Resources to Help Strengthen CAA Boards
Help build your agency’s board with these great tools.
- CAA Tripartite Boards: CSBG Information Memorandum 82
- Training Book for Community Action Boards
- CAA Board Training Presentations
- Effective CAA Board Governance
- Other Resources for Boards
CAA Tripartite Boards: CSBG Information Memorandum 82
The Office of Community Services issued CSBG Information Memorandum 82 to address a number of policy questions concerning the composition, role, and responsibility of local community action agency tripartite boards.
Training Book for Community Action Boards
The Office of Economic Opportunity/Minnesota Department of Children, Families, and Learning has developed a training manual to help Community Action Agency board members learn about and effectively fulfill their roles and responsibilities. The Training Book for Community Action Boards has extensive information and material to help strengthen governance of Community Action Agencies.
CAA Board Training Presentation
CAA Board Training Presentation from Community Action Kentucky
CAA Board of Directors Training from the Office of Community Services/Virginia Department of Social Services. Presentations are included for (a) CAA Board Training, (b) CAA Board Training without Head Start, (c) Training for Public CAA Advisory Boards, and (d) Performance-Based Management and Governance (ROMA Training). Another presentation has been developed for Financial Oversight by Governing Boards.
Effective CAA Board Governance
The National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP) makes an effort to provide access to information and materials that can help strengthen the effectiveness of CAA Boards. Accordingly, several Board-related presentations were featured at the 2005 Fall NASCSP Conference.
Other Resources for Boards
CAA Board Best Practices Checklists from CAPLAW
CAA Board Self-Evaluation Instruments under Virtual CAP Resource Information
Resources for Nonprofit Boards from BoardSource
Accountability of Charitable Organizations from the Panel on the Nonprofit Sector
