• National Community Action Equity Summit

    The National Community Action Partnership will be hosting its first ever Equity Summit April 19-21, 2021. Our theme for this virtual event is “Centering in Truth, Activating Community Healing & Resiliency”. We deeply believe that “othering”, particularly racism rests at the nucleus of poverty in America and that equitable opportunities can only be built and sustained by centering ourselves in […]

  • Community Action Month

    Celebrate the Community Action legacy and continued success in helping people, changing lives.

  • 2021 Executive Directors / Board Chair Institute

    These two and a half day trainings are designed to help new executive directors or new executive directors and their chair’s to achieve a deeper understanding of their role, the work of Community Action, and current operating environment of the Community Action Network. Executive Director's Institute: Oct. 25-27 Board Chair Institute: Oct. 27-29

  • Using 2022 Performance to Inform 2023 Goals: Moving Towards Excellence

    With 2023 just around the corner, now is the perfect time to evaluate your organization's progress to inform agency goals and priorities for the new year. Partnership staff will review dynamic tools and processes you can use to reflect on organizational performance in 2022 to inform action in 2023, including through the Community Action Standards of Excellence and organizational assessment tools available to the Community Action network. Join this webinar to learn more about these great tools and resources, and the 2023 Pathways to Excellence cohort opportunities you can use to move your agency practices towards excellence.

  • NCAP Strategic Plan — Overview & Listening Session

    You spoke, we listened. Thank you to all who provided feedback for the development of NCAP’s updated strategic plan through surveys, focus groups, and listening sessions. Join us during for one of the below webinars for the unveiling of NCAP’s strategic plan. Don’t miss this opportunity for a first look at the NCAP’s roadmap over […]

  • NCAP Strategic Plan — Overview & Listening Session

    You spoke, we listened. Thank you to all who provided feedback for the development of NCAP’s updated strategic plan through surveys, focus groups, and listening sessions. Join us during for one of the below webinars for the unveiling of NCAP’s strategic plan. Don’t miss this opportunity for a first look at the NCAP’s roadmap over […]

  • Project Management as an Excellence Practice

    Wednesday, January 11 | 2pm ET | 1pm CT | 12pm MT | 11am PT Community Action Agencies manage projects that are critical to their mission every day, whether it be rewriting an HR manual, opening a new community center, or overseeing a database migration. Do you ever find yourself in the middle of the […]

  • Quarterly Public CAA Convening

    Want to connect with fellow public Community Action Agency staff from around the county? In this session NCAP will bring together public Community Action Agencies for programmatic updates, peer learning, and resource sharing. Gather with colleagues from across the nation to learn, discuss, and share!This session will focus on Organizational Standards. Come prepared with your […]

  • Virtual Racial Healing Circle

    Join NCAP in celebration of the 2023 Day of Racial Healing and participate in a Virtual Racial Healing Circle on Tuesday, January 17th! Racial Healing Circles are designed to focus on the sharing of stories that affirm our common humanity. Sign up at this link.

  • 2023 Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Webinar

    Join us as we remember the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with keynote speaker Maria Elena De La Garza, Executive Director of Community Action Board of Santa Cruz County. Under her leadership, Community Action Board is doing incredible work in the community and beyond. Click here to register for the webinar.

  • Getting to Know the National Community Action Partnership Data Hub

    Join us for a walkthrough of the Community Action Partnership Data Hub. The webinar will provide a step-by-step tutorial of the Community Needs Assessment tool, including how to build reports for sub-county and multi-county agencies. Participants will also learn how to make, save, and share single-layer maps about their communities. The webinar will conclude with […]

  • 2023 Management & Leadership Training Conference

    NCAP’s 2023 Management & Leadership Training Conference will take place February 8-10 in beautiful New Orleans, LA! Our theme this year is Reimagining The Future: Advancing Equity and Sustaining Innovation. ABOUT THE EVENT The Management and Leadership Training Conference (MLTC) is targeted to board and staff leaders at Community Action Agencies. The MLTC will feature intensive training, structured discussions, and networking […]

  • Community Action 101

    TIME: 2 PM ET | 1 PM CT | 12 PM MT | 11 AM PT For more than 50 years, Community Action has served as a dynamic and community-based force in addressing the causes and conditions of poverty throughout the USA. Join the Partnership’s CEO, Denise Harlow, as she grounds us in the history, […]

  • Pathways to Excellence Implementer Training

    Your agency is ready to move forward in the pursuit of excellence. Set the stage by sending key staff to the April 28, online, Pathways to Excellence Implementer Training. Engaged participants will gain a deeper understanding to recognizing and documenting agency progress towards the 35 Community Action Standards of Excellence. Attendees completing the training will […]

  • Whole Family Approach Institute

    Save the date for NCAP's Whole Family Approach Institute, taking place June 6–8, 2023, in the Washington, DC metro area.