Pathways to Excellence: 2022 Launch
2021-11-03 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Join us to learn about how your agency can pursue excellence in 2022. Pathways to Excellence has adopted a new multi-leveled Tiered Approach for agencies interested in moving beyond minimum requirements and taking the next steps for achieving agency-wide excellence based on the thirty-five CAA Standards of Excellence. The CAA Standards of Excellence represent the very best practices of the very best agencies. The Tiered Approach offers new levels of engagement and encourages any agency to take the first initial steps and move forward at your own pace for becoming a high-performance, ever-improving Agency of Excellence. Click here to register.

Combining Utility Assistance, Wraparound Services and Roof Repairs in Weatherization
2021-11-10 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Shama Mounzer serves as the Integration Executive Director at Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Agency, and oversees the Agency’s multi-faceted Utility Assistance Program, which serves communities within Wayne County, Michigan. Three years ago, the Agency implemented the initial phase of its roof repair program with an interest list of clients, and limited funding. In an effort to help residents improve their housing conditions, a partnership was formed with the State of Michigan and the City of Detroit to include wraparound services. In this webinar Shama describes how they integrate utility bill payment assistance and multiple home repair funds to reduce deferrals and maximize the Weatherization Assistance Program.
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Board Minutes and Resolutions Made Easy
2021-11-18 13:00 - 14:00 UTC
Community action agency (CAA) boards perform vital governance and oversight functions for their organizations. Nowhere is this more evident than at board meetings, where board members hear reports, deliberate, and make decisions that guide organizational efforts. Understanding the key functions of board meeting minutes and resolutions, as well as the differences between them, is fundamental for boards using these tools to document compliance and fulfill their duties. Join this session to learn how to take effective board minutes and document board actions using the new CAA Board Meetings: Template Meeting Minutes and Index of Form Resolutions developed by CAPLAW.
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Empowering Communities: Fair Districting & Community Action’s Role
2021-11-18 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
The decennial districting process is in full swing! New congressional, legislative, and local elected official districts are being drawn and some have already been finalized. At the Partnership, our Fair Districting project is up and running, ready to assist the Network as it engages on this issue. Join NCAP staff and our subject matter experts to get an overview of the districting process, learn how to find information on how the process works in your state and community, and what role our Network can play in this crucial process.
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CCAP Candidate Data Form (CDF) Guidance
2021-12-14 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
Presented by CCAP Commissioners Tiffany Keimig and Charles McCann:
Completing the Candidate Data Form (CDF) is the first step in the process of becoming a Certified Community Action Professional (CCAP). It is formatted for you to document your education and learning and experiences in the field of Community Action. In this webinar you will explore each part of the CDF in great detail and gain valuable insights on how you can complete your own first step toward national recognition as a CCAP.
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Introduction to Community Action
2021-12-14 16:00 - 17:00 UTC
The Community Action Network serves 99% of America’s counties providing life-changing services that build pathways to opportunity. And while we reject the one size fits all solution to poverty, there are core Community Action ingredients that are part of our makeup today and have been since Day 1. Join NCAP CEO Denise Harlow for a discussion on the core elements of Community Action and how we embed our history into today.
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Stacking Weatherization Funds With Habitat For Humanity
2021-12-22 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Habitat for Humanity of Omaha is the Weatherization Subgrantee for Douglas County, NE, which encompasses both urban and rural territory in the greater Omaha region. Weatherization is housed within Habitat’s home improvement portfolio, so clients come from multiple intake pathways. Danyelle Baratta, Senior Manager of Home Improvement Programs, describes how they identify clients, how they interact with Habitat’s home repair loan programs, and how they “stack” DOE, LIHEAP, utility, and foundation funds to maximize the weatherization & energy efficiency work they can perform on each project.
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Learning Communities Resource Center 2022 Kickoff Webinar
2022-01-12 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Join the National Partnership team to learn more about how to get involved with the Learning Communities Resource Center (LCRC) as we launch the next cycle of sharing and learning opportunities for the Community Action CSBG Network. LCRC is an innovation hub that works with CAAs to identify effective, promising, and innovative practice models that combat the causes and conditions of poverty. Participating individuals and agencies are given the opportunity to develop innovative anti-poverty approaches, improve programs, and sharpen service-delivery strategies specific to the needs of local communities. Join a network of organizations and leaders who have been given the tools to launch impactful and lasting transformations through participation in these sharing and learning cohorts! During the webinar we will discuss upcoming events, cohort topics, new resources, and application process questions.
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Reflections — with Ken Ackerman of Virtual CAP
2022-01-12 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
CAFCA’s Deb Polun will interview longtime Community Action network friend and partner Ken Ackerman, for reflections on his years in Community Action, and what he thinks lies ahead for our Promise.
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2022 Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commemoration Webinar
2022-01-19 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Join us as we remember the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with keynote speaker, Jerome H. Underwood, President & CEO of Action for a Better Community (ABC). Under his leadership, ABC is doing incredible work in the community and beyond.
