2009 Membership Highlights

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2009 HIGHLIGHTS
Take a quick look at a few highlights of our work together last year for your agency and your employees…
LEGISLATIVE ACTION: PROTECTING YOUR FUNDING AND PREVENTING COSTLY REGULATIONS Promoting rate setting reform by advocating for effective Chapter 257 implementation Supporting new revenues like the expanded sales tax to save critical human service programs Creating the People First! Campaign to prioritize budget funding to protect the state’s most vulnerable people Fighting against unfunded mandates & costly regulations like the Commonwealth’s new ethics reform and
data encryption requirements
ADVANCING INNOVATION: SUPPORTING THE TRANSFORMATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED CARE Catalyzing dialogue for collaboration & social innovation through our Destination: Innovation seminar and
the creation of an online network for sharing innovations & opportunities for collaboration Leading the foundation of the Massachusetts Chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance Supporting the passage of the Senator Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, which funded the new White House Office of Social Innovation Recognizing leaders in innovation through a new Award of Excellence category
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: ENABLING YOU TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, AND REWARD YOUR EMPLOYEES Advocating for state tuition repayment and CORI reform to help expand the workforce Fostering the next generation of leadership through expansion of our Emerging Leaders Network Professionalizing our workforce with nearly 2,000 human service professionals using our trainings, tuition
remission program, graduate-level certificate programs, and other opportunities
Serving more than 11,000 human service professionals with Providers’ eAcademy® Recognizing deserving employees, leaders, organizations, and elected officials with more than 1,000 attendees at our 34th Annual Convention & Expo
CRITICAL HUMAN SERVICE INFORMATION: GETTING YOU THE NEWS AND UPDATES YOU NEED TO STAY AHEAD Telling our sector’s story with our newest report Profiles of Caring, which highlights the social and economic
contributions agencies like yours make to the Commonwealth Helping you keep up with trainings that support your staff and the news you need to know with our new Academy for Learning & Exchange Email Alerts and enhancements to the Providers’ Council e-Digest Informing you about important legal info, agency changes, and more with The Provider newspaper – the leading human services publication
COST OPPORTUNITIES: PROTECTING YOUR BOTTOM LINE WITH OUR ENDORSED BUSINESS PARTNERS Saving millions of dollars in members’ Workers Comp, Property & Casualty, and Employee Benefits premiums through our partnership with TD Insurance Rewarding employees with the development of a new benefit that will provide discounts on home and auto
insurance, as well as our exclusive dental plan, 50% savings on Staples home office supplies, and discounted home heating oil from Mass Energy Controlling costs on supplies for your printers, copiers, and more with guaranteed 5-year pricing from Ricoh Supporting your program needs with discounts on vehicles from Enterprise Fleet Management and on durable furniture from Interior Resources and Riverbend Furniture Helping reduce your costs – and your carbon footprint – through our discounted remote conferencing program with our newest Endorsed Business Partner, ReadyTalk
Renew today so that we can lay the groundwork for another great year of accomplishments together. Thank you for your continued support!