MEMBERSHIP
Membership in NOW is a great first step to becoming involved in the organization. Membership gives you a political voice within the organization, and a strong and vibrant membership increases our power to impact Massachusetts policy and legislation.
Becoming a member of NOW has many other benefits such as me mber discounts for long-term care insurance for you and your family members, subscriptions to the National NOW Times and the Mass. NOW Times.
You can join Mass. NOW by contacting us at 617-254-9130 or by sending an e-mail to membership@massnow.org. You can also join online - just be sure to affiliate with the Mass. NOW chapter! The following is a list of Mass. NOW chapter codes for you to use.
- Acton MA0005
- Boston MA0075
- Cape Ann/North Shore MA0090
- Lexington MA0150
- Martha's Vineyard MA0275
- MetroWest MA0300
- South Shore MA0350
- Springfield MA0310
- Worcester MA0375
DONATE
GIVE TO THE MASSACHUSETTS NOW INC.
Make the most of your gifts, give to Mass. NOW Inc. We put your donations to use by working on the political front lines. The money you donate goes directly to lobbying and coalition work to help shape the policies of Massachusetts. The money will be used to keep our organization strong both inside the State House and outside in our state office. Mass. NOW is a volunteer organization that relies on the generous donations of our supporters.
Interested in making your gift to Mass. NOW stretch farther? Check with the human resources department of your employer to see whether your company has a matching gifts program. These programs allow corporations to match a percentage of your gift to charity at no cost to you. If you are eligible, your donation to Mass. NOW could effectively grow by as much as 100%. (Do keep in mind that in most matching gifts programs, only tax-deductible gifts can be matched - in that case, your matching gift should be made to the Massachusetts NOW Foundation.)
GIVE TO THE MASSACHUSETTS NOW FOUNDATION
Need a tax-wise way to support our work for women's rights? As the end of the year approaches, many people find that their financial situations make tax-deductible giving more desirable. Or perhaps you prefer to make your contributions through a donor-advised fund or a family foundation, which may limit you to making tax-deductible donations. The Mass. NOW Foundation fills the bill perfectly!
Gifts to the Mass. NOW Foundation are fully tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. The Mass. NOW Foundation is a sister organization to Mass. NOW, and its purpose is to work for women's rights through education and outreach.
If you wish to support the Mass. NOW Foundation with tax-deductible gifts, please be sure to make your check payable to the Mass. NOW Foundation or specifically designate your credit card gift. Just remember that the Mass. NOW Foundation has no membership, so your membership gifts and renewals to NOW are not tax deductible.
OTHER DONATIONS
Ups-and-downs of the stock market got you down? Now might be a great time to make a gift of stock or other securities to Mass. NOW or the Mass. NOW Foundation. Any mutual funds or shares of stock whose current value is greatly in excess of their value or price at the time you acquired them are good candidates for donation. By making a gift of highly appreciated securities, you may be entitled to significant tax savings and may be able to avoid capital gains taxes. Ask your financial advisor how a stock gift might allow you to make a much larger contribution to Mass. NOW or the Mass. NOW Foundation than you could with a cash gift.
VOLUNTEER
Mass. NOW is a volunteer-run organization. As such, volunteers are always needed! Please call us at 617-254-9130 or e-mail us at volunteer@massnow.org if you can volunteer any of your time during the day, on weekends, or evenings.
INTERN
Mass. NOW Internships:
Massachusetts NOW offers internship opportunities to college and high school students. Our interns gain experience volunteering in a nonprofit organization through hands-on experience in the legislative arena, grassroots organizing skills and cultivating relationships with other amazing feminist activists. Our interns are an essential part of our organization and participate in every aspect of our work, including day-to-day activities, legislative advocacy, community action and organizational development. We are flexible in the amount of time Mass. NOW volunteers can give, although we do ask that interns choose a consistent weekly time slot(s).
Internship Descriptions:
Grassroots Activist Intern: General internship.
Organizational Development Intern: Assist the Statewide Manager, VP Action and Mass. NOW co-Presidents in developing and implementing Campus Action Networks (CAN's) and other young women's' initiatives. Assist VP Fundraising, Treasurer and VP Membership in planning events, learning the financial responsibilites of a non-profit organization and maintaining member relations. Work with Executive Board on various projects, as needed.
Political Action Committee (PAC) Intern: Work with Massachusetts NOW and chapter PAC chairs to organize membership around Mass. NOW PAC endorsed candidates for state offices. Participate and organize candidate interviews, phone-banks, Get-out-the-vote (GOTV) activities on election day, produce and distribute press releases, work with PAC chair to manage PAC questionnaire, work with other state-wide progressive organizations throughout the candidate endorsement process, assist Executive Board with projects, as needed.
Legislative Advocacy Intern: Work with VP Legislation and Mass. NOW co-Presidents on Mass. NOW's legislative priorities, develop and deliver testimony on bills before the Massachusetts Legislature, assist VP Legislation in chairing the Mass. NOW Legislative Task Force, attend coalition meetings with other progressive statewide organizations, assist VP Action in organizing and paticipating in actions, rallies, demonstrations and educational outreach. Work with Executive Board with various project, as needed.
If interested, please e-mail cover letter and resume to christina@massnow.org, or fax to 617-254-9134.
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