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BOSTON — Massachusetts nonprofits will have an opportunity to connect with state legislators on key issues, including new lobbying requirements and the state budget, during the annual Legislative Day on March 15, organized by the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, the state’s nonprofit trade association.
Issues to be covered include the following:
An Act [...]

Massachusetts nonprofits will have an opportunity to connect with state legislators on key issues, including new lobbying requirements and the state budget, during the annual Legislative Day on March 15, organized by the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, the state’s nonprofit trade association.

Issues to be covered include the following:

An Act to Update Public Charities Law
If passed, this law would make it easier for non-operating nonprofits to legally dissolve without having to petition the Supreme Judicial Court (and ends reporting requirements) as is currently the case.

The attorney general estimates that many of the nearly 20,000 nonprofits registered in Massachusetts are defunct. Confusion over the number and activities of nonprofits creates public relations and other problems for active and conscientious organizations.

The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network is accepting applications for the annual Nonprofit Excellence Awards, which recognize organizations making a difference in their community. Those selected will be honored at the State House on June 14, Nonprofit Awareness Day.

With more than 37,000 nonprofits employing almost 14 percent of the Massachusetts workforce, nonprofits across the state have improved the quality of life by engaging in civic affairs and community building, providing human services and environmental programming as well as offering social and cultural activities, according to a press release. On the Vineyard, there are approximately 130 nonprofit organizations working every day to better the lives of Islanders.