Dear Member,

Thank you for your support of the Providers’ Council in 2010! During these uncertain economic times, I know
that organizations like yours are making tough choices about your marketing investments, and we appreciate
your continued involvement with the Providers’ Council.

Your Council membership not only contributes to our ability to strengthen community-based services for the
most vulnerable across the Commonwealth, but it also sets your organization apart as one which is committed
to our sector. We hope you stay involved with the Council next year by renewing your membership.

We’ve been pleased to work with our associate members and highlight their commitment to the sector through
discounted in-person, print, and online marketing opportunities, including:
· The introduction of an electronic edition of our signature industry newspaper, The Provider, which has
effectively doubled the publication’s circulation
· Full-color ads in the paper that continue to increase the visibility of our advertisers
· A record-breaking expo with more than 70 exhibitors having the opportunity to connect with more than
1,000 attendees
· Expansion of sponsorships for our online newsletters, which now reach up to 5,000 human service
leaders. Our Academy for Learning & Exchange (ALEX) announcements to members AND non-members,
as well as our members only eDigest on opposite weeks, continue to receive great visibility throughout
the human services sector.

Make sure you’re able to keep taking advantage of these benefits, and strengthen your brand’s connection to
the human service sector by renewing your membership today. We hope you’ll consider attending a members
only event, suggesting a training, or proposing a workshop topic for our next Convention. Your involvement
with the Council plays a critical role in our work to strengthen Massachusetts communities, and we greatly
appreciate your commitment to the sector.

I look forward to working with you as a member again next year! Please don’t hesitate to contact me or
Membership Development Associate Kevin Gilnack at 617.428.3637 with any questions or suggestions you might
have.

Be well,

Michael D. Weekes
President/CEO

PS: Mark your calendar for Wednesday, April 6, 2011! Plan to attend the Providers’ Council’s Annual Business
Meeting to learn about the latest issues facing our sector and connect with current and potential customers.
Make sure you renew now so you can attend this members’ only event!

The Providers’ Council • Human Services Providers Charitable Foundation, Inc.

250 Summer St., Ste. 237 • Boston, MA 02210 • p:617.428.3637 • f:617.428.1533 • e:info@providers.org
 Membership Benefits Savings!
In challenging economic times, it is more important than ever to maximize the return on your investment
in Council membership. Here’s just one example of how members are saving…

Member Benefit Example Member Non- Members

Rate member rate Save
Providers’ Council e-Digest sponsorship $400 $800 $400
(4 months)
The Provider Advertising (4 x ½ page ads) $1,600 $2,100 $500

Premier Expo package $1,500 $1,800 $300

Full page Convention Program ad $350 $500 $150

Convention attendance (5 attendees) $550 $825 $275

Trainings attended by provider CEOs, finance,

HR, direct care, and other human service staff $800 $1200 $400
(e.g. 2 Supervision Series registrations)
TOTAL SAVED: $2,025
And don’t forget about…
Insider info on issues affecting your audience …Priceless
þ Free subscription to the premier human service newspaper in
Massachusetts, The Provider
þ Free subscription to the Providers’ Council e-Digest to let you
know about Council news, upcoming events, and new benefits
þ Free members only announcements on breaking news and
information affecting human service providers
Access to human service providers …Priceless
þ Providers’ Council Members’ Annual Meeting
þ Members only trainings and seminars
þ Luncheons with public figures
þ Preference for sponsoring & presenting trainings and workshops
þ Your website listed on providers.org

And so much more…

IT PAYS TO BE A COUNCIL MEMBER!
 2010 HIGHLIGHTS
Take a quick look at a few highlights of our work together
for your agency and your employees…