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LIHWAP and Community Action
2022-01-27 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Join the federal Office of Community Services (OCS), CAPLAW, and the National Community Action Partnership for a webinar on Thursday, January 27th discussing the critical role that the Community Action network can play in facilitating the Low-Income Home Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP). With over $1.1 billion in new emergency funding, LIHWAP helps low-income households maintain access to drinking water and wastewater services by paying for water utility reconnections and bills. Grant recipients may work with local CAAs to distribute LIHWAP funding to benefit eligible households.
The webinar will feature three CAAs sharing their experiences planning for and launching their LIHWAP programs, and how they are leveraging other sources of funding such as Emergency Rental Assistance, LIHEAP, and CSBG, to provide utilities assistance to their communities. CAPLAW will also discuss its new resource, LIHWAP: A Primer for the Community Action Network, which is an online guide that helps the Community Action network navigate the program and better understand the role that CAAs may play in facilitating the funding. The resource incorporates current federal guidance and addresses aspects of the program critical to Community Action.
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Helping People, Changing Lives: Providing Equitable Access to the Expanded Child Tax Credit
2022-02-09 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
The expanded Child Tax Credit for 2021 is still available to families who file taxes and for those who haven’t filed taxes in the past. Join us to hear about how CAAs can help families get all the available tax credit due to them including the remainder of their CTC. The National community Action Partnership will be providing a wide range of new resources on tax filing, including social media templates, new videos, upcoming office hours with experts, and details on how families can find free tax prep sites in their communities.
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Child Tax Credit (CTC) Office Hours
2022-02-15 14:00 - 15:30, 2022-03-08 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
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Building CAA Resilience by Applying the Human Services Value Curve (HSVC)
2022-02-16 14:00 - 15:30 UTC
A follow-up to the Introduction to HSVC workshop held at the Management and Leadership Training Conference in February, this webinar will provide answers to two important questions: “How do I apply the HSVC lens in the agency?” and “What is my role as a leader?” If you did not attend the earlier workshop, a recording will be sent to you for your review prior to this webinar.
Presenter: Jennifer Kerr, American Public Human Services Association
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Empowering Communities: Advocacy and Lobbying Rules in a Fair Districting Context
2022-02-22 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
The decennial districting process is in full swing! New congressional, state, and local elected official districts are being drawn and some have already been finalized. But what are the dos and don’ts for weighing-in on new maps? At the Partnership, our Fair Districting project is up and running, ready to assist the Network as it engages on this issue. We’ve partnered with Bolder Advocacy to present advocacy and lobbying rules for nonprofits who want to make their voices heard on fair districting in their communities. Join us to learn about the role our Network can play in this crucial process!
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A Practical Approach to Weatherization Workforce Challenges
2022-03-02 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Northeast Community Action Corporation (NECAC), serves 12 counties in Missouri. To bring new workers into her Weatherization Program, Deputy Director Carla Potts launched a new apprenticeship program. The program takes one year to complete, including 144 classroom hours and 2,000 on-job-training. Trainees start at $13 per hour, and graduate as a U.S. Department of Labor certified “Performance Laborer Residential and Commercial”. Carla will explain how they worked with their local workforce board, the Labor Department, and the community to develop this initiative, discuss key lessons learned, and potential future growth.
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Advance Your CAP Work With A Springfield College Degree
2022-03-08 14:00 - 15:30 UTC
Community Action Agency employees enrolled in undergraduate and graduate programs at Springfield College are eligible to receive a $5,000 or $10,000 partner grant. This grant has been established by Springfield College to support CAP member agencies being educated for leadership in service to others. Please join us for this webinar to learn more about our flexible degree programs and the partnership grant.
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Quarterly Public Community Action Agency Meeting
2022-03-08 14:00 - 15:30 UTC
Join the National Community Action Partnership for our next quarterly public Community Action Agency meeting. These meetings provide opportunities specifically for public CAAs to connect with their peers from around the country, discuss current topics, and receive relevant training. Registration is required; please register here.

Aligning Systems to Advance Community and Family Well-Being: A Partnership Playbook for Community Action and Human Services Agencies
2022-03-09 13:30 - 14:30 UTC
Come learn about how Community Action Agencies and public human services agencies have worked together during the COVID-19 pandemic response and what opportunities lie ahead to catalyze stronger connections to support the well-being of communities. Drawing on examples from the field, the National Community Action Partnership and American Public Human Services Association have co-created a Partnership Playbook that elevates promising areas of alignment between the two networks that can be deployed to maximize the impact of COVID-relief and other federal investments intended to support a strong and equitable recovery. The Playbook additionally explores where, despite their shared purpose and vision, more work is needed to transform the way human services and Community Action Agencies work together to help communities reach their potential.
