Good Afternoon,
Folks-
Here are some NYSCAA News and
Updates along with other items that may be of
interest.
NYSCAA
News and Updates
NYSCAA Annual
Membership Meeting and Board Election. Congratulations
and Thank You to all who ran and have been elected to serve on NYSCAA’s Board of
Directors. We welcome our new Treasurer Charlie Kalthoff and Secretary
Calling for a
Statewide Commission on Poverty. We are looking to build the
momentum we have started on the Call for a Statewide Commission on Poverty and
Economic Security. We currently have 175 signatures from 133 organizations
across the state. If you haven’t already, please add your agency’s name
onto the letter online (and see the growing list of supporters) or download a
PDF to sign and fax back at http://www.nyscaaonline.org/FirstPageNewsArticles/StateWidePovAndEcoSec.aspx.
We strongly encourage you to illicit the support of your partners in the
community and engage them in this effort as we hope to generate some press
coverage at 250 organizational signatures.
Assembly Social
Service Committee Chair to visit 13-15
Regional Risk
Management Roundtables. NYSCAA will be conducting
several regional roundtables this summer on issues related to changes in the
Workers’ Compensation law, managing liability, and employee
benefits. These will be one-day events, 10:00-2:00, and
lunch will be
provided along with a NYSCAA member update. A small fee of
$10 will be charged. We will be in
Technology
Training. NYSCAA is conducting
training this summer and fall in Excel (August 8-Beginning and August
22-Intermediate), Outlook (July 11
and 12) and offering sessions on the APR (September 25, 26, 27). For more
information, see http://www.nyscaaonline.org/Events_Trainings_NYSCAATrainings.aspx.
Other
Items and Publications of Interest
Community
Action Partnership Selects New President
Welcome Mr. Donald
Mathis! Mr. Mathis has been selected as the new president by the Board of
Directors of the Community Action Partnership. He will assume his new position
in mid-July and will be introduced to the Community Action network at the 2007
Annual Convention in
Official
Transcript: National Conversation on Poverty and Economic
Security
The Transcript is
the listing of what was created on May 31 -- it is NOT the draft of community action
network's plan although it will provide the core elements of that plan. Read the
Transcript
on the Community Action Partnership web site. You can also view other recent
updates here.
(Source: Jim Masters, Center for Community
Futures)
CAA Survey on Micro
Framework
for a New Safety Net for Low-Income Working Families
This paper by the
Urban Institute paper for the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation conceptualizes a
framework for a new safety net for low-income working families. It is organized
around five key goals:(1) enabling parents to meet their family's needs while
working in lower- wage jobs, (2) helping families weather gaps in parental
employment, (3) supporting parents' job advancement, (4) helping parents combine
work and child-rearing, and (5) improving children's well-being and development.
The paper describes these families' circumstances, discusses gaps in current
safety-net programs, and explores possible alternative approaches to meeting
families' most pressing needs. More
information >
Other
Events
UPK-Head Start
Regional Forums
In coordination with the
Administration for Children and Families Region II Head Start, the New York
State Head Start Collaboration Project and the New York State Child Care
Coordinating Council, we have established four statewide meetings to assist
districts in implementing new programs. These meetings will provide an
opportunity to discuss the UPK collaboration requirement and strategies for
fostering strong partnerships between school districts and the existing early
childhood programs within communities. We encourage and appreciate your
participation at this busy time of year and look forward to your
attendance. The meetings will be held at the following locations and
dates:
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Wednesday, June
27, 2007, 1:00 - 3:00 PM,
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Friday, June 29,
2007, 10:00 AM – Noon, Rome Free Academy - Auditorium 95
Dart Circle, Rome, NY Directions: http://www.romecsd.org/education/components/scrapbook/default.php?sectiondetailid=7290&pagecat=221
NYS Attorney
General’s CHARITIES SYMPOSIUM: Right from the Start - Governance
and Internal Controls Issues for Not-for-Profit Organizations, Thursday, June 28, 2007,
Community Action
Partnership Annual Conference. The Annual Partnership
conference will be held in a
Financing Your Capital
Improvements and Purchases -
Learn how you
can finance your next Capital Improvement or Purchase through a new Council of
Community Services Member Benefit.
CCSNYS is sponsoring a new composite
tax-exempt bond financing program to provide our members with access to
permanent long-term fixed rate financing for the cost of acquisition,
construction, renovation and equipping of programs and facilities. The composite
nature of the bond financing program allows each CCSNYS Member to have their
bond underwritten separately from every other participating Member.
Individual projects as small as $500,000 can be financed in the CCSNYS composite
bond financing program. Closing costs, most of which can be included in the
tax-exempt bond, are fixed at an incredibly low rate that will be solely based
upon the size of the individual Member’s bond. Therefore, even small
projects can participate since there are no minimum fees. In this way,
Members with projects too small for an individual bond issue can obtain the
benefits of IDA financing in a cost effect manner. There is even regular bank
financing available to cover any remaining closing costs, effectively making
this a 100%, no money down, financing arrangement. This program will save our
Members significant time and money, and finally allow many of you to purchase
your own offices rather than continuing to rent. If you are interested in
pursuing Capital Improvements or Purchases, or both, for your nonprofit in the
near future, we encourage you to attend! Join CCSNYS on July 11th for this free, informative
hour-long introduction to our composite bond financing program.
Date:
July 11th,
2007. Time(s):
1:00pm to
2:00pm OR
3:00 pm to 4:00pm (You may attend in person or via
WEBINAR). Location: CCSNYS Main
Office, 272
Broadway,
Council of
Community Services of NYS, Inc. Money for
Thanks,
Denise
Denise Harlow,
CEO
New York State Community Action
Association, Inc.
518-690-0491, ext.
24
FAX
518-690-0498
Join the Call for a Statewide
Commission on Poverty and Economic Security. Learn more and add your name
and organization to the list of supporters at http://www.nyscaaonline.org/FirstPageNewsArticles/StateWidePovAndEcoSec.aspx.