LEGISLATIVE ACTION: PROTECTING YOUR FUNDING AND PREVENTING COSTLY REGULATIONS

; Put human services at the center of the 2010 election by hosting our first ever human services
gubernatorial forum
; Helped defeat two potentially damaging ballot questions by advocating against cutting revenues for
our sector and repealing the affordable housing law
; Worked to pass a bill to allow group health insurance solutions to enter Massachusetts and began
actively pursuing opportunities for our members
; Convened the first Suffolk County human services legislative breakfast and encouraged others to
hold similar events statewide
; Secured language in the FY ’11 budget asking EOHHS to give a full report on their efforts to
implement Chapter 257, and also monitored the law, testified on rate proposals, & explored possible
appeals to advance fair rates for providers
; Successfully fought for reversal of FY ’10 9C budget cuts that impacted PCA services, the homeless,
and day hab programs, among others
; Met with Senator Scott Brown in Washington, D.C. as part of an ultimately successful national
campaign to advocate for important FMAP funding needed to save services in Massachusetts
; Developed the People First! Campaign, a coalition of 30 human service groups, which advocated to
prioritize budget funding to protect the state’s most vulnerable people and published the “People
First!” album
; Empowered members to hold voter registration drives and get out the vote (GOTV) efforts
; Worked with members to encourage responses to the U.S. Census and provided assistance on how to
count people served in “group quarters”
; Advocated with Mass Rehab Commission to spend stimulus funds on services, not infrastructure
; Led development of new Partnership/Plus program at Mass Rehab Commission
; Participated in Summit efforts to reform the UFR and Surplus Revenue Retention Policy

ADVANCING INNOVATION: SUPPORTING THE TRANSFORMATION OF COMMUNITY-BASED CARE

; Developed online resource center and directory for innovation and social enterprise that features
innovator profiles
; Launched Massachusetts Chapter of the Social Enterprise Alliance in Boston and Springfield (the
country’s only statewide chapter!)
; Presented the inaugural Social Innovator Award to Sheriff Michael Ashe for his support of social
enterprises in the Hampton County Sheriff’s Department with the new SEA chapter
; Highlighted 10 members in The Provider as excellent examples of social innovators
; Advocated with EOHHS for state support of innovation and social enterprise
; Offered training on innovative evidence-based treatment options
; Successfully met with EOHHS, MRC and DDS to advocate for fully inclusive and efficient programs
for the Competitive Integrated Vocational Services RFR

(see reverse)
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT: ENABLING YOU TO RECRUIT, RETAIN, AND REWARD YOUR EMPLOYEES
; Educated over 1,000 people through our trainings, convention workshops, ever-popular Supervision
Series
; Advanced the HIRE Act, which supports nonprofits and includes a temporary reprieve on payroll
taxes for new hires, with the National Council of Nonprofits
; Helped members support a skilled workforce by growing our Providers’ eAcademy® online learning
management system to more than 400 courses with 12,000+ users and issuing nearly 3,500 Human
Service Credentials
; Fostered career pathways for the human services industry with the Commonwealth Corporation,
Workforce Investment Boards, and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Invested in our future workforce by educating vocational schools about the Providers’ eAcademy®
credentials
; Offered 31 trainings & webinars on topics such as evidence-based practice, ethics, supervision and
new regulations facing providers
; Continued our successful certificate programs, bringing the total number of graduates up to 300
students from 32 human service providers statewide
; Graduated two scholars from the MSW/Urban Leadership Program through the Simmons
College/Providers’ Council Dean’s Leadership Scholarship
; Offered six HR Roundtables with more than 100 attendees participating
; Advocated for Salary Reserve in FY `10 and FY `11 budgets
; Successfully passed meaningful CORI reform with a coalition of partners
; Advocated for Tuition Remission and Loan Forgiveness legislation
; Received 150+ postings on Jobs with Heart

CRITICAL HUMAN SERVICE INFORMATION: GETTING YOU NEWS & UPDATES TO STAY AHEAD
; Started the Chapter 257 Watch email series with our partners to keep members informed about the
implementation of our landmark rate-setting legislation
; Made an electronic edition of The Provider newspaper available to member employees
; Launched Member Benefits News alerts to provide useful industry news and trends
; Helped develop “The Utility of Trouble,” which outlines recommendations that could help the state
save at least $65 million annually to then be re-invested into community-based services
; Launched a salary survey, which will be released to members for free in the coming months
; Promoted the Council and our members in the media, with more than 20 press hits in publications
such as The New York Times, The Boston Globe, Springfield Republican, and the Associated Press

