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Board Newsletter Archive
September 2026 (Private)
September 2026 (Public)
April 2026 (Private)
April 2026 (Public)
January 2026 (Private)
January 2026 (Public)
September 2025 (Private)
September 2025 (Public)
June 2025 (Private)
June 2025 (Public)
January 2025 (Private)
January 2025 (Public)
October 2024 (Private)
October 2024 (Public)
Board Recruitment
CAPLAW Board Composition Chart
Recruitment Dos and Don'ts
Member Agreements
Raising Low-Income Voice (CAPLAW Case Studies)
Recruitment Infographic (BoardSource)
Recruitment Matrix
Role of Race (BoardSource)
What Makes a Good Board Member?
Board Training
CAA Board Training Slides
Handout 1 - Who should serve on committees
Handout 2 - Sample Board Committee Descriptions
Handout 3 - Sample Program and Evaluation Committee Description
Handout 4 - Sample Board Planning Calendar
Handout 5 - Evaluating Board Candidates
Handout 6 - Sample Board member commitment form
Handout 7 - Board Assessment Tool
Handout 8 - Board Self-Assessment
Handout 9 - Organizational Standards
Trusted 10 Worksheet
Board Interview Questions
Private Board Questions
Public Board Questions
Development & Assessment
All A-Aboard CAPLAW Board Training
Bylaws Weatherproofing (CAPLAW)
Public Board Training (CAPLAW)
Cultivating Inquiry (CAPLAW Presentation 2019)
Nonprofit Board Self Assessment Tool (McKinsey & Company)
Community Action Agency Board Self-Assessment
Requirements & Responsibilities
ABCs of CAAs Bylaws (CAPLAW Presentation 2021)
Board Governance Gold Standard (CAPLAW)
Board Structure (NEO Law Group Presentation 2021)
Burning Board Questions (CAPLAW Presentation 2019)
Calendar of Board Actions
Equity in Board Leadership (CAPLAW Presentation 2021)
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Former STOP, Inc. Project Discovery alumnae Annette Booker was recognized by the Greater Austin Black Chamber of Commerce as one of Austin's "Hidden Figures!" Annette is a Process Integration Engineer at Samsung Austin Semiconductor. She is graduate of Oscar F. Smith High School in Chesapeake and received her undergraduate degree at Norfolk State University, and her graduate degree in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech.
Luna Powell, a recent graduate of Warwick High School, joined Project Discovery during her freshman year. Ms. Powell states “Project Discovery has changed me as a person and expanded my horizons. I am genuinely grateful to Project Discovery because, without it, I would have likely lack the essential knowledge about higher education and not be able to meet all the delightful people in the program. Project Discovery helped to become more extroverted and exposed me to new experiences that have led to who I am now”.
