Ideas to Impact — Faster. Together.
CAB Resources
Leadership
Creating an equitable leadership structure helps to alleviate mistrust and ensure that the CAB’s work is grounded in community needs AND increase participation, satisfaction, and consensus-building.
*Be sure to consider backgrounds (academic, social, cultural) of members*
Budgeting
Incorporating a CAB into your grant
Budgeting for the investment of including a CAB should occur as early as possible in the grant planning process. There are many best practices related to compensating community partners, which are impacted by factors including, but not limited to, the extent and role of participation in grant-related research activities, training and equipment, meeting supplies, and barrier mitigation (i.e. transportation, childcare, location, etc.).
Honorarium
Compensating CAB members for their time and expertise is standard practice. Your budget will help determine the amount of the honoraria, but $25/hour is considered standard practice. Depending on the needs of your community, you may need to budget for childcare, food, transportation, and infrastructure for hybrid meetings. Your budgeting should reflect steps to address common barriers for your members.
Your institution may have rules and standards around how to provide renumeration. For example, you may need to provide the payment through ClinCards, and you may need to collect tax information or have participants complete W9 forms. It is recommended to use secure survey platforms to collect this information and to have these ready before you start recruitment. It is also recommended information about requirements (e.g., providing a tax identification number) be shared upfront. Some community partners may prefer an alternative form of compensation (e.g., payment to/through organization, donation to a charity, vendor check) that does not require sharing personal information. See Carter Edwards et al. (2021) for more information about institutional barriers.