Community action agencies
Executive Director Resources
General Resources
- 2024-26 Virginia CSBG State Plan
- CSBG State Plan Review Process
- OCS 2024 Research Report: Collaborative on Economic Mobility
- Body of Knowledge Inventory - CCAP Body of Knowledge Inventory
- Community Action Code of Ethics
- ED's Guide to Financial Leadership - Nonprofit Quarterly
- Exemplary Legal Practices & Policies - Exemplary Legal Practices & Policies Guidebook, Part 1: Do the Right Thing. How to Cultivate a Culture of Compliance and High Ethical Standards. From CAPLAW
- The Organization of the Future - Bob Rosen Presentation on the Organization of the Future
- Voter Registration Dos and Don'ts - Do's and Don'ts of Voter Registration from CAPLAW
- Managing Through Uncertainty Presentation - VACAP Senior Leaders Meeting
- Building Trust in Turbulent Times
Laws & Guidance
New ED Transition
- Executive Sustainability, Succession and Transition - CAP's Preparing for You Community Action Agency's Future: Sustainability, Succession & Transition. Part 3: Executive Transition Management Guide
- First Year Transition Plan - Onboarding a New Executive Director: Outline for a First-Year Transition Plan
- New ED Manual VACAP Section - The is the VACAP section of the new ED manual for Virginia Executive Directors
- New ED Resource Inventory - Helpful Links and Resources
- Nonprofit Executive Onboarding - Guide to Successful Nonprofit Executive Onboarding from CompassPoint
- OEO New ED Manual - The Office of Economic Opportunity's New Executive Director Orientation to the Community Action Network
Who we are
The Virginia Community Action Partnership and the Virginia Office of Economic Opportunity works together to provide all Virginia Community Action Agencies with the training and technical assistance needed to be successful. We aim to provide training for all levels of staff at an agency and board members.
This website is supported by Grant Number 2501VACOSR from the Community Services Block Grant within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this website (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided). The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the [ACF Office/Program].
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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”.