Newsletters

A quarterly publication that is both informative and professional in appearance, keeping members current on upcoming training opportunities, trends, and new developments that specifically affect Citizens Police Academy coordinators, instructors, and alumni association members or volunteers.

Illinois Citizens Police Academy Association

	Summer 2010 Illinois CPAA Members Staged as Unruly Crowd for Officers Citizen Academies Not Just for Police Departments Anymore Volunteers: For Many It’s a Way of Giving Back Ways to Encourage Volunteering The Dollar Value of Volunteers Committees That Produce Results
	March 2010 Senior Citizen Police Academy Draws 75 Attendees in Mundelein An Invitation from the NIPAS Mobile Field Force Team Simple Ways to Protect Yourself from Identity Theft Starting Up a Citizens Police Academy Alumni Associations: Make Your Fundraising Goals SMART! National Volunteer Week April 18 to April 24, 2010 10 Things Your Alumni Board Can Learn from Will Rogers It’s Still Winter… Drive Safely
	December 2009 A Sincere Thank You Shopping Online? Be Wary of Crime Illinois CPAA Hosts Another Successful Training Seminar Conducting Great Citizen Police Academy and Alumni Association Classes in Tough Economic Times Leadership Skills" How to Get and Keep Volunteers Preparing for the Winter Months Public Speaking: How You Say It Counts! The Importance of the Thank-You Letter in Fundraising
	September 2009 In the Spotlight: DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office Citizens Academy Running Great Association Board and Committee Meetings Trainers… It's Not About Us! Creating Learner-Centered Training Citizen Police Academies: A Model for Smaller Agencies Getting to Know Your Illinois CPAA Board of Directors Where Current Illinois CPAA Members are Located The Value of a Prepared Public: September is National Preparedness Month Easy and Inexpensive Ways to Thank Your Volunteers Crime Prevention is Everyone’s Business: October is Crime Prevention Month
	June 2009 Illinois CPAA Members Become Unruly Crowd for Officers The Business Police Academy Commercial Loss Prevention Through Education Illinois CPAA Resource Library Now a Reality go to the library Do an “Easy Thousand” Fundraiser Six Easy Steps for Raising $1,000 in Under Three Weeks Recognizing Volunteers The Dollar Value of Volunteers Training Breaks that Seal Gaps Protecting Yourself from Identity Theft see article
	March 2009 An Invitation from the NIPAS Mobile Field Force Team Organizing Your Alumni Association as a Not-For Profit Corporation We Interrupt this Training… to Bring You Brain-Compatible Learning How Alumni Associations Can Reinvigorate Bored Boards Preliminary Report Shows Decrease in Line of Duty Deaths see article
	December 2008 Illinois CPAA Hosts Another Successful Training Seminar: “Starting and Maintaining a Citizen Police Academy” more information In the Spotlight: Carol Stream Police Department’s Citizens Police Academy 11 Things Alumni Associations Can Learn from Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Where Current Illinois CPAA Members are Located New Association Formed to Aid Community and Police Thanking Your Agency Volunteers: The Best Recognition is from the Heart see article Tips to Improve Your Public Speaking Village of Wheeling Receives Governor’s Home Town Award
	September 2008 In the Spotlight: Schaumburg Police Department’s Citizen’s Police Academy Speak to Your Audience: Eight Ways to Make Your Listeners Love You Wisdom from “Rudy the Rock” Best Practices for Alumni Association Board Meetings Restaurant Night Fundraising see article Protect E-Gadgets from Thieves Crime Bites — Bite Back Citizen Police Academy Alumni Association of Schaumburg
	June 2008 In the Spotlight: Joliet Police Department’s Citizen’s Police Academy First Illinois CPAA Training Seminar a Great Success: “Improving Your CPA Class Presentations” more information Wheeling Police Department’s Citizen Patrol Program What’s in It for Me? Part II The Dollar Value of Volunteers Citizens Police Academies Provide Exclusive, Inside Views Richmond Citizens Police Academy Features Self-Defense Training National Night Out 2008 see article NCPAA Conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
	March 2008 In the Spotlight: Rosemont Citizens’s Public Safety Academy Police Service of Northern Ireland Visit Building Safer Communities Illinois CPAA Creating a Resource Library for Members What’s in It for Me? Part I see article Walking the Walk Having Your Phil Form 990-N National Volunteer Week National CPAA Conference Finding Grants Close to Home
	December 2007 In the Spotlight: Hoffman Estates Citizen’s Police Academy Marching to a New Beat Hot Holiday Gifts for Everyone on Your List that Can Benefit the Illinois CPAA Community-Oriented Policing in Northern Ireland see article Hoffman Estates Citizen’s Police Academy Alumni Association
	September 2007 In the Spotlight: Lemont, Illinois Citizen Police Academy Tips on Volunteering The Dollar Value of Volunteers Continuing Ed Classes for Your CPA Graduates A Way to Reward Volunteers Making a Difference in Your Community see article My Identity Has Been Stolen Alumni Associations Can Learn from the Music of the ’70s
	June 2007 In the Spotlight: Gurnee, Illinois Citizen Police Academy and Alumni Association Gurnee’s CPA Class Schedule Summertime Blues Fund Raising Can Be Fun see article National Night Out 2007
	March 2007 In the Spotlight: Roselle, Illinois Reaps Benefits from Citizens Police Academy Lessons Learned from “Miracle On Ice” One Department’s Volunteer Experience (Eugene, Oregon) see article Protect Your Most Valuable Asset — Your Privacy
	December 2006 In the Spotlight: Orlando, Florida Citizens Police Academy Tips to Help You Keep Those New Year’s Resolutions Attracting and Retaining Your Volunteers see article How to Get Your Message Out to The Media A Unique Opportunity for Alumni Association Volunteers
	September 2006 Starting Up a Citizen’s Police Academy see article Why Do People Volunteer? The Dollar Value of Volunteers Who Is Responsible for Disaster Preparedness Ways to Encourage Volunteering