+Groups call for levies on firms that fall short on health-insurance
The non-profit sector, too, is concerned with Baker's proposal.
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+Report: Competition with Massachusetts hampers private social service employment
Demand for services is increasing with an aging population, higher rates of autism and veterans returning from overseas, according to the council.
+Nonprofits wonder, worry about Trump’s policies
“People are apprehensive, people are wondering what’s going to happen on a whole bunch of fronts,” said Jim Klocke, CEO of the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network. “There’s an awful lot of concern out there.”
+Short on Cash, Cities and States Consider Taxing Nonprofits
David Thompson, vice president of public policy at the National Council of Nonprofits, chalks up the growing movement in Connecticut and other parts of the country to tax nonprofits to tight city and state budgets.
+More Mass. cities, towns seek payment deals with tax-exempt entities
David L. Thompson, vice president of public policy for the National Council of Nonprofits, has seen many legislative efforts over the years for states or municipalities to extract money from nonprofits and other tax-exempt entities.
+Proposal to tax nonprofits alarms Mass. charities
“There used to be one or two or three of these [attempts] every year, usually in the Northeast,” a region heavily dependent on property taxes, said David Thompson, vice president of public policy at the National Council of Nonprofits.
+Proposed payment-in-lieu-of-taxes program spurs debate among Northampton nonprofits
One way of addressing this reduced tax base, some communities have found, is through such PILOT programs.
+On Martha's Vineyard, black elites ponder the past year
“I don’t think any of us feel we are at a place where we think, ‘Oh, that wouldn’t happen,’” said Michael Weekes, 62, CEO of the Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers.
+Baker is latest governor to battle child welfare woes
“I’ve always felt that one of the toughest jobs in state government is the role of DCF, social workers, management, and staff,” said Michael D.
+Nonprofits hungry for new leadership
Consider these findings from a new report: Nearly a third of New England nonprofit leaders surveyed say they plan to leave their jobs in the next two years, and almost two-thirds anticipate leaving within five years.
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