The Maine Philanthropy Center’s nonprofit programs offer staff, trustees, and volunteers of nonprofit organizations the opportunity to improve their skills around grantseeking and being effective in their communications with funders. We offer monthly grant research tutorials, as well as periodic programs designed to bring together funders and nonprofits.
If you can cannot attend one of the tutorials, please email us at mpc@mainephilanthropy.org or call (207) 780-5039 to schedule a time to come in to our office. We are located in room 321 of the USM Glickman Family Library in Portland, ME. Our office hours are M - F 9am - 4:30pm -- please contact us in advance to schedule an appointment to ensure someone is available to assist you.
This first event in the series celebrates the release of PEAK’s Career Journeys in Philanthropy Journal, which highlights accidental technologists and process pioneers who led critical, formative work to make grantmaking more efficient, more effective, and ultimately, more equitable.Read more
MPC grant research tutorials are now virtual! Learn the fundamentals of foundation grant research and get hands-on experience and instruction using both the Directory of Maine Grantmakers and the Foundation Directory Online. Come away with the knowledge and tools to discover which funders are most likely to fund your organization.Read more
The Center for Disaster Philanthropy is hosting a webinar to explore how philanthropy can build connections between potential partners and boost the capacity of long-term recovery groups after a disaster.Read more
In the final session of our learning series for emerging practitioners, we will focus on compensation equity.Read more
Too often, foundations get in the way of the work nonprofits doing the work they know best. Trust-based philanthropy reimagines that dynamic, advocating for six principles of grantmaking that are geared toward building partnership and mutual learning. Read more
MPC grant research tutorials are now virtual! Learn the fundamentals of foundation grant research and get hands-on experience and instruction using both the Directory of Maine Grantmakers and the Foundation Directory Online. Come away with the knowledge and tools to discover which funders are most likely to fund your organization.Read more
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