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NCAP/Amazon Business Launch
2022-03-14 14:00 - 15:00 (Pacific/Easter)
TIME: 2 PM ET | 1 PM CT | 12 PM MT | 11 AM PT
EVENT DESCRIPTION: National Community Action Partnership is pleased to announce Amazon Business for members. With Amazon Business, all National Community Action Partnership members can access hundreds of thousands of sellers who offer business-only selection, quantity discounts, and time-saving features that help businesses run better. Business leaders enjoy convenient shipping options on hundreds of millions of supplies across categories including IT, office, breakroom, janitorial, and personal protective equipment.
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CCAP Exam Guidance
2022-03-16 14:00 - 15:00 (Pacific/Easter)
TIME: 2 PM ET | 1 PM CT | 12 PM MT | 11 AM PT
EVENT DESCRIPTION: After successful completion of the CDF and ESP, candidates are qualified to take the CCAP exam. This session will focus on best strategies for preparing for the examination, noting what distinguishes the CCAP exam from other kinds of tests, with particular focus on the Study Guide and practice questions. Presented by Jim Lopresti.
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Women and Retirement 2022 Webinar
2022-03-22 14:00 - 15:00 (Pacific/Easter)
TIME: 2 PM ET | 1 PM CT | 12 PM MT | 11 AM PT
EVENT DESCRIPTION: More than ever, women are taking charge of their financial futures. At the same time, when it comes to retirement planning, they face particular challenges. For example, on average, women live longer than men, according to the National Center for Health Statistics, a part of the CDC. Living longer could mean spending more years in retirement, and, therefore, more years having to live on retirement savings.
On Tuesday March 22nd at 2pm, Mutual of America Financial Group will present a 30-minute webinar titled Women and Retirement: Preparing Now for a More Financially Secure Future, which will provide valuable insights into the factors impacting women’s retirement planning. The webinar will also highlight ways women can successfully plan for the future, including how to potentially maximize saving and investing opportunities and retirement income. This includes taking full advantage of your employer’s retirement plan after enrolling in it and better understanding Social Security benefits.
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Child Tax Credit (CTC) Office Hours
2022-03-29 14:00 - 15:00, 2022-04-05 14:00 - 15:00 (Pacific/Easter)
TIME: 2 PM ET | 1 PM CT | 12 PM MT | 11 AM PT
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Do you have questions about the Child Tax Credit, Earned Income Tax Credit or VITA sites? Do you have customers who need information about how to get their refunds? Are you working with a family who has a very specific issue filing their taxes and you need some help finding a solution? If so, here is your chance to get answers! NCAP is hosting “office hours” where you can join our staff and the experts from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) to get the answers you and your customers need.
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Organizational Self-Assessment: A Strategy to Build Capacity
2022-03-30 14:00 - 15:00 (Pacific/Easter)
TIME: 2 PM ET | 1 PM CT | 12 PM MT | 11 AM PT
EVENT DESCRIPTION: Is your organization looking to move to the next level, but unsure where to start? The National Community Action Partnership is excited to launch a new Organizational Self-Assessment tool that is designed in partnership with the Nonprofit Risk Management Center specifically for Community Action Agencies to gain critical insight into key areas of organizational operation and strategy. This insight can help inform and focus agency action to strengthen practice and build capacity. This webinar will discuss the new tool, its use, and how to utilize the results to plan operational improvements to move your CAA towards excellence.
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NCAP Launches New Partnership with Wipfli
2022-03-31 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
TIME: 2 PM ET | 1 PM CT | 12 PM MT | 11 AM PT
DESCRIPTION: NCAP will be hosting a webinar with Wipfli on Thursday, March 31, at 2 ET / 1 CT / 12 MT / 11 PT to introduce our new partnership and provide an overview of the benefits available to NCAP members through Wipfli. Please consider joining us!
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Community Action Month Toolkit Release Webinar
2022-04-12 14:00 - 15:00 UTC
Please join us for the release of the 2022 Community Action Month Toolkit! We’ll walk through the contents of the toolkit, how to use it, and highlight what’s new this year.
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Forging a Pathway to Excellence for your Community Action Agency
2022-04-13 14:00 - 15:00 (Pacific/Easter)
TIME: 2 PM ET | 1 PM CT | 12 PM MT | 11 AM PT
EVENT DESCRIPTION: The last two years have reminded us why every community needs and deserves an excellent Community Action Agency. But how do you get there? How do you move beyond compliance and towards excellence? This webinar will discuss steps your agency can take to begin planning your excellence journey, including how to prepare your agency for the next Pathways to Excellence cohort enrollment scheduled for early summer 2022.
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Achieving Generative Leadership through the Human Services Value Curve
2022-04-14 12:30 - 13:30 UTC
TIME: 12:30 PM ET | 11:30 AM CT | 10:30 AM MT | 9:30 AM PT
DESCRIPTION: Join us for this deep dive to learn how the Human Services Value Curve inspires and equips leaders and policymakers of health and human services organizations, systems, and communities to envision and create a path for achieving better and more equitable outcomes for individuals, families, and communities, as well as improve and accelerate human services social and economic value for society.
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