The CHPRD partners with public and private entities to coordinate various trainings to increase the capacity of Hispanic led, non-profits and community-based organizations to serve New Jersey’s Hispanic residents. The CHPRD’s Training and Technical Assistance partnerships include:

Current Initiative:

• Capacity Building and Training Partnership with the Hispanic Directors Association of New Jersey (HDA) - This initiative focuses on providing further development in the delivery of services to the HDA’s member organizations. Through this collaboration, the CHPRD is able to assure quality technical assistance and training in the areas of financial management, board development, and strategic planning.
  

• Certificate for Non-Profit Management Program. This is a partnership with Rutgers University Newark’s Department of Public Administration that focuses on encouraging employees of Hispanic community-based organizations to enhance their educational development by enrolling in the Certificate for Non-Profit Management Program. This certificate program provides participants the opportunity to further their skills in budgeting, leadership, networking, resource development, volunteer-management and staff development. The CHPRD provides four scholarships to employees of Hispanic community-based organizations or alumni of the Hispanic Interns in Community Service Program who are employed by a non-profit.

• Southern Regional Leadership Institute. A partnership with Rutgers University’s Center for Strategic Urban Community Leadership that provides scholarships to directors or staff members of Hispanic community-based organizations who are located in the southern region in the state to participate in a leadership institute.
  
  
• Hispanic Social Entrepreneurial Scholarship. In partnership with the New Jersey Economic Development Agency, and the Foundation for the Center for Hispanic Policy, the Hispanic Social Entrepreneurial Scholarship provides the opportunity for Hispanic non-profits to participate in the New Jersey Economic Development Agency's Entrepreneurial Training Institute (ETI). The eight-week ETI Not-for-Profit training course program is designed to help not-for-profit organizations become enrolled in the not-for-profit curriculum complete a market analysis to identify the need for services their organizations provide. They also review planning, marketing and financial fundamentals and learn how to develop resources and organize boards to ensure that their agency runs efficiently and effectively. The scholarship includes assessment, ETI and target facilitation during class, then business mentoring.
  
  
• HRDI Training– A partnership with the NJ Department of Personnel, Human Resource Development Institute in which Hispanic community based organization are provided the opportunity to access trainings available through the Human Resource Development Institute (HRDI) within the New Jersey Department of Personnel. Each participating organization is given the opportunity to select up to four training courses at no charge. The HRDI curriculum consists of courses in management, leadership, customer service, diversity and technology.