November 2017 Newsletter – Arkansas Community Action Agencies Association

• Community Training Space Available for Rent from ACAAA
• ACAAA Member Benefit: Bylaws & Personnel Policies Review
• History of the War on Poverty Workshop, December 11-13
• ACAAA Board of Directors to Meet, December 13
• ACAAA Board of Directors Retreat, December 11-13

• National Community Action Partnership Now on Instagram
• “Weatherization Day” Celebrated October 30 – CRDC event photos
• Check out CADC’s Great-looking Updated Website!

• Microsoft Office Suite Webinars through NYSCAA/ACAAA (Nov-Dec)
• ACAAA Power to the People Symposium, Nov. 14-16
• Commodity Update at ACAAA Training Center November 29
• State CSBG Team to Offer IS Survey Training November 29
• FDC Instructors & Portfolio Advisors’ Institute, March 2018

• NCAF to Host “18 for ’18” Webinars with David Bradley – Register for 9 or Nov. 13
• CAP, NCAF & CAPLAW to present New E.D. Bootcamp, Nov. 14-16 in New Orleans, LA
• 2018 CAP Management & Leadership Training Conference, Jan. 9-12 in Houston, TX

Webinars

• CNA Webinar Mini-Series, Community Action Partnership – Planning for a Comprehensive CNA, Nov.2 – Collecting CNA Data, Nov. 9, Analyzing CNA Data, Nov. 13, Communicating the CNA, Nov. 20
• Win-Win Fundraising Strategies, Nonprofit Hub, Nov. 7
• Anti-Poverty Practices, Community Action Partnership Learning Community – Trauma-Informed Approaches, Nov. 8, Opportunities for Transformation, Nov. 16, Rural IMPACT, Nov.28, Financial Empowerment, Dec. 4
• Introduction to Project Budgets, GrantSpace, Nov. 8
• Avoiding Donor Attrition, Firespring, Nov. 8
• Cause Awareness & Giving Days, OnGood, Nov. 14
• Year-End Virtual Conference, Network for Good, Nov. 14
• CAP Webinars
  • “Your Money Your Goals” Front-Line Staff Training, Nov. 14
  • Anti-Poverty Practices, Nov. 16
  • Volunteer Engagement, Nov. 21
  • Learning Communities & State CSBG, Nov. 27
  • Racial Equity Resource Review, Nov. 29
• Introduction to Online Fundraising, CharityHowTo, Dec. 1

 Additional Resources

• VolunteerAR Website Offers Exciting Opportunities
• 2018-2019 AmeriCorps Application Instructions for Arkansas Released
• CAPLAW Releases Multiple New Publications
  • Case Studies in Democratic Selection Procedures
  • Conflict of Interest Policies
  • WIOA Resource Guide
  • CSBG Q&A on Property Issues
  • Tools for Top-Notch CAAs: A Practical Approach to Governance and Financial Excellence
• VirtualCAP Offers Newest “RoundUP” Issue