We invite you to take part in the Commonwealth's first day recognizing nonprofits!


This year, the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) is inaugurating a tradition that will be a part of the state’s history for a long time to come.  The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network is hosting the first Nonprofit Excellence Awards on Nonprofit Awareness Day. On June 8, Massachusetts will be the first state in the nation to officially celebrate a Nonprofit Awareness Day to honor of the work of nonprofit organizations.  This day was recognized and signed into law by Governor Patrick last year.  On this day the MNN will host an event that will celebrate the work of nonprofits, raise public consciousness of their contributions and celebrate the winners of these awards.

The Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Attorney General will be in attendance.  This award tradition will be a part of the state’s history for a long time to come. Each year, Nonprofit Awareness Day is celebrated on the second Monday in June. We have received over 110 applications for our awards, judged by a panel of academic practitioners.

Once selected, elected officials are invited to honor their respective awardees on Awareness Day. The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network will also work to ensure that these awards are recognized in the local community.

Respective legislators from throughout Massachusetts are invited to attend. This provides an excellent opportunity to network and demonstrate your support for the nonprofit sector. Nonprofit Awareness Day is a lunch reception. Pre-registration is required of all attendees.

 

Agenda Gardner Auditorium | 10:15-12:00 Grand Staircase | 12:00-1:00
10:15	Registration
10:30	Opening Remarks by Bill Walczak, President, Massachusetts Nonprofit Network Annual Meeting of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network
10:45	David Magnani Executive Director, Massachusetts Nonprofit Network Celebration of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Sector The Honorable Robert DeLeo Speaker of the House of Representatives The Honorable Stanley C. Rosenberg Senate President Pro-Tempore Legislator of The Year Award: The Honorable Charles Murphy Legislator of The Year Award: The Honorable Susan Fargo
11:00	Presentation of Nonprofit Excellence Awards Georgia Antonopolous Chair, MNN Member Services and Events Committee The MNN Nonprofit Innovation Award The MNN Nonprofit Governance Award The MNN Nonprofit Management Award The MNN Nonprofit Advocacy Award The MNN Nonprofit Leadership Award The MNN Nonprofit Collaboration Award The MNN Nonprofit Young Professional Award
11:45	His Excellency Governor Deval L. Patrick Bill signing and proclamation
12:00	Lunch Reception and Networking - Grand Staircase
12:20	The Honorable Martha Coakley Attorney General of the Commonwealth Closing Remarks
12:30-1:00	Networking & Adjourn

 

 

MNN Nonprofit Collaboration Award

This award recognizes a team of two or more nonprofit organizations that have achieved extraordinary
excellence and impact through collaboration.

• Award Winner: Fairmount/Indigo Line CDC

MNN Nonprofit innovation award

This award recognizes a nonprofit organization that has achieved extraordinary excellence and impact
through innovative practices in the past year.

• Award Winner: Community Servings

MNN Nonprofit governance award

This award recognizes a nonprofit organization that has achieved extraordinary excellence and impact
through effective governance practices in the past year.

• Award Winner: Minute Man Arc

MNN Nonprofit management award

This award recognizes a nonprofit organization that has achieved extraordinary excellence and impact
through effective management practices in the past year.

• Award Winner: Big Sister Association of Greater Boston

MNN Nonprofit advocacy award

This award recognizes a nonprofit organization that has achieved extraordinary excellence and impact
through advocacy in the past year.

• Award Winner: Dot Art

MNN Nonprofit leadership award

This award recognizes a nonprofit leader who has achieved extraordinary excellence and impact through
his or her work with a nonprofit organization.

• Award Winner: Pan-Massachusetts Challenge

MNN Nonprofit young professional award

This award recognizes a young professional who has achieved extraordinary excellence and impact
through his or her work with a nonprofit organization.

Award Winner: Strong Women, Strong Girls

For winning nomination entries, please click here.

