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><channel><title>Massachusetts Nonprofit Network</title> <atom:link href="http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/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>27 Massachusetts Nonprofit Organizations and Professionals Selected as 2012 Nonprofit Excellence Award Finalists</title><link>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-pr/27-massachusetts-nonprofit-organizations-and-professionals-selected-as-2012-nonprofit-excellence-award-finalists/</link> <comments>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-pr/27-massachusetts-nonprofit-organizations-and-professionals-selected-as-2012-nonprofit-excellence-award-finalists/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 20:57:24 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>alanglois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MNN PR]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/?p=4419</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN) is pleased to announce that 27 Massachusetts nonprofit organizations and individuals have been selected as finalists in the 2011 Nonprofit Excellence Awards. The Excellence Awards are given each year to outstanding nonprofit organizations and professionals in the Commonwealth as part of MNN’s Nonprofit Awareness Day, a statewide holiday recognizing the nonprofit sector in Massachusetts.“Nonprofit Awareness Day was created to recognize the essential role that over 25,000 statewide nonprofits, with nearly a half million employees, play in our lives,” said Rick Jakious, CEO of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network. “These finalists represent the very best of this critical sector.”]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-pr/27-massachusetts-nonprofit-organizations-and-professionals-selected-as-2012-nonprofit-excellence-award-finalists/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <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>Girl Scout CEO Appointed to Massachusetts Nonprofit Network Board</title><link>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-pr/girl-scout-ceo-appointed-to-massachusetts-nonprofit-network-board/</link> <comments>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-pr/girl-scout-ceo-appointed-to-massachusetts-nonprofit-network-board/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:41:27 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>alanglois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MNN PR]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/?p=4306</guid> <description><![CDATA[For Immediate Release: April 12, 2012 Contact: Allison Rubin, arubin@girlscoutseasternmass.org, 857-453-5314
Boston – Ruth N. Bramson, CEO, Girl Scouts of Eastern Massachusetts has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN), the only statewide organization dedicated to supporting the entire nonprofit sector through policy, awareness and capacity building strategies.
“Ruth brings [...]]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-pr/girl-scout-ceo-appointed-to-massachusetts-nonprofit-network-board/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> </item> <item><title>Massachusetts Nonprofit Network Secures a $125K Grant from the Boston Foundation</title><link>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-pr/massachusetts-nonprofit-network-secures-a-125k-grant-from-the-boston-foundation/</link> <comments>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-pr/massachusetts-nonprofit-network-secures-a-125k-grant-from-the-boston-foundation/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 05 Apr 2012 14:09:42 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>alanglois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MNN PR]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/?p=4285</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Massachusetts Nonprofit Network (MNN), the only statewide organization representing the entire nonprofit sector in Massachusetts, has been awarded a grant of $125,000 by the Boston Foundation.“The partnership and support of the Boston Foundation has been critical to MNN’s success,” said Rick Jakious, Chief Executive Officer. “This grant is a testament to the foundation’s commitment on issues of importance to nonprofits from the Berkshires to the Cape and everywhere in between.”]]></description> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-pr/massachusetts-nonprofit-network-secures-a-125k-grant-from-the-boston-foundation/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>New Law Enables Affordable and Accessible Retirement Plans for Nonprofits</title><link>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-pr/new-law-enables-affordable-and-accessible-retirement-plans-for-nonprofits/</link> <comments>http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/mnn-pr/new-law-enables-affordable-and-accessible-retirement-plans-for-nonprofits/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:16:19 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>alanglois</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[MNN PR]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.massnonprofitnet.org/?p=4255</guid> <description><![CDATA[Governor Deval Patrick signed into law legislation that will enable small nonprofits to leverage their collective power to purchase affordable and accessible retirement plans.  The bill signing ceremony took place at 2:30pm in the Governor’s office on Thursday, March 22, 2012....“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 (MNN). “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-pr/new-law-enables-affordable-and-accessible-retirement-plans-for-nonprofits/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> </channel> </rss>
