Non-profits must fulfill all of the following requirements to be considered for membership:
Organizations eligible for membership will be:
* Based in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
* Involved in some form of social change work
* Self-controlled; that is, not controlled by any other organization
* Incorporated for at least two years
* A federal 501 (c) 3 tax exempt organization
* Receiving no funding from any Massachusetts workplace payroll deduction campaign
* Working in one or more of the following areas:
Health Environment/Energy
Women Low Income Organizing
Labor Empowerment of People of Color
Disability Food and Shelter
Education Civil Rights
Housing Lesbian and Gay Rights
Youth Government Reform
Aging Peace
Counseling Communication and the Arts
- Qualified organizations will File regular tax returns and hold a current Certificate of Solicitation from the Commonwealth
- No organization having policies that discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual preference, age or disability is eligible for membership.