2Volunteer Advocates for Autism of Massachusetts Amherst Survival Center ARC of Central MA Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence Bethany Health Care Center Big Sister Association Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Boston Center for Adult Education  Bottom Line Brain Injury Association of MA Brain Injury Association of Massachusetts Brockton Day Nursery Cambridge Community Television Cape & Vineyard Community Health Center Network Catholic Charities for the Archdiocese of Boston  Center for Nonprofit Management at Stonehill College Challenge Unlimited, Inc. Citi Performing Arts Center Common Impact Communities for Restorative Justice Community Servings Community Work Services Cornerstone Performing Arts Center Crittenton Women's Union DALLSS, Inc Dorchester Community Center for the Visual Arts Elder Services of the Merrimack Valley, Inc. Emmanuel Music, Inc Essex National Heritage Commission F.A.M.I.L.Y. Fairmount/Indigo Line CDC Collaborative Generations Incorporated Girl Talk Theatre Girls Incorporated of Greater Lowell Global Deeds Foundation, Inc Growing Places Garden Project Hill House House of Hope Inc Housing For All Corp. InnerCity Entrepreneurs Jane Doe, Inc Lead Org:CHC/CC Life is Good Foundation, Inc. Longwood Symphony Orchestra Lower Pioneer Valley Educational Collaborative Mass Assoc of CDCs Massachusetts Affordable Housing Alliance (MAHA) Massachusetts Children's Alliance Massachusetts Task Force on Youth Aging Out of DCF Care

Massachusetts Veterans, Inc. MassINC  Mercy Medical Center/Department of Community Health MetroWest Outreach Connection, Inc. Minute Man Arc Museum of Science, Boston NEADS/Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans Neurofibromatosis, Inc., Northeast North Bennet Street School North Cambridge Catholic High School North Quabbin Community Coalition Pan-Mass Challenge Perkins School f/t Blind Pilgrim Hall Museum Pioneer Valley Gamer Collective Primary Source Project Bread Project Just Because Project Spay Inc. Rediscovery, Inc Rosie's Place School on Wheels Seven Hills Foundation Sharing the Harvest Sherrill House Social Capital Inc. (SCI) Spectrum Health Systems, Inc Square One  Stavros Ctr For Independent Living Strong Women, Strong Girls Take and Eat, Inc. TechMission Teen Voices The Arts & Business Council  The Brien Center The Cancer Connection The Frank Iovieno Caring for Children Foundation The Hyams Foundation The Knitting Connection The Medical Foundation The New England Center for Children The Village School Top Floor Learning Upham's Corner Community Center Victim Rights Law Center Women of Means Year Up Young Entrepreneurs Alliance, Inc. Youth Advocacy Foundation Zoo New England

Statewide, the impact of non-profits on our economy is staggering: Non-profits employ almost 14 percent of the state’s workforce – 450,000 jobs, which is more than all local, state, and federal jobs combined.  Last year, the nonprofit sector pumped $86 billion into local Massachusetts economies through salaries and goods and services. In honor of the work of nonprofits throughout the Commonwealth, Massachusetts Nonprofit Network will be celebrating the 1st annual Nonprofit Awareness Day.

Sponsoring Nonprofit Awareness Day will provide a direct opportunity for businesses to honor those who excel above and beyond the already impressive contributions of the sector as a whole.

Host Sponsor

SILVER SPONSOR

Benefactors

 

friends

Accounting Management Solutions	Mass Mentoring Partnership
Chubb Insurance	MASSCAP
Codman Square Health Services	MIRA Coalition
DBA Group Brokerage Insurance Agency	Nonprofit Consultants Network
UBS Financial Services

Pre-registration for Nonprofit Awareness Day is required.

Members of MNN: $20
Nonmembers: $30

Registration has now closed.

Questions or concerns? Please feel free to contact us:

• Heather Hartshorn: Director of Programs
• Greg Callanan: Director of Special Projects
  

ph: 617.330.1188

89 South Street, Suite 601 Boston, MA 02111