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Financial Literacy Education and Free Tax Preparation

clamo88 — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:34:22 -0600

Here's a great way to make a big difference in the lives of low-income residents in your own community. As a tax volunteer, you can help low-income residents get their refund quickly through e-filing, including special tax credits, without paying a cent! Become an IRS-certified Tax Prepare at a VITA Site in your community. VITA stands for Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and it's a program established and supported by the IRS to ensure that low-income residents do not have to pay to get their income taxes prepared professionally. read more »

WEBINAR INVITATION: New Partnerships for Youth

Karley — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:52:44 -0500

WEBINAR INVITATION: New Partnerships for Youth Join us for a webinar to learn about a partnership between the read more »

Idealist.org: Free Position Posting for Non-Profits until the end of June.

Andrew — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 09:59:03 -0500

Hi Everyone!

Posting a job on Idealist.org usually costs $60, but starting today, and through the end of June, all job postings on Idealist are free for any nonprofit organization.

Idealist is doing this so that any organization can try Idealist at no cost! Their ultimate goal is to bring you every nonprofit job that’s open around the country (as well as internships and volunteer opportunities, which are always free). read more »

Boston Civic Summit a Success

David Crowley — Sun, 04 May 2008 06:23:10 -0500

Clearly civic engagement has arrived as a major issue. 700 people convened in Worcester last November for the Mass. Civic Engagement Summit and now 400 spent their Saturday at yesterday's Boston Civic Summit. Co-chaired by City Councilor Maureen Feeney and James Rooney of the Mass. Convention Center, yesterday's event united civic activitists from across Boston's neighborhoods. read more »

Open Letter on the 2008 Boston Civic Summit

MaureenFeeney — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 16:29:26 -0500

Dear Friends at Mass Civic Action--

Many of you have contacted me through www.bostoncivicsummit.org or through my office to share your thoughts and ideas on the 2008 Boston Civic Summit. Thank you for your messages. I wanted to share with you my Open Letter which serves as an update on our efforts. I welcome and encourage your continued feedback at info@bostoncivicsummit.org.

Thank you for all that you continue to do to make our communities stronger and more vibrant. read more »

Boston Summit is May 3rd

Mike Sances — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 07:20:17 -0600

More details are emerging about Boston City Councilor Maureen Feeney's plans for a civic enagement summit in Boston.

This morning's Boston Globe has an article about the planned event, set for May 3. read more »

Voter registration deadline for the February primary election

Andrew — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 07:48:01 -0600

Wednesday, January 16th is the last day to register to vote and change party enrollment for the 2008 Presidential Primary. The town/city hall will be open from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to facilitate voter registration. In towns with fewer than 1500 persons, voter registration sessions will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and from 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Visit the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts' webpage here for further information, or to download a voter registration application. read more »

Boston Civic Summit Planned

Mike Sances — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 10:04:33 -0600

According to an article in this morning's Metro, there are plans to hold a civic engagement summit in Boston. The plans are being discussed by Boston City Council President Maureen Feeney, and the initial focus appears to be on address the low turnout in recent City elections. read more »

MassCivicAction Conference Call Notes

Mike Sances — Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:25:10 -0600

Yesterday we had a conference call to discuss the future of this website. There were a few people who couldn't make the call but were interested in staying involved, and a request to post the call minutes to the site. Here are my notes, including a list of participants. read more »

Political Session Track Notes

David Crowley — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 13:21:18 -0600

I'm posting these notes for Judy Meredith, facilitator of the Politics & Policy Making track. These are from the morning session.