Tools for Top-Notch CAAs: Governance + Financial

Tools for Top-Notch CAAs: Governance + Financial

This six-section toolkit is intended to assist boards and management in their collaborative efforts to build well-governed and effective Community Action Agencies (CAAs).The toolkit includes case scenarios and examples to help you understand and apply the principles...
All a-Board! Series: Duty of Loyalty (Purpose)

All a-Board! Series: Duty of Loyalty (Purpose)

Understand the great responsibility of being a board member through the lens of the duty of loyalty: each board member’s obligation to place the interests of the CAA before their personal interests. Learn how to identify and address conflicts of interest,...
All a-Board! Series: Duty of Loyalty (Purpose)

All a-Board! Series: Who Says What Goes? (Process)

Tonya is a new CAA board member who has just received a whistleblower complaint from a CAA employee. Follow her journey as she discovers the key aspects of a CAA’s board operations—how the board communicates and makes decisions, the board’s role in developing...
All a-Board! Series: Duty of Loyalty (Purpose)

All a-Board! Series: Why Are You Here? (Purpose)

Explore the reasons why people become CAA board members, including what it means to be a board member who is Capable, Accountable, Representative, and Engaged (C.A.R.E) in the context of community action. Whether you’re a new CAA board member eager to orient yourself...