Cultural Investment Portfolio - Peers
Reporting Requirements and Deadlines for Fiscal Year 2012

Contract Requirements
Please contact the Contracts Coordinator for further information about any of the following:

1. Signed Contract with Attachments -- Due November 10, 2011
   • Attachment A -- Scope of Services
   • Attachment B -- Scope of Services and Additional Terms
   • Attachment D -- Credit and Publicity Agreement
   • Terms and Conditions (PDF)
   • W-9 Form (PDF)
   • Contractor Authorized Signature Form (PDF) -- Required of all grantees
   • Authorization for Electronic Funds Payment
2. Final Report -- Due by June 30, 2012. (Log-in with the username/password you used when completing the online application.)

Check your payment status.

Consequences for missed deadlines: The MCC has the right to withhold, reduce, or cancel grants if stated advocacy and final report deadlines are not met.

Portfolio Requirements
Please contact Cheryl Balukonis for further information about any of the following items as stipulated in the Peers Guidelines:

1. Advocacy
   CIP aims to promote the visibility of nonprofit arts, humanities, and science organizations in Massachusetts, in part by fostering relationships between these organizations and state leadership. The MCC encourages organizations' senior staff to interact with members of the Legislature and/or Administration whenever possible in order to demonstrate the impact of the state's investment in the sector.

   To that end, one or more senior staff members of each Cultural Investment Portfolio organization must attend or host events attended by one or more members of the Legislature and/or Administration. These events may include:

   1. MCC events such as local grant announcements or the Commonwealth Awards

   2. An event hosted by your organization
      
      This doesn't mean you have to organize a special event just for this purpose; with a little planning, you could involve an elected representative in your regular, ongoing programming, organize a letter-writing campaign, or establish a personal contact.

      Some examples:
      • A chamber music ensemble invites their state senator to briefly address the audience before a performance

      • A youth arts program invites an elected official to observe a group of middle-school students in an after-school pottery program. The visit includes time for the official to chat with the students about why they enjoy learning how to throw pots.

      • A group of seniors from an assisted-living center write letters to their elected representatives praising a local independent movie house that provides vans for residents to attend matinees.

      • The executive director of a local history museum meets her state representative for coffee to describe the specific ways that local funding enables her organization to serve the community at large.
   3. An event hosted by another organization in your legislative district attended by a legislator(s).

   4. A meeting at your state senator or representative's office, either at the State House or in his or her district

   CIP Peers must attend ONE event that falls into any of the above categories each year and report them by June 29, 2012. Program Officer Cheryl Balukonis (617-727-3668 x318) would be happy to brainstorm with you about ways to meet your advocacy requirement.

   Report on your advocacy events by using this online form at any point during the year.

   Find the state senators/representatives for your district.

   Please note: In 2009, Governor Patrick signed into law a bill that makes widespread changes to the Commonwealth's rules regarding ethics and lobbying. Nonprofit organizations should familiarize themselves with the new law, as it affects the way the sector can advocate on Beacon Hill. Common Cause Massachusetts and the Office of Secretary of State William Galvin have each summarized the changes made by this law and its impact on the advocacy community.

2. Credit MCC Funding
   

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