City of Pittsfield American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA)
The City of Pittsfield’s Guiding Principles, Goals, and Investments of its allocation of ARPA funds. […]
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Coronavirus and Massachusetts Nonprofits
This page by the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network provides a wide range of resources related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and its impact on the nonprofit sector. […]
COVID-19 Resources and Guidance for Municipal Officials
The Massachusetts Division of Local Services provides guidance for city and town officials on the municipal finance and governance aspects COVID-19 response and recovery. […]
COVID-19 Resources
This page by the Massachusetts Association of Community Development Corporations provides a wide range of resources related to the COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on municipalities and nonprofit organizations. […]
Empowering Cities to Accelerate Equitable Growth: A State Policy Blueprint for Inclusive Municipal Contracting
Prepared in partnership with Lawyers for Civil Rights, this study surveys the landscape for inclusive municipal procurement in Massachusetts. […]
The Color of the Capital Gap: Increasing Capital Access for Entrepreneurs of Color in Massachusetts
This webinar and report documents the wealth gap that hinders the ability of entrepreneurs of color to significantly grow their businesses. […]
An Uphill Battle: COVID-19’s Outsized Toll on Minority-Owned Firms
This report documents that Black-owned businesses faced the greatest impact from COVID-19 of any racial group, thoughLatinx- and Asian-owned businesses also experienced outsized closures and declines in cash balances. […]
Reimagining Capacity Building: Navigating Culture, Systems & Power
This report documents how racial inequities show up in capacity building practices and how we can take intentional steps to mitigate those inequities. […]
Partnerships for Growth
Partnerships for Growth is a plan to enable the Commonwealth’s regions to build, connect and lead. […]
Massachusetts Community Compact
The Community Compact Cabinet champions municipal interests across all executive secretariats and agencies, and develops, in consultation with cities and towns, mutual standards and best practices for both the state […]