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><channel><title>Massachusetts Nonprofit Network &#187; MNN News</title> <atom:link href="http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/category/mnn-news/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org</link> <description>Strengthening Massachusetts through nonprofit advocacy, public awareness, and capacity-building.</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 13:58:20 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>Compensation Caps Proposed for Mass. Nonprofit Leaders</title><link>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/compensation-caps-proposed-for-mass-nonprofit-leaders/</link> <comments>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/compensation-caps-proposed-for-mass-nonprofit-leaders/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:50:50 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>alanglois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MNN News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/?p=4342</guid> <description><![CDATA[Two state legislators have filed a budget amendment, which, if passed and enacted into law, would impose compensation caps on top executives of Massachusetts nonprofits that receive state funds, based on their organizations’ annual operating budgets.
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Rick Jakious, CEO of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, the state’s nonprofit trade association took issue with the proposed amendment, saying, “The strong partnership between state government and nonprofits allows for an efficient and effective delivery of important services to the citizens of the Commonwealth.“Policy decisions that could have a significant effect on this partnership ought to be taken up through the established legislative process, not a budget amendment that does not allow for appropriate input and deliberation.”]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/compensation-caps-proposed-for-mass-nonprofit-leaders/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Letter to the editor: No need to swipe at nonprofits</title><link>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/letter-to-the-editor-no-need-to-swipe-at-nonprofits/</link> <comments>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/letter-to-the-editor-no-need-to-swipe-at-nonprofits/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Apr 2012 15:01:23 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>alanglois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MNN News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/?p=4310</guid> <description><![CDATA[Re-posted from Boston Globe
The Boston Scholar Athletes program, profiled in Lawrence Harmon’s April 14 Op-ed column “Boston’s A+ student athletes,” is an exemplary organization whose important, compelling mission is backed by dedicated volunteer leaders. I have the good fortune to collaborate daily with nonprofits across the Commonwealth. They have similarly important missions and equally dedicated [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/letter-to-the-editor-no-need-to-swipe-at-nonprofits/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Law Enables Affordable and Accessible Retirement Plans for Nonprofits</title><link>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/new-law-enables-affordable-and-accessible-retirement-plans-for-nonprofits-2/</link> <comments>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/new-law-enables-affordable-and-accessible-retirement-plans-for-nonprofits-2/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:04:38 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>alanglois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MNN News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/?p=4295</guid> <description><![CDATA[Governor Deval Patrick signed into law legislation on Thursday that will enable small nonprofits to leverage their collective power to purchase affordable and accessible retirement plans.
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“Nonprofit professionals are part of every aspect of our lives.  They educate us, keep us healthy, take care of the underserved and protect our cultural, historical and environmental treasures,” said Rick Jakious, CEO of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network. “This law is important because it takes care of the nonprofit workers who take care of the Commonwealth.”]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/new-law-enables-affordable-and-accessible-retirement-plans-for-nonprofits-2/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Small Mass. Nonprofits May Now Offer Affordable Retirement Plans</title><link>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/small-mass-nonprofits-may-now-offer-affordable-retirement-plans/</link> <comments>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/small-mass-nonprofits-may-now-offer-affordable-retirement-plans/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:59:08 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>alanglois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MNN News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/?p=4293</guid> <description><![CDATA[Re-posted with permission from www.massnonprofit.org
BOSTON- Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday signed into law legislation that will enable small Massachusetts nonprofits—those with 20 or fewer employees—to combine their purchasing power to provide affordable and accessible retirement plans.
Rick Jakious, CEO of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, the state’s nonprofit trade association, hailed the measure, saying, “This law is important because [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/small-mass-nonprofits-may-now-offer-affordable-retirement-plans/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>New Law Aids Nonprofits&#8217; Retirement Plans</title><link>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/new-law-aids-nonprofits-retirement-plans/</link> <comments>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/new-law-aids-nonprofits-retirement-plans/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:34:36 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>alanglois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MNN News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/?p=4263</guid> <description><![CDATA[Worcester Business Journal
By Rick Saia
It will now be easier for small nonprofit organizations in Massachusetts to buy affordable and accessible retirement plans for their employees.
