Good Afternoon,
Folks-
Here are some NYSCAA News and
Updates along with other items that may be of
interest.
NYSCAA
News and Updates
NYSCAA Member
Executive/Senior Management Retreat. Please plan on joining
your colleagues in Seneca Falls/Waterloo September 19-21 for
the Executive/Senior Management Retreat. The retreat will begin with
networking on Wednesday evening and will conclude by 12:00 on Friday. The
registration cost is $275 and will include 2 breakfast, 2 lunches, 1 dinner, and
1 reception. Hotel rooms are $89/night and need to be reserved with the
hotel at 315-539-5011. You may also secure the discount hotel rate online
at www.hiwaterloo.com by entering
discount code CAA. For more
information on the retreat and to register online, go to http://www.nyscaaonline.org/Events_Events_NYSCAAEvents.aspx.
You may also register by phone by calling
Assembly Social
Services Committee Chair Keith Wright hosting PA hearings in Erie, Onondaga and
Westchester counties in late August. Hearings will be held
by the Assembly Social Services Committee chair on Monday August 27th
in
State Hearings on
Universal Health Care –
Technology
Training. NYSCAA is conducting
technology training this summer in Excel (Basic and
Intermediate) and on the APR this
September. There are only a few slots left for the Excel classes so sign
up soon. For more information, see http://www.nyscaaonline.org/Events_Trainings_NYSCAATrainings.aspx.
Certified
Community Action Professional/CCAP. NYSCAA will be
hosting a FREE online webinar
presented by Dr. Jim Lopresti, Director of the CCAP Program for Community Action
Partnership since the inception of the CCAP program on Tuesday, August
21st. The session will include a discussion of the value of
CCAP for present and emerging managers and leaders, as well as the advantages
for agencies to have CCAPs on staff. We will examine the steps in the process of
becoming a CCAP and provide some insights in how to be successful as CCAP
candidates. To register go to http://www.nyscaaonline.org/Events_Trainings_NYSCAATrainings.aspx.
SAVE THE DATES in
2008
Other
Items and Publications of Interest
18th annual KIDS
COUNT Data Book. On July 25, 2007, the Annie E. Casey
Foundation released the 18th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, a national and
state-by-state effort to track the status of children in the
Government Auditing
Standards, July 2007 Revision
On July 27,
2007, the Comptroller General of the United States issued the 2007 revision of
Government Auditing Standards,
which supersedes the 2003 revision and updates the January 2007 revision. The
July 2007 version contains the January 2007 revision to the standards and
updates the quality control and peer review sections in chapter 3.
Notice announcing
issuance of the July 2007 revision ;
PDF
version ;
Contact information
Apply
for the HUD 2008
This award honors a
community project that improves the quality of life for low- and moderate-income
families. It stresses tangible results and recognizes the planning discipline as
an important community resource. The emphasis is on how creative housing,
economic development, and private investments are used in, or in tandem with, a
comprehensive community development plan. The application deadline for the HUD
Secretary's
Other
Events
Community Action
Partnership Annual Conference. Register now for the
Community Action Partnership Annual Convention, AUG. 28-31. General sessions
will highlight issues crucial to the Community Action network, such as the New
National Conversation on Poverty and Economic Security. Words of inspiration
will be shared by special speaker Devon Harris, a member of the first Jamaican
bobsled team, which inspired the Disney movie Cool Runnings. Nearly 100 workshops will
cover such topics as housing, Head Start, legal accountability, fiscal
management, human resources, energy issues, board training and more.
Registrations received by July 16 qualify for the early registration discount.
For more information on the convention and to access the registration form,
click here http://www.communityactionpartnership.com/convention.asp.
Beyond Doing
“More of the Same”: Re-engineering Community Capacity for Growth and Success-
Albany.
Presenter: Doug Sauer, CEO, CCSNYS, Inc; David
Watson, Esq., Sr. VP, Legal Accountability & Compliance Services,
CCSNYS. This session
explores the emerging opportunities for nonprofits to increase mission return
through re-engineered organizational relations with colleague
nonprofits. The continuum of re-engineering venture models including
their legal forms (mergers, dissolutions, subsidiaries, joint ventures, etc.)
will be discussed with a focus on the investment, risks, and benefits, due
diligence, development processes, and resources needed for two or more entities
to succeed in corporate restructuring. Discussion will also explore the
availability of resources to assist the development of re-engineered
relations. Date: August 7, 2007; Time: 9:00am - 12:00pm; Location: Council
of Community Services of NYS, Inc. (CCSNYS); 272 Broadway,
Human Resource
Issues for Nonprofits – NYC; Presenter: David
Watson, Esq., Sr. VP, Legal Accountability & Compliance Services,
CCSNYS. This workshop
highlights the importance of understanding the role of the board as an employer
and its relationship with employees. It is in the best interest of the mission
of a nonprofit and those whom it seeks to benefit that the workplace environment
be one that is positive, compliant with all applicable laws, and reflects the
professional and humanitarian values of the organization. The board of directors
has a significant role to play in ensuring that such an environment is developed
and fostered. This is principally accomplished through establishing sound and
legally compliant policies, the hiring and supervision of a chief administrative
officer, and monitoring activities. Date: August 10, 2007; Time: 9:00am -
12:00pm; Location:
Soundbite
Marketing: Getting it out in 10 Words or Less-Corning; Presenter: Valerie
Venezia, V.P., Membership & Marketing, CCSNYS. Don't let anyone tell
you you can't effectively market, advertise or promote your mission...even if
you don't have a degree, even if you've never even taken a marketing class. The
tools surround you every minute of every day...Take them and use them.
For-profit companies have spent millions to come up with slogans like "Just Do
It." What's yours? I bet it has a lot more words in it. Make your message clear.
Believe in it. Get it to people who might care and will do something about
it. Join us online for this program to help you get started keeping it
short but powerful. Date: August 14, 2007; Time: 1:30pm - 4:30pm Location: Three
Rivers Development Foundation,
Busting the Myths
on Profits & Taxes-Online: Presenter: Michael
West, Esq., Legal Advisor, CCSNYS, Inc. Perhaps, no topic is as misunderstood in
the world of charities as the entrepreneurial opportunities that are available
to tax-exempt, non-profit corporations to generate revenue from mission-based
and non-mission-based activities. Yes, your non-profit can make money on
mission-based activities. Yes, you can generate revenue that is unrelated to
your mission as a tax-exemption corporation. And, yes, you might pay taxes on
monies that your entrepreneurial ventures garner. Participants in this Workshop
will have an opportunity to discuss the legal and tax implications associated
with non-profit entrepreneurial ventures. Date: August 21, 2007;
Time: 10:00am - 12:00pm; Location: Online Webinar* ; Workshop Cost: $30
Member/$40 Nonmember. www.ccsnys.org.
Hope
your summer is not too fleeting!
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.