Register Now for VACAP May Regional Meetings

Join VACAP and your Community Action peers in May 2025 for regional meetings as we gather leaders in your respective subject matter area and strategic sponsors for a day of networking and training. May 8 and 13 we will meet from 9:30 AM – 2:45 PM with new facilitators in many peer groups this year.

May 8: join us in Williamsburg at the College of William and Mary’s School of Education. Register here: https://cvent.me/4NmEKK

May 12-13: join us in Wytheville at the Wytheville Meeting Center with a NEW Weatherization Leadership Pre-Conference on May 12.

Register here: https://cvent.me/nAqOOR

You are welcome to attend either or both meetings. Please add the date and location to your calendar and we’ll see you in May!

Register Now for Common Cents Conference 2025

Virtual Event:

Wednesday, June 4 - 12:30pm-5:00pm

Thursday, June 5 - 8:30am-12:15pm

This year's Common Cents Conference promises to be a dynamic and enriching experience, bringing together leaders and experts in the field to discuss innovative strategies and solutions for supporting our clients and communities. This is an opportunity to reconnect with colleagues, make new connections, and gain a deeper understanding of the latest trends and best practices in our field.

Learn more and register here: https://cvent.me/nva9nq

New Virginia Early Childhood Foundation Data Dashboard

The Virginia Early Childhood Foundation (VECF) has developed a new dashboard tool to provide integrated data from a variety of sources related to the supply and demand of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) services.

The data provided is easy-to-access and specific to Virginia localities and Ready Regions, including locality-level Early Head Start/Head Start data and estimates of income-eligibility for publicly funded ECCE services.

Learn more and access the dashboard here: https://vecf.org/supply-and-demand-data/

VACAP and Virginia CASH Campaign Bonfire Store

Show your Virginia Community Action Partnership or Virginia CASH Campaign pride with new items and apparel. Items available include shirts, outerwear, flags, mugs, tote bags, and notebooks.

Access the store here: https://www.bonfire.com/store/virginia-community-action-partnership/

Available Grant Opportunities, Resources, and Webinars

• Collaborative on Economic Mobility (CEM) Webinars and Newsletter: The NCAP CEM offers webinar series and a quarterly newsletter geared towards providing a variety of resources for CAAs focusing on key areas of economic mobility for all, including workforce development, asset building, whole family approaches, innovative programming, and more. Upcoming webinars series include topics like innovative approaches to workforce development and building and sustaining strategic partnerships.
• Sign up for the Innovative Approaches to Workforce Development webinar series here (Part 1 this afternoon at 2pm): https://communityactionpartnership.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ss1kBYMqTpmTq_1bDutFpw#/registration
• Sign up for the Building and Sustaining Strategic Partnerships webinar series here: https://communityactionpartnership.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_j47E0pNHQwynHBr_-TzI2A?_x_zm_rtaid=SOMKKhszTTatBNVIKP-4CQ.1742241608089.8c9db41152aebf552f9a53c0a0c7e4a7&_x_zm_rhtaid=426#/registration
• Sign up for the CEM quarterly newsletter here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DSSNCF8
• TechSoup Resources and Webinars: The website techsoup.org provides two important and helpful resources for nonprofit organizations: steep discounts on hardware and software, and robust trainings and events related to the use of technology to optimize and improve all areas of your organizations. Upcoming trainings include "AI for Nonprofits", "Designing Inclusive and Impactful Nonprofit Websites", and "All About the 990: Unlocking its Mysteries and Power".
• Learn more about upcoming TechSoup events here: https://events.techsoup.org/techsoup-events-and-webinars/
• Stay in the loop by signing up for TechSoup emails here: https://www.techsoup.org/subscribe-to-our-free-newsletters
• Candid Resources and Trainings: Previous nonprofit resource websites Foundation Directory and GuideStar have now merged into Candid: a robust tool for funding research, free trainings, sharing your organization's impact with potential funders, and more. Learn more here: https://candid.org/