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Eastham committee recommends town pursue Mass Energize membership
Summary
After a presentation on the nonprofit Mass Energize’s outreach and website tools, the Eastham Energy and Climate Action Committee voted to recommend the town seek membership, citing ready‑made content and social‑media support at a first‑year cost presented as $1,750 and $1,000 annually thereafter for full hosting.
The Eastham Energy and Climate Action Committee voted on Aug. 10 to recommend that the town pursue membership with Mass Energize, a Massachusetts nonprofit that provides action‑oriented community websites, social‑media toolkits and peer support networks.
John (working‑group representative) described the organization’s services, showing the committee the Medfield site as an example. He said Mass Energize offers three membership tiers — a networking level, a social‑toolkit level and a full community‑empowerment package with a hosted WordPress site. “The cost would be $1,750 for the first year, and then $1,000 per year,” he said, adding that East Ham would be considered a small community for pricing purposes.
Committee members asked about how easily the platform could surface participation metrics for local programs (for example, Cape Light Compact’s “rush hour” participation) and whether the outreach would produce measurable behavior change. Shaina Bridal, the town liaison, said the fee is modest in the context of the town budget and recommended obtaining additional details and placing a request in the next budget cycle.
After discussion about content workload and options for funding (town support, sponsorships and grants), a motion to recommend that the town pursue membership was made and approved by voice vote. The transcript does not record a named mover/second or a numeric roll‑call tally; the committee indicated approval by voice and multiple members saying “aye.”
The working group’s recommendation called for the town to be the member initially and for the committee to explore sponsorships or partnerships later to offset costs. Committee members emphasized that much of the initial time commitment would be populating locally relevant content, while Mass Energize would provide hosting, templates and training.
