Board Members Toolkit
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Community Action and the War on Poverty
Community Action and the War on Poverty
Click this link to access the Community Action Agency Board Member Toolkit In a Nutshell. This is a large Word file.
Community Action Agency Board Members Toolkit in a Nutshell
This Toolkit for CAA Board Members focuses on a few topics:
Community Assessment
Results Oriented Management and Accountability
Planning
Basic Choices for Board members
History and future of community action
Organization and responsibilities of a board
Program monitoring and evaluation
Quizzes to help solidify knowledge
Resources and links
An Introductory Overview for new Board Members is available in a separate publication from the Minnesota CSBG office. Please click here for the PDF file.
Click on links below to access the text of the Board Members Toolkit:
Chapter 1. Planning Overview
Chapter 2. The Twelve Big Problems in Community Assessment
Chapter 3. Introduction and Overview of Community Assessment
Chapter 4. Community Assessment and Planning
Chapter 5. About ROMA
Chapter 6. Basic Choices for Board Members
Chapter 7. History and Future of Community Action
Chapter 8. Preparing for the Next Phase of Anti-Poverty Work
Chapter 9. Organization and Responsibilities of a Board
Chapter 10. Board Recruitment and Retention
Chapter 11. Board Development: Preparing an Individual Development Plan
Chapter 12. Reducing Busywork: Focusing More Board Activity on Community Issues
Chapter 13. CAA Board and Staff Relations
Chapter 14. Evaluation of the Executive Director Funder Relationships, and the Agency Itself
Appendix A: Additional Resources and Acronyms and Definitions
Quick Links:
From the Minnesota Department of Children, Families, & Learning: OEO's "The Training Book for Community Action Boards" see EOGBoardTrainingBook.pdf
Strategic Planning paper by John Ochoa, CSD Ochoa strat plng.doc
Strategy Preferences Exercise (.docx)
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