CAPLAW Tools and Resources

Are you new to Community Action? Have you been thinking about conducting a bylaws review? Do you need insight into ARRA reporting issues?

CAPLAW has produced a variety of interactive tools and publications to keep CAA staff up to date on the issues that matter the most. The library is organized by resource type and includes a description of each tool. 

Online Toolkits
 
Interactive Training Modules
 

Webinars and audio
conference
 

Publications

 
CAPLAW Networks

 
Purely for Public CAAs Interactive Training Module
Introducing CAPLAW's new Purely for Public CAAs interactive training module. The module contains 11 chapters on topics tailored specifically for public CAAs. Topics range from governing law to the tripartite board to maximizing and leveraging resources.
  
>> Learn more about the module!

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Effective Management of Program Budgets Interactive Training Module
This new training module will provide practical recommendations on managing program budgets by illustrating examples of best practices and financial tools for needed to effectively manage grants and contracts.

>> Learn more about the module!

     
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New Publication Available!
Introducing the new CAPLAW publication Tools for Top-Notch CAAs: A Practical Approach to Governance and Financial Excellence.

This six-section toolkit is intended to assist boards and management in their collaborative efforts to build well-governed and effective CAAs.
  
>> Learn more and download the publication for free!

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Miss the November 14th "Tools for Success" Webinar?
View a recording of the recent webinar, Tools for Success: Introducing New CAPLAW Resources for CAAs. This webinar will walk you through four exciting new training resources now available on the CAPLAW website.

CAPLAW’s Online toolkits are evolving resources that include user-friendly summaries of laws, rules and best practices guidance, sample policies and procedures, trainings, frequently asked questions, and links to outside resources that make navigating the issues affecting all Community Action Agencies a little bit easier.

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ARRA Online Toolkit

CAPLAW has created this Online Toolkit to assist CAAs in navigating the information generated by the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act of 2009 (ARRA) and increase understanding of how ARRA applies to and affects CAAs.

View the ARRA Toolkit >>

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Governance, Grant Law and Financial Management Online Toolkit

CAPLAW has created a three-part Online Toolkit to assist CAAs and others in the Community Action network in navigating and learning about governance and financial management practices of nonprofit organizations and government grantees.

View the Governance Toolkit >>

View the Grant Law Toolkit >>

View the Financial Management Toolkit >>

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CAPLAW's newest learning tool, interactive training modules, enable CAA staff and boards to learn at their desks or in a group training session, such as a board meeting. They are continuously developing resources of information containing navigatable chapters and quizzes to test your knowledge on the information you just learned.

You can save the modules as a PDF to your personal computer for viewing at any time. Please note, the modules may take several minutes to download.

We'd Like Your Feedback!
Please take a moment to Fill out our module feedback form.

 
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Purely for Public CAAs Training Module

Introducing CAPLAW's new interactive training module, Purely for Public CAAs! The module contains 11 chapters on topics tailored specifically for public CAAs. Topics range from governing law to the tripartite board to maximizing and leveraging resources. The module also provides first-hand insight from Public CAA directors and employees and contains quizzes throughout to test your knowledge on the information you just learned.

• Launch the Purely for Public CAAs module>>

• Download module attachments >>

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Effective Management of Program Budgets Interactive Training Module
This new training module will provide practical recommendations on managing program budgets by illustrating examples of best practices and financial tools for needed to effectively manage grants and contracts.

>> Launch the budgets module!

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This module contains 10 chapters on topics ranging from the history of the CSBG program to the tripartite board requirements to funding reduction and termination.

Launch the Introduction to CSBG module >>

You can save the module as a PDF to your personal computer for viewing at any time. Please note, the module may take several minutes to download.

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To enable CAAs across the country to access high-quality training while minimizing travel costs, CAPLAW has conducted a number of web and audio conferences on numerous topics.

Recent conference topics include:
 

• The Board’s Role in Oversight and Monitoring
   
  
• Risk Management: An Organizational Flu Shot
   
  
• 501(c)(3) Fundamentals
   
  
• The Payoff from Internal Controls

 
View our library of archived web and audio conferences, many of which are free or available of purchase and include all associated materials.

View the webinar and audio conference archives >>

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Have questions about your organization’s bylaws? Confused by Head Start regulations or preparing for an agency audit? Did you miss the 2010 CAPLAW National Training Conference? CAPLAW has publications for all your organization’s needs – order now and keep up-to-date on the issues that affect all Community Action Agencies!

Favorite CAA publications include:
 

• NEW! Tools for Top-Notch CAAs: A Practical Approach to Governance and Financial Excellence
    
  
• Right on the Money: An Annotated Guide to the Federal
  Cost Principles for Nonprofit Grantees
     
  
• Bylaws Toolkit, Updated 2009 Edition
     
  
• Legal Liability Audit

 
Are you a CAPLAW member? If so, you can receive many CAPLAW publications for FREE or at a special member price!

View all CAPLAW publications >>

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The CAPLAW networks have been created to connect Community Action Agency (CAA) professionals and experts working with CAAs in dealing with Community Action Agency financial and legal issues.

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CAPLAW Financial Network

The CAPLAW Financial Network connects Community Action fisal staff and experts across the country to share information, provide informal peer-to-peer assistance on financial issues, and benefit from financial experts’ input.

• Financial Management Conference Calls:
  Join CAPLAW for a series of facilitated conference calls focusing on current fiscal issues faced by CAAs. In each call, CAPLAW financial consultant Kay Sohl will facilitate a discussion of a preannounced topic and participants will have an opportunity to ask questions, share insights, and suggest future conference call and training topics. Participants are encouraged to join the Financial e-forum to continue dialogue after the call.
   
  Learn more about the calls >>
     
  
• Financial e-Forum:
  The Financial e-Forum allows Financial Network members to ask question, share ideas and strategies and receive peer-to-peer assistance on financial issues they may be facing. The e-Forum is moderated by CAPLAW and is open to all who wish to join.
   
  Learn more about the e-Forum >>
    
  

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CAPLAW Attorney Network
The CAPLAW Attorney Network connects attorneys from across the county in dealing with Community Action Agency legal issues, enabling legal professionals working with CAAs to share information, provide informal peer-to-peer assistance, and benefit from other legal experts’ input.

Learn more about the Attorney Network >>

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