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Visionary Planning for Local Board Officers
Lauren Paver of Higher Order Consulting discusses how visionary planning during times of disruption can help CASA programs thrive through transformation, and how board members can take advantage of this time of "liminal space" to prepare for the future of the program. Participation by one board member will satisfy the funding requirement for the FY20 Local Board Officer Development training.
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Quarterly Performance Measures
Quarterly performance measures are submitted through the Online Data Manager (also known as ODM and previously as CTK). Reporting performance data is the primary way in which we are held accountable by our donors and funding agencies and is critical for sustained…
New Executive Director Survival Guide
As a new CASA Executive Director, you have taken on a leadership role of great importance, a role that can be transformative for children and families in your community. You will soon discover the many wonderful and challenging hats you…
Privacy & Security Training
This Course focuses on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and other state and federal regulations CASA programs in Texas are now subject to as of 9/1/2015.
Course Objectives:
Understand the privacy and security requirements of the federal HIPAA/HITECH regulations, state privacy laws, and Texas CASA policies and procedures and what information must be protected
Understand how privacy and security requirements affect you in your job and what you can do to protect confidential information
Understand your responsibilities for good computer practices
Understand how to prevent privacy breaches and security incidents and what to do if they occur
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Procedures Guide for Volunteer Coordinators
The Procedures Guide for Volunteer Coordinators is a resource for program staff who supervise volunteers. The guide is to provide an understanding of roles, responsibilities and expectations of a Volunteer Coordinator. This guide can be adapted to include local programs’…
Recruitment Planning
The Art of Recruitment Guidebook Texas CASA’s new volunteer recruitment guidebook, The Art of Recruitment: Engaging Volunteers Who Own Your Mission, is framed using the Volunteer Ownership Cycle, which focuses on moving a volunteer from the You phase (or Awareness) to the We phase (or Ownership). By using…
Men of CASA
Oftentimes, children in foster care do not have a reliable father figure or positive male role model in their lives. Although all of our volunteers are trained and ready to advocate for any child, children with a consistent, positive male…