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Today is Election Day, and voters in about 60 towns and cities in Massachusetts will be heading to the polls to vote in local elections.

These courses are valued at more than $3,500 each. Interested Council member employees may enter the drawing for the course through November 5.

In this webinar, Eric Curtis of Curtis Strategy and Melissa Sampson McMorrow of Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP will explore when and why a nonprofit should consider a merger or affiliation, how to best identify potential partners, common legal and operational issues that may arise, the benefits and long-term potential of this strategy and how to successfully manage and operate a nonprofit through this type of change. 

The Council urged the Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) to re-review rates and benchmark salaries for human services workers to the 75th percentile of the most recently available Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) state-specific data, as well as ensure a transparent rate-setting process moving forward.

If you missed out on some of our keynotes and workshops from this year’s convention, many are available to watch as a recording through our event platform. Our platform will be live for attendees to continue browsing our great exhibitors and accessing important educational resources over the next few weeks.

The National Council on Nonprofits published an article on Tuesday by Providers’ Council President/CEO Michael Weekes, in which Weekes emphasized the need for more human services workers as the sector continues to experience severe staffing shortages.

We are excited to announce that the Providers’ eAcademy’s Human Services Credentialing Program released newly revised and updated courses in Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities today, to eAcademy participating agencies through your Relias LMS at no additional cost.

The Providers’ Council offices are closed today in observance of Indigenous People’s Day.

The state Senate voted in favor of an election reform bill on Wednesday that would permanently adopt mail-in voting and expanded early voting methods, as well as allow voters to register and cast their ballots on the same day, according to State House News Service (SHNS).

The Boston Globe ran a front-page story on Sunday about the ongoing workforce crisis in the community-based human services sector, featuring testimony from Providers’ Council President and CEO Michael Weekes, members of the Collaborative, Advocates President Diane Gould and Lifeworks President Daniel Burke.