COST OPPORTUNITIES: PROTECTING YOUR BOTTOM LINE WITH OUR ENDORSED BUSINESS PARTNERS
; Saved members money on benefits by securing a rate hold on Delta Dental renewals as rates
industry-wide increased an average of 8%
; Launched a discounted auto & home insurance program to help members’ employees save money
; Coordinated “Purchasing Wisely for Community Programs,” a new convention workshop
; Increased outreach and communications to educate members about cost-saving opportunities from
our eight Endorsed Business Partners (www.providers.org/ebps)

Renew today so that we can lay the groundwork for another great year of
accomplishments together. Thank you for your continued support!
 2011 Associate Membership Renewal Invoice
DUE UPON RECEIPT

Member Information
Name: Phone: _________________ Fax: _____________
Title: Email: ___________________________________
Company Name: Website: __________________________________
Address: _________________________________ Type: Business / Institution (circle one)
City, State, Zip: ____________________________

Would you like your website listed on providers.org?

yes / no (circle one)

Would you like a “Proud Member of the Providers’ Council” badge to display on your website?
yes / no (circle one)

Additional contacts: (please let us know if anyone else at your organization would benefit from information about
marketing opportunities or human service news)
Name: __________________________________ Name: __________________________________
Title: ____________________________________ Title: ____________________________________
Email:___________________________________ Email: __________________________________

Please contact Kevin Gilnack (kgilnack@providers.org) to add additional employees to our contact list.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Membership Invoice (for period 1/1/2011 to 12/31/2011)
2010 Providers’ Council Dues are due upon receipt of this notice. In order to offset the costs of additional invoicing, a late
charge may be assessed if future notices are sent. Membership dues are NOT tax-deductible.

Dues Amount: $500.00

Please mail your check (payable to MCHSP, Inc.) with a copy of this invoice to:
ATTN: Membership
Providers’ Council
250 Summer Street, Suite 237
Boston, MA 02210

In addition to my dues payment, I would like to make a tax-deductible contribution to help the
Council underwrite membership dues for human service agencies facing financial challenges!
A check separate from your dues payment, made payable to the Human Service Providers Charitable
Foundation [HSPCF] for any of the following amounts, will make your generous donation tax-deductible:
______ $1,500 ______ $1,000 ______ $500 ______ Other

Thank You for Your Continued Support!

  
 

The Provider Advertising Guidelines

 
The Provider newspaper is the flagship publication of the Massachusetts Council of Human Service 
Providers, Inc., the Commonwealth’s largest human service trade association.  Published 11 times a 
year, The Provider is the authoritative source of news and views not only for Council members, but 
also  for  other  trade  associations,  non‐members,  legislators  and  state  managers.    Each  issue  of  The
Provider offers the latest news in the human service industry, updates on legislative and regulatory 
matters,  incisive  commentaries  on  the  latest  developments  in  the  human  service  industry,  a 
Legislator’s  column,  a  profile  of  a  provider  agency  as  well  as  personnel  and  agency  moves.    The
Provider’s circulation of over 2,000 includes most of the 1,400 human service vendors in the state’s 
purchase of service system, making The Provider an ideal vehicle for advertising to this readership. 
 
Ads are now available in color!  Your color ad must be  Tell the Human Service Industry 
th
submitted PDF format by the 15  of the month.  about Your . . . 
   
The Provider will now be distributed electronically as well as in  • Services  
print.  All members of the Providers’ Council will receive a PDF  • Products  
• New Programs  
version of The Provider, increasing the papers reach by at least 
• Educational Opportunities 
3,000.  To take advantage of this added exposure, choose the 
• Real Estate Offerings 
Print & Electronic option on the ad contract. 
• Requests for Proposals 
 
• Requests for Information 
Full page inserts should be sent directly to the printer. Please 
email Bill Yelenak for details at byelenak@providers.org. 
 
Prepayment is required at time of order.  The Provider reserves the right to reject any advertising at 
any time for reason satisfactory to the publisher, without penalty or liability to either party.   
 
