In a recent blog post, Educate Hopkinton, said that it is looking to increase its budget to better fulfill its mission; “to keep people up-to-date on the budget process and the Town’s financial needs.”
“For the last four years, Educate Hopkinton has operated with a minimal budget of only about $50 a year for our website hosting plan and domain name registration,” said Amy Ritterbusch. “We have otherwise relied heavily on free resources, such as Blogspot, Facebook, Twitter and MailChimp.”
But now that the group has applied for 501(c)4 Non-Profit Civic League status, its members would like some additional funds for items such as HCAM membership ($50/year), a Post Office Box at $96/year and money for photocopies for its forums ($25/forum), officers insurance, town wide mailers, flyers, signage and brochures.
Ritterbusch says that if Educate Hopkinton has leftover money at the end of the year, donations may be made to an organization aligned with its mission, such as the town Tax Relief Fund, a Hopkinton Capital Project or the Hopkinton Schools.
“Please consider making a donation of $10, $15, $25 or more today,” said Ritterbusch.
Educate Hopkinton will accept MasterCard, VISA and American Express online via PayPal.
Paper checks can be mailed to: Tara Sanda, Educate Hopkinton Treasurer, 4 Equestrian Dr, Hopkinton MA 01748.
(Please note that donations are NOT tax-deductible because Educate Hopkinton is a non-profit civic league, not a charity.)