Completing the Candidate Data Form (CDF) is the first step in the process of becoming a Certified Community Action Professional (CCAP). It is in a formatted for you to document your learning and experiences in the field of Community Action. In this webinar you can explore the parts of the CDF in great detail. You will gain valuable insights on how you can complete your own first step toward national recognition as a CCAP.

Learn how operating a social enterprise can be the next step from activities your CAA is already doing.  Hear how your CAA can use an asset you already have to generate an unrestricted source of income. Register

Join the Learning Communities Resource Center on December 5th at 2pm ET to learn about the upcoming opportunities in 2019. The webinar will introduce the 2019 Learning Community Groups, review the application process, and share the exciting benefits of the Learning Community. Register

Hosted by the Weatherization Leveraged Partnerships Project at the National Community Action Partnership, hear from Ohio Partners for Affordable Energy on the Do’s and Don’ts designing programs that leverage the WAP. Winning leveraged dollars and designing coordinated programs should be a win-win for the Weatherization Network and potential partners, yet making sure that this design works for your program can be a challenge. With over 30 years of experience in regulatory and legislative advocacy, program design, and program management, the OPAE Energy Services team has critical tips and guidance for the Weatherization Network.

Submitting the Executive Skills Portfolio (ESP) is the second step in the process of becoming a Certified Community Action Professional (CCAP). The ESP is your chance to showcase your skills in doing the work of Community Action. It gives you a vehicle to show that you are a leader who understands Community Action's vision and values. In this webinar you will get a comprehensive look at what is expected of candidates in this step toward CCAP. And you will gain insight into what the ESP evaluators address when they examine candidates' ESP submissions.

The National Community Action Partnership will be releasing the Community Action National Impact report on Thursday, January 24. Join this webinar to learn how you and your local agency, or state association can be engaged at the local or state level in its release. The webinar will share content, graphics, and data from the report […]

Join Partnership Board Chair, Bryan Duncan and CEO, Denise Harlow as they give tribute to MLK’s legacy and Community Action’s history.

The FDIC’s 2018 version of the instructor-led Money Smart for Adults curriculum was released in November 2018! This full replacement of the 2010 version provides instructors with practical knowledge, skills-building opportunities, and resources they can use to help participants manage their finances with confidence. The 14 new modules feature basic financial topics, and include updated information, and expanded content on topics such as mobile banking, creative ways to save money, and credit reports and scores.

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Several Community Action Agencies have experienced change through participation in the 2018 Whole Family Approach Learning Community Group. Selected agencies will share their learning and transformation as they've worked to implement a whole family approach. Resources and takeaways for replication in other CAAs will be shared. Presenters: Jeannie Chaffin, Consultant & Tiffney Marley, National CAP […]

Join this webinar to hear stories of how organizations have used Head Start and local post-secondary partners to develop skills and create opportunities for parents. Presenters: Jeannie Chaffin, Consultant & Tiffney Marley, National CAP Provided by the Learning Communities Resource Center at National CAP Register

Many factors combine together to affect the health of individuals and communities, not solely access to health services or genetics. Where we live, the state of our environment, and our relationships with friends and family all have considerable impacts on health. This webinar will focus on a comprehensive approach to health and how considering and treating one's physical and social environment can ultimately improve health.

This Organizational Standards Center of Excellence Peer-to-Peer webinar will focus on an example of a career pathways framework for CAA personnel in Massachusetts.  The Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP) conducted a Community Action Career Pathways Research Project, identifying and documenting career pathways in the common occupation areas of the 23 CAAs in MA. The recently published report identifies the skills and training needed by CAA employees to move upward on a career pathway, as well as recommendations on developing a culture of professional development and career planning within CAAs. This webinar will provide key information and findings of the study which was funded by the Massachusetts Department of Labor and Workforce Development's Workforce Training Fund.

This Organizational Standards Center of Excellence Peer-to-Peer webinar will focus on organizational sustainability through leadership transitions.  As generations are moving through the workplace, the potential of executive leadership transitions remains high.  Being prepared and handling a transition well can help an organization continue on a positive trajectory.  Learn from two organizations in the Community Action network that have experience with successful transitions – a local CAA in North Alabama who recently went through a transition and the Iowa state association who assists local agencies through the process.