Education Schedule
Thursday, April 19
State of the Association
8:45 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Morning General Session
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
When disaster hits, who will be there to help?
John Joines, Economic Security Corporation of Southwest Area
Workshop Sessions B
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
B7: Executive Director’s roundtable (LD)
Susan Moore & Tay Waltenbaugh, Community Action Association of Pennsylvania
A dedicated time for the executive directors, CEOs and senior management of CAAP member agencies to meet and discuss the variety of issues facing their agencies
B8: Social enterprise: How to make money and protect your charitable status (RD)
Laura Solomon, Laura Solomon and Associates
Learn Critical Legal and Tax Planning Considerations to Protect Your Venture and Your 501(c)(3) Status. In these tough economic times, increasing numbers of charities are starting social ventures to generate revenue to support their missions. Social entrepreneurship is an excellent way to diversify revenue sources and decrease reliance on contributions, but there are serious potential risks. A social enterprise that is unrelated to your organization’s charitable purpose will generate unrelated business taxable income and could jeopardize its tax-exempt status.
B9: Impact on the centralized worksite (WD)
Joan Wojdak, Scranton-Lackawanna Human Development Agency
The Scranton-Lackawanna Human Development Agency operates a print shop that not only fulfills the EARN/Work Ready requirements, it develops solid work skills in a pleasant nurturing environment. Come hear about the experiences of providing a centralized worksite and the benefits to the participants, program and community. Hear how clients are being placed in jobs, and keeping the jobs.
B10: Don’t reinvent the wheel: Let’s share (AD)
Debby Hennon, Lawrence County Community Action Partnership, John Litz, Allegheny County Department of Human Services & Tammy Knouse, Fayette County Community Action Agency
A good scaling tool is critical to every Community Action Agency in their quest to assist individuals taking those small or large steps toward their self sufficiency goal. Unfortunately, time and knowledge can be our greatest enemy in the development of these tools. If your agency has invested time in the development of a scale we ask that you bring that tool with you and share it with others. Also, if you are looking for some assistance in the development or completion of your tools, please join this round table discussion as we all share our experiences in the what, why and how each of these tools were created, are currently being used, and the manner in they enhance our various case management systems provide feedback to individuals, case managers and the agencies as a whole.
B11: VISTA roundtable (VD)
Deborah Fontaine & Ali Neilsen, Community Action Association of Pennsylvania
A dedicated time for AmeriCorps VISTAs to meet and discuss the variety of issues around their volunteer service, agency and projects.
Workshops Sessions C
1:30pm – 3:15pm
C12: Enhancing economic development through material reuse (LD)
Ted Reiff, The Reuse People of America, Inc.
In this session, participants will learn how to improve the standard of living in local communities through a unique process that reuses salvage building materials in economic development programs. Participants will explore an integrated business model of deconstruction, building materials salvage and distribution that improves neighborhoods, generates jobs and creates a better environment for everyone.
C13: The new reality: Community development with diminishing resources (RD)
Christopher Gulotta, The Gulotta Group, LLC
The session will provide new ideas for financing community development projects in light of reduced public funding. Tax credit programs under-utilized public financing programs, as well as taking full advantage of your organizations 501(c)(3) status are discussed in detail.
C14: Framework for empowering economic success (WD)
Holly Chase, Pennsylvania Housing Finance Agency
Participants will learn about the six financial concepts that everyone should know in order to achieve economic success. Adapted from the Financial Literacy and Educations Commission’s core competencies, both knowledge and behaviors will be discussed along with corresponding lessons in widely available financial education curricula.
C15: Why your emails don’t get opened (AD)
Dave Yunghans, Constant Contact
Why? You are a great person, you have a great message! Your agency is the world class leader. Your event is going to change lives. So what's the problem here? The basics of Email are not a mystery, but what if you knew what the road bumps were? What if you could really use the information you get from sending an email as a huge competitive advantage. Do I have your attention yet?
C16: Carrying your service experience beyond VISTA (VD)
Ali Neilsen & Deborah Fontaine, Community Action Association of Pennsylvania
Volunteer service through AmeriCorps is a life changing event. And moving towards the end of volunteer service can be exciting and scary. Join this discussion on utilizing your VISTA experience beyond volunteerism.
Workshop Sessions D
3:30pm – 4:45pm
D17: Improving performance through lean thinking (LD)
Tania Bogatov, KeyStone Research Corporation
Community Action professionals will learn a processes improvement methodology that offers framework and practical tools for streamlining and creating efficient organizational and program processes. This course will improve your understanding of how to create an effective organization and introduce you to an additional approach that is in sync with ROMA philosophy.
D18: Sponsor it now! Cause marketing trends (RD)
Laura Solomon, Laura Solomon and Associates & Valerie M. Jones, Valerie M. Jones Associates
Nonprofits are increasingly using cause marketing arrangements like corporate sponsorships and commercial co-ventures to generate revenues. This joint presentation by a seasoned fundraiser and experienced lawyer will teach you how to identify prospects and document these important relationships in a way that maximizes revenues and protects your organization.
D19: Bridges Out Of Poverty: Part 1 (WD)
Myka Piatt, Community Action Association of Pennsylvania
Bridges Out of Povertyis an approach that helps employers, community organizations, social-service agencies, and individuals address poverty in a comprehensive way. The Bridges Model offers ideas, structures, and concrete tools a community needs to prevent, alleviate, and reduce poverty. What keeps individuals in poverty? The “Hidden Rules” covered in this program will increase participant understanding of the dynamics that prevent the move to self sufficiency.
This is a two part workshop. Part 2 is offered on Friday morning from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
D20: Social media made easy (AD)
Dave Yunghans, Constant Contact
Did you ever wonder how Social Media really works? Would you like to have the instruction manual for Twitter, Facebook, Linked In and many more always up to date and at your fingetips 24/7? Can you tie your email marketing into Social media? Should you? How long should you spend working with Social Media each week?
These questions and many more will finally be answered - in a way that is easy, free, and makes sense. This is a totally interactive program, designed around your needs. We will look at real live solutions that make a difference in how your business or non profit will be percieved. This will be unlike many programs that you may have attended before, as you will walk away with action items that you can go home and implement now.
Afternoon plenary session
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
View from inside the beltway
David Bradley, National Community Action Foundation