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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...
Ask the Financial Experts: Fiscal Navigation in 2022
Fiscal administration and management issues for federal grants become more complex with the influx of funding. Many of the challenges, from managing new programs and a rapid ramp-up of services, to cost allowability as needs evolve, relate to the financial administration of new or increased...
Community Economic Development for CAAs
As part of their mission to lift people with low incomes from poverty to self-sufficiency, Community Action Agencies (CAAs) often seek to spur growth and build wealth in their communities through job creation and business development. These efforts can generally be referred to as “community...
Social Enterprise Case Study: CT Food 4 Thought
This webinar discussed CAPLAW's case study on CT Food 4 Thought, a hydroponic greenhouse farm operated by New Opportunities, Inc., a CAA in northwest Connecticut. The webinar featured New Opportunities’ Executive Director Bill Rybczyk, who shared the story of how his team pivoted strategically to...
Bridging Across Barriers
At first glance, a state CSBG office and state association might seem like an odd couple. State CSBG offices administer CSBG funding and oversee and monitor CAAs in the state. State associations support and advocate for those CAAs, and their boards of directors are typically executive directors...
Case Study: New Opportunities, Inc. and CT Food 4 Thought
This case study profiles CT Food 4 Thought, a hydroponic greenhouse farm operated by New Opportunities, a CAA in northwest Connecticut. It discusses how the CAA's leadership pivoted strategically to grow its business from an idea to a successful farm producing 8,000-11,000 heads of lettuce per...
Community Action and SNAP E&T
Community Action Agencies (CAAs) seeking to develop new employment and jobs training programs or expand on existing employment services should consider what the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Employment & Training (SNAP E&T) program has to offer…
Purpose: In Boards We Trust
Ready to chat in the café car? Travel with us for the third webinar in CAPLAW's Conductor Series, focused on CAPLAW's animated board training video Purpose: In Boards We Trust. In this webinar we broke out into small groups to hash out the fiduciary duty of...
Process: The CAA Board Meeting Ecosystem
Travel with us for the second webinar in CAPLAW's Conductor Series, focused on CAPLAW's animated board training video Process: The CAA Board Meeting Ecosystem - Consent Agendas and the Conservation of Time. View this board training video with frequent CAPLAW-led pauses to understand consent...
People: How Do You Get the Right People on the Board?
Travel with us for the first webinar in CAPLAW's Conductor Series, focused on CAPLAW's animated board training video People: How Do You Get the Right People on the Board? Along the way, watch the full board training video with CAPLAW, followed by a discussion...