Additional Resources to Help Strengthen CAA Boards

 
Resources to Help Strengthen CAA Boards was the Virtual CAP Feature of the Month for August.  Here are some more resources to help strengthen CAA Boards.  

Thanks goes to Bill Hunter, Executive Director of the Northeast Institute for Quality Community Action (NIQCA) for providing the items described below.

The NIQCA CAA Board Assessment Tool is a good place to start.

The NIQCA has also developed “best practice” standards to help local CAAs assess management strengths and identify opportunities for improvements.  Local CAAs use the standards and tools developed by the NIQCA to routinely conduct Quality Community Action System (QCAS) self-assessments, which are complemented by NIQCA Peer Review site visits.

• QCAS Community Action Agency Self-Assessment Manual (see pp. 12-25 for section on Governance)
• QCAS Self-Assessment Document Checklist, Agency Staffing Chart, and Board Profile Chart

Click here to access these additional items gathered by NIQCA related to CAA Governance:

• Annual Evaluation of the Executive Director
• CAA Board Manual
• CAA Board Member Position Description
• CAA Board Risk Alerts
• CAA Code of Ethics
• Chalkboard Memo: CAA Board Recruitment/Selection
• Composition, Role, and Responsibilities of CAA Tripartite Boards
• Conflict of Interest Policy and Agreement for Directors and Staff
• Consent Agenda
• Introduction to Robert's Rules of Order
• New Board Member Orientation Program
• Planning for Non-Profit Executive Transitions
• Promoting Excellence, Preventing Crisis
• Self-Evaluation Instrument for Boards