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.