http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/ Mission-Based Massachusetts Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:21:06 GMT Michelle http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3908 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3908 Childbirth is often not considered to be a primary issue in reproductive rights, but it should be! Many women do not have the benefit of full informed consent Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:08:41 GMT Deborah Elizabeth Finn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3907 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3907 Dear MBM Colleagues, The Ethos Roundtable is an informal group of people who are interested in 1) measuring and extending ethos, and 2) using technology for Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:25:25 GMT Deborah Elizabeth Finn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3906 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3906 Dear MBM Colleagues, First of all, I want to thank everyone who wrote, publicly or privately, to suggest a good place to meet. Much appreciated! Let's keep Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:27:30 GMT David P Magnani http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3905 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3905 Good points, John. MNN is now exploring building such databases into our resource directory, and what it would take, but we do see the need. Thanks, Dave Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:25:21 GMT Douglas Baird http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3904 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3904 Jeremy is completely on the mark in my book. The only thing I would add is that not all qualified tax accountants really know the nuance of not for profit tax Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:23:15 GMT nesoffi http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3903 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3903 Open House July 22 Attend our open house to learn about emerging trends in the nonprofit sector, program benefits and options, and financial aid. Wednesday, Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:28:01 GMT jeremy@... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3902 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3902 Hi everyone, While it is generally correct to say services are not tax-deductible, you have to be careful because this means something precise to IRS which is Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:25:35 GMT Melissa Keefe http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3901 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3901 The Federal Reserve Bank in Boston across from South Station offers no cost meeting rooms for non-profits, low cost for equipment. The rooms are managed by Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:24:05 GMT John Sarvey http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3900 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3900 I thought it was an excellent essay. Great job Jonathan! I think you said what many of us have been thinking. Do more non-profits mean that philanthropic Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:21:34 GMT John Sarvey http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3899 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3899 Great question and so far some great answers! I have suggestion for the group. Perhaps for resource-questions like this we use the database function of the Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:27:53 GMT Robbie Samuels http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3898 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3898 Hi Deborah, Saw your tweet. I've often thought about compiling such a list but haven't actually written it up. But I do run several groups that aren't funded Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:06:45 GMT Jeff Stone http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3897 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3897 Libraries, both in and around Boston, often have meeting spaces. Also the Harriet Tubman House at the corner of Columbus Ave. and Mass. Ave - near Mass. Ave. T Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:53:24 GMT Sue Dorfman http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3896 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3896 Wainwright Bank offers after hours meeting rooms fpr non profits for free: Community Rooms are after-hours meeting rooms available for free to nonprofit Wed, 01 Jul 2009 23:28:27 GMT Deborah Elizabeth Finn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3895 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3895 Dear MBM Colleagues, I need to find a conference room for a one-time meeting of my eHope group,* and it seems to be more difficult than I would have guessed. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:38:43 GMT Deborah Elizabeth Finn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3894 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Mission-Based-Massachusetts/message/3894 Dear MBM Colleagues, Jonathan Spack, executive director of Third Sector New England, has written an article on this topic. I'd like to encourage you to read