October 2017 Newsletter – Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association

• Community Training Space Available for Rent from ACAAA
• ACAAA Board of Directors to Meet
• ACAAA Member Benefit: Bylaws & Personnel Policies Review
• ACAAA Board of Directors Retreat Planned for December
• Coming Soon: “History of the War on Poverty” Workshop

• CAP Partnership Collecting Donations for Puerto Rico – donations accepted through Oct. 31

• Fall/Winter FDC Class Now Accepting Applications
• Microsoft Office Suite Webinars through NYSCAA/ACAAA (Oct-Dec)
• ACAAA Offers Intro to ROMA + ROMA Next Gen Training
• Congratulations to Arkansas’s first NCRI, Jacob Bright!
• ACAAA to Host Power to the People Symposium in Nov.
• State CSBG Team to Offer IS Survey Training in November

• National Partnership to “Go Live” on Facebook Tomorrow – live forums will be held every other Thursday – see the Partnership’s Facebook page
• 2017 In-Service for NCRTs & NCRIs – Oct. 10-11
• AR Advocates for Children & Families 40th Anniversary Gala
• Region VI 2017 Annual Conference – Oct. 25-27
• CAP, NCAF & CAPLAW to present New Executive Director’s Bootcamp – Nov. 14-16

Webinars

• Have a Record-Breaking #GivingTuesday, Network for Good, Oct. 11
• Introduction to Fundraising Planning, GrantSpace, Oct. 11
• How to Cultivate Your Community Online, Firespring, Oct. 18
• The Donor Stewardship System, Firespring, Oct. 25

Additional Resources

• ADFA Announces New HOME Program Application Process
• CAPLAW Offers Glossary of Community Action Acronyms
• Two New FAQs from CAPLAW: FLSA & Workplace Safety
• New National OCS Brief: Community Action Agencies and Financial Capability Integration
• 2017 CAP Annual Conference Workshop Materials
• VirtualCAP Releases Latest Issue of RoundUP
• Weatherization Health & Safety Guidance
• FRAC Maps Offer Powerful Research Resources – subscribe to FRAC eNews
• Comprehensive Community Needs Assessment (CCNA) Tool, Community Action Partnership Hub on Community Commons