 
    Ad Sizes Available
Size      Width   Depth 
1/2 Page (Horz.)  10”      6 5/8” 
1/2 Page (Vert.)  7 7/16”    10 1/4” 
1/4 Page    4 7/8      7 3/4 
Full‐page insert  8 3/8”      11” 
 
To advertise or inquiries, please contact: 
Michael Ripple  
mripple@providers.org  
617.428.3637 
 The Provider Advertising Contract 
2011  
*All ads now run in color* 
 
Organization/Business Name:                      
Authorizing person:                        
Address:                          
Telephone:            Email:               
Authorizing signature:               Date:        
 
 
Size Member Rate Non‐member Rate
ƒ  Please send your cmyk color 
¼ page $400 $500 ad in a PDF format. 
 
½ page $500 $650 ƒ  Ads should be formatted in 
inches with these dimensions: 
Full‐page color  ¾ 1/4 pg: 4.92w by 7.75h
$550 $700
insert ¾ ½ pg (vert): 7.5w by 10h
 
¾ ½ pg (horz): 10w by 7.5h
15% discount for three ads in calendar 2011 
¾ Inserts: 11w by 8.5h
(subject to availability) 
 

Preferred months for ad to be run: ________________________  ƒ Prepayment is required at

time of order.
Starting the month of: ______________________   
ƒ  All materials must be 
Ad rate:   ______________________ 
received by the 15th of the 
Less Discount    ______________________  month to be included in the 
next issue. 
Total payment:  ______________________ 
 
 
ƒ  Positioning of advertise‐
• Prepayment is required at time of order.  ments is at the discretion of the 
• Ads must be scheduled in advance with Michael Ripple  editor. 
 

Payment should be sent to:   Providers’ Council    
        ATTN: The Provider  ƒ  The Provider reserves the 
        250 Summer Street ‐ Suite 237  right to reject any advertising 
        Boston, MA 02210  at any time for reason satisfac‐
  tory to the publisher, without 
Artwork should be sent in digital form to byelenak@providers.org.  Please specify  penalty or liability to either 
your organization and the month your ad is scheduled to be printed in the subject  party. 
of your email.   
 
Inserts should be shipped directly to the print shop after your order has been confirmed. Please email 
byelenak@providers.org for more information. 
 
Printed copy now being emailed to all members to substantially broaden circulation. 
 
For any questions, please contact Michael Ripple at (617) 428‐3637, x 112 or mripple@providers.org.  
 
 
Revised 2011 
 Monthly Sponsorship Contract for
The Providers’ Council e-Digest and Academy of Learning & Exchange e-mails
Every month your organization sponsors the Providers’ Council weekly e-mails, the benefits include:
” Having your logo on over 15,000 emails per month to our members and their employees
” Driving traffic where you want it with a link directing members to learn about your products & services
” Showing your support and interest in doing business with our industry ƒ Display logo must be a
Organization / Business Name: Authorizing Person: Title:
high resolution image in
PDF or a common image
format (JPG, GIF, BMP)
Address: City / State / Zip: and must submitted by
email to
byelenak@providers.org.
Phone: E-Mail:
ƒ Ads cannot be greater
than 200 pixels high by
Space is limited and at the discretion of the Providers’ Council, not all months 200 pixels wide.
requested may be available. Please list your desired months in order of preference.
Sponsorship space is not final until confirmed by the Providers’ Council. ƒ Mail checks to:
Providers’ Council
250 Summer St., Ste. 237
Monthly Rate* Quantity Subtotal Preferred Month(s)
Boston, MA 02210. For
credit card payments, you
Members $100.00 $_____.__ may fax this form to us at
617.428.1533.

ƒ Prepayment and logo

Non-Member $200.00 $_____.__ MUST be received by the
20th of the preceding
month of first ad.
TOTAL $_____.__
Website Link to Embed with Logo: http:// ƒ Timing and placement
of advertisements is at the
discretion of the
Providers’ Council.
Payment will be provided by
ˆ credit card: Visa / MasterCard (circle one)
ƒ The Providers' Council
Number:_____________________________ Expiration: _____/_____
reserves the right to reject
ˆ check made out to “Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers,” which
any advertising at any
will be mailed with a copy of this form
time for reason
satisfactory to the
_______________________________ _________________
Council, without penalty
Signature Date
or liability to either party.

ƒ Questions? Call us!

617.428.3637 x. 122.