Welcome to the CAPLAW Online Toolkit on Governance, Grant Law and Financial Management
Government officials, the press and the nonprofit community continue to spotlight the governance and financial management practices of nonprofit organizations and government grantees. Community Action Agencies (CAAs) are responding by learning more about requirements in these areas, adopting best practices, and reviewing and updating their governing documents andvarious policies and procedures. CAPLAW has created this toolkit to assist CAAs and others in the Community Action network in this endeavor.
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A note about sample policies: In response to the frequent requests we receive for sample policies on a variety of issues, we will be including a number of sample policies in the Online Toolkit. These sample policies are just that – samples; they are intended to be a starting point for drafting your organization’s own policies, not to be adopted verbatim by all CAAs across the country. You should review these policies thoughtfully and modify them as necessary to meet the individual needs of your organization and to comply with any applicable state law requirements and grant terms and conditions. In some cases, this may require working with an attorney in your state. If your organization does not have an attorney, contact CAPLAW so that we can assist you in finding one. Also, keep in mind that having a policy that your organization does not follow is often worse than having no policy at all. Therefore, once your organization has adopted a policy, you should be sure that someone (i.e., an officer, a board committee and/or a staff member, depending on the policy) is assigned to implement it and ensures that it is being followed.
