Colorado Community Action Association
2017 Colorado Conference on Poverty
Louder Than Words: Measuring Success Through Data
August 7-11 in Crested Butte, CO
Conference schedule (3 pages)
Plenary Sessions and Conference Events
- Volunteer Service Project
- Networking, Book Readings and Signings – Dr. Donald Burnes, Dr. Barbara Mooney, Fred Richmond
- Colorado Coalition for the Homeless: Housing Success Stories based on Trauma Care and Motivational Interviewing
- Remarks from National Partners
- Awards Ceremony
- Future of Community Action Keynote by DOLA
- Model State Plan and Public Hearing
- The State of Poverty Law Today: Rights, Stories, and Vulnerabilities of the Poor – Ezra Rosser, JD
- Demographic Trends impacting the State and Your Mission- Using Data to Tell Your Story by State Demographics - Elizabeth Garner
- Closing Keynote Speaker – Dr. Regina Lewis
Breakout Sessions
More than 60 sessions are being offered – see conference program for full agenda and speaker/presenter bios.
Tuesday, August 8
- OMB Super Circular and Uniform Guidance (2-part session)
- Intro to Results Oriented Management and Accountability/ROMA (2-part session)
- The Accountable Case Manager: A Practical Approach for Effective Service Delivery (3-part session carries over to Wednesday)
- Bridges out of Poverty (ends @ 2:30pm)
- ROMA Certified Trainer Assistance - Mission Statement to Needs Assessment to Community Action Plan (2-part session)
- Resilient Organizations/Resilient Clients: Exploring the impacts on Organizational Scarcity on community, staff and clients (2-part session)
- Creating Jobs in Rural Areas and Examples of Rural Economic Development Projects
- CO Homelessness Activity System Evaluation
s - Why Should I Take on Housing or Economic Development Projects and Basics of Operating a Small Business Loan Fund
- Specific Fundraising Strategies - Grants and Foundations
s - Financial Education Evaluation Toolkit: Evaluate and Document Your Program
- Overview of Performance Management and ROMA Next Generation
- Fundraising and Development: Building Your Case for Support
Wednesday, August 9
- Raising the Low-Income Voice: Democratic Selection Procedures for the Low-income Sector of the Tripartite Board
- CSBG 101 - CSBG Annual Report Changes
- CSBG 201 - Public Entity Community Action programs Best Practices
- Exploring Nonprofit Advocacy
- Moving From Demographics to Data – How your framework of care influence the data you collect
- Data, Health Policy and Values: The Political Environment and the Future
- How Effective are All of These Trainings? (Some strategies in how to measure training efficacy)
- Relaxation Techniques
- The Accountable Case Manager
s - Lobbying, Advocacy, and Political Activity: Playing By the Rules
- CSBG 101 - CSBG Orientation
- Using data to create program goals and measure program performance
- It Takes a Library (ITAL)
- Addressing Affordable Housing Challenges in your Community
- CSBG 201 - Pathways to Excellence, CCAP, ROMA Trainer and ROMA Implementer National Certification
- 2Gen Strategies in Colorado
s - Poverty Simulation
- Workplace Stability: Improving Retention and Productivity Data Points
- CSBG 101 - Program Overview with Deadlines and Requirement
- Creating a Local Theory of Change
- Blended/Distance Learning and the Impact on Organizations, Staff and Clients
- How Program Evaluation Can Benefit Your Agency: Theory, Practice and Application
- How to build a VITA Program in your community
- From Measurement to Making Meaning in the Poverty Puzzle (2-part session)
s - Measuring Community Level Work
- Advance Practice Social Welfare Policy Analysis
- CSBG 201 - Creating a Multi-County Service Area
- The Colorado Data Warehouse Project - The Douglas County Cares Collaborative
- Connecting individuals to Career Pathways and Sustainable Employment
Thursday, August 10
- Data Driven Public Policy: A Primer for Elected and Appointed Officials and Other Interested Stakeholders
- CSBG 101 - How to Draft a Successful 3-Year Application and Work Plan
- CSBG 201 - Social Return on Investments: Examples from Older Adults and VITA
- Colorado Family Support Assessment 2.0 Tool Overview and Implementation
- Evaluating Your 3-Year Community Action Plan
- Colorado’s Work-Based Learning Framework
s - National Cybersecurity Center Training for Board of County Commissioners and Other Elected Officials
- Fiscal Internal Controls and Policies & Procedures
- Using and Presenting Data Effectively to Engage Your Audience
- Evaluating Financial Well-Being
- Getting Ahead – Building Resources for a Better Life
- Measuring the Social Return on Investment of Catholic Charities Nutrition Program
- Preparing for Success in Rural Colorado
- Panel on Organizational Standards Compliance Documentation Best Practices
s - Preparing for Financial Audits
- Elected Officials - Supporting Local Agency Information Management Interoperability: The Douglas County Example
- Calculating Social Return on Investment: The Carter-Richmond Methodology
- Creating strong Tripartite Board/Advisory Committee Bylaws
- Achieving Success Through Internships (2-part session)
s - Survey Design
- The Future of Training in Human Services - How Technology and distance learning will impact client facing and professional development training programs
- Innovative Strategies with Proven Measurable Successes: Routt to Work – A Community Approach to Empowering People and Boulder County Community Action Program
- Fair Housing and Reasonable Accommodation
- Conducting an Annual Budgeting Process
- Relaxation Techniques
