase their efficiency and effectiveness. Sharing administrative services with another organization can also...
Political Activity: Playing by the Rules
This webinar discusses the laws that govern how CAAs engage in political activity, and will address questions such as:What is political campaign activity and how is it different from lobbying and advocacy?Can our CAA get involved with activities like voter registration, voter education, candidate...
Understanding Advocacy and Lobbying Rules
This webinar focuses on advocacy and lobbying and addresses questions such as:What is the difference between lobbying, advocacy, and education?What kinds of activities are considered lobbying, and what are not?How do we lobby while staying within Internal Revenue Service and federal grant...
Congress Expands Federal Whistleblower Protections
On December 14, 2016, Congress enacted Public Law 114-261, which made permanent a federal pilot program to enhance whistleblower protections for employees of federal contractors and grantees. This often-overlooked law, codified at 41 U.S.C. § 4712, has important ramifications for recipients of...
Navigating Retirement Plan Fiduciary Rules and Plan Errors
In the second webinar of the Keeping Your Organization's Retirement Plan in Shape webinar series, a seasoned retirement plan attorney covers what your organization must do to fulfill the fiduciary responsibilities of a plan sponsor under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and the...
Ins and Outs of Retirement Plan Audits
In the first webinar of the Keeping Your Organization's Retirement Plan in Shape webinar series, learn from an experienced retirement plan auditor about which retirement plans are required to have audits, what auditors look at when conducting an audit, how to prepare for the efficient completion...
Case Study: Pace CAA’s Social Enterprises
How did a nonprofit Community Action Agency come to operate for-profit businesses? This case study examines how a nonprofit CAA leveraged its experience to establish social enterprises focused on helping individuals reach self-sufficiency, offering lessons in the common legal, governance, and...
The Power of a Public CAA Tripartite Board
This case study focuses on how the tripartite board of a public Community Action Agency (CAA) fulfills its responsibilities with respect to the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Organizational Standards (Standards) set forth in the federal Office of Community Services’ (OCS) Information...