Gov. Deval Patrick yesterday signed into law a bill that will allow nonprofit groups with up to 20 employees to create defined contribution plans.
&#8220;Nonprofit professionals are part of every aspect of our [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/new-law-aids-nonprofits-retirement-plans/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Business Briefcase: Nominate nonprofits for awards</title><link>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/business-briefcase-nominate-nonprofits-for-awards/</link> <comments>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/business-briefcase-nominate-nonprofits-for-awards/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:31:15 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>alanglois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MNN News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/?p=4250</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN), a statewide organization that works to strengthen and raise the profile of the state's nonprofit sector, has opened nominations for the fourth annual Nonprofit Excellence Awards. The awards recognize the work of exceptional nonprofits and nonprofit leaders in communities across the state.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/business-briefcase-nominate-nonprofits-for-awards/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>In the News: Rick Jakious Named CEO of MNN</title><link>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/in-the-news-rick-jakious-named-ceo-of-mnn/</link> <comments>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/in-the-news-rick-jakious-named-ceo-of-mnn/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 05:01:44 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>alanglois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MNN News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/?p=4114</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rick Jakious has been named chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN), the association that represents the Commonwealth’s nonprofit sector.
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He succeeds David Magnani, former Massachusetts state senator who served as MNN’s first organizational leader. MNN was launched in 2007 with the goal of strengthening community by serving nonprofit organizations in the Commonwealth.MNN now includes almost 500 members representing nonprofits in every part of Massachusetts, from the Berkshires to the Cape and Islands.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/in-the-news-rick-jakious-named-ceo-of-mnn/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Cape Commerce: Rick Jakious Named CEO of MNN</title><link>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/cape-commerce-rick-jakious-named-ceo-of-mnn/</link> <comments>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/cape-commerce-rick-jakious-named-ceo-of-mnn/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:03:33 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>alanglois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MNN News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/?p=4052</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rick Jakious has been appointed chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, an association that represents the commonwealth's nonprofit sector.The organization includes almost 500 members representing nonprofits throughout the state.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/cape-commerce-rick-jakious-named-ceo-of-mnn/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Rick Jakious is the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network’s new chief executive</title><link>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/rick-jakious-is-the-massachusetts-nonprofit-network%e2%80%99s-new-chief-executive/</link> <comments>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/rick-jakious-is-the-massachusetts-nonprofit-network%e2%80%99s-new-chief-executive/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:26:26 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>alanglois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MNN News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/?p=4016</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, the association that represents the Commonwealth’s nonprofit sector, said it has a new chief executive: Rick Jakious.The network, which refers to itself as MNN, seeks to raise the nonprofit sector’s visibility, engage members in public policy initiatives, and help individual nonprofits in the state. MNN currently includes nearly 500 members representing nonprofits in various parts of Massachusetts.]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/rick-jakious-is-the-massachusetts-nonprofit-network%e2%80%99s-new-chief-executive/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Mass. Nonprofit Network names new CEO</title><link>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/mass-nonprofit-network-names-new-ceo/</link> <comments>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-news/mass-nonprofit-network-names-new-ceo/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:57:59 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>alanglois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MNN News]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/?p=4011</guid> <description><![CDATA[Rick Jakious, a former City Year executive, has been named chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network, an umbrella organization that represents the nonprofit sector in Massachusetts....Now with about 500 members statewide, MNN was launched in 2007 with a mission of strengthening the nonprofit sector by raising its visibility, engaging in public policy initiatives and helping nonprofit organizations build capacity. According to a 2008 report from the Boston Foundation, nonprofits employ nearly 14 percent of the state's workforce.
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