Online Training to Support the Community Action Network
The Iowa Community Action Association has created a series of online learning modules that can be completed at no cost nationwide.
Assessment Tools to Support CAA Capacity Building
Assessment of an agency’s strengths and areas for improvement is a key element of ROMA National Goal #5: Agencies Increase Their Capacity to Achieve Results.
Benchmarking Tool to Build Organizational Capacity
The Administration for Children & Families provides access to a Benchmarking Tool that can be used to strengthen CAA’s and other faith- and community-based organizations.
Building Future Leaders Diagnostic Survey
Are you doing what you can to develop your organization’s next generation of leaders? Take the Bridgespan Group’s free survey, see how your organization compares to others, and jumpstart your thinking on what successful leadership development could look like in your organization.
Centralized Employee Performance Review Process
The Fayette County Community Action Agency’s uses a Centralized Employee Performance Review Process with an emphasis on coaching and continuous feedback in order to foster staff growth and to maximize productivity.
Certified Community Action Professional Program
The Community Action Partnership offers the Certified Community Action Professional (CCAP) program for Community Action leaders dedicated to creating more opportunities for their agency and to enhancing their leadership skills.
Community Action Legal Assistance (CAPLAW)
CAPLAW provides expert legal assistance nationwide for Community Action Agencies.
Community Action Online Risk Management Portal
The purpose of this tool is to help Community Action Agency staff (1) identify the risks your agency faces; and (2) develop practical strategies for managing risk.
Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief
Resources to support disaster planning are featured along with tools from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services that can be used by Community Action Agencies and others to develop effective Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief plans.
Nonprofit Hiring Toolkit
The Bridgespan Group’s Nonprofit Hiring Toolkit explores important steps to the hiring process that, when done well and thoroughly, will help you find and hire the best talent for your open positions.
Mastering Community Action Financial Management and Administrative Governance
This guide offers information and resources to promote successful management and board exercise of “fiduciary” responsibility for a community action agency.
Pathways to Excellence/Award for Excellence in Community Action
The Community Action Partnership (Partnership) sponsors the Pathways to Excellence initiative to build the capacity of Community Action Agencies through learning and continuous improvement.
Risk Management for Nonprofits
The Alliance for Nonprofit Management has published extensive information on risk management for nonprofits.
Striving for Excellence: An Annotated Resource Guide for CAA Boards
This guide offers information and resources to help community action agency boards develop effective practices to fulfill all their roles and responsibilities
Succession Planning and Emerging Leadership
Strengthening an agency’s strategic planning capacity is a key element of ROMA National Goal #5: Agencies Increase Their Capacity to Achieve Results.
Unified Organizational Structure
The Fayette County Community Action Agency developed a unified organizational structure in order to create integrated agency services and to maximize efforts dedicated to accomplishing the agency’s mission.