Public Policy

MPC feels strongly that there is great value in funders being engaged in public policy on the state and national levels.

In 2014 MPC convened a Public Policy Task Team charged with developing recommendations for how MPC can best support and enhance the public policy work of our philanthropic network. Read more about the task team and their resulting report. In 2017, the Public Policy Committee for Maine's Philanthropic Network was officially launched. This committee is responsible for enhancing and implementing the recommendations outlined in the 2015 Public Policy - A Path to Greater Impact report

Scroll down for a listing of resources and events related to public policy. 


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How to Contact Maine's Federal Delegation

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September 2023
Maine's Congressional Delegation Senator Susan Collins 413 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-2523 Email Senator Collins: https://www.collins.senate.gov/contact Augusta: (207) 622-8414 Bangor: (207) 945-0417 Biddeford: (207) 283- 1101 Caribou: (207) 493-7873 Lewiston: (207) 784- 6969 Portland: (207) 780-3575 Senator Angus King 133 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510 (202) 224-5344 Email Senator King: https://www.king.senate.gov/contact Augusta: (207) 622- 8292 Bangor: (207) 945-8000 Presque Isle: (207) 764- 5124 Scarborough: (207) 883-1588 Congresswoman...
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Census 2020 Webinar

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November 2018
This webinar is an introduction to the 2020 census. It provides a high-level overview of the census and its importance, discusses the difficulties that impede the collection of accurate census data, identifies what can be done to overcome some of those difficulties, and provides examples of what funders in states other than Maine have done to help support an accurate census. Featured speakers include Marcia Avner , co-chair of the Funders Census Initiative (a project of the Funders Committee for Civic Participation ), Alexie Torres-Fleming , executive director of the Access Strategies Fund ,...
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Philanthropy Day of Action for the Charitable Act

Maine Philanthropy Center urges our members to join United Philanthropy Forum’s Philanthropy Day of Action on October 4, 2023, in support of the Charitable Act (S. 566/H.R. 3435). This unique opportunity presents a chance for us to lend our voice to an issue that directly impacts our work as a sector and the communities we serve. Charitable giving dropped 10.5 percent in 2022, only the fourth time donations have fallen since 1956. Additionally, charitable giving as a share of personal disposable income dropped to 1.7 percent – a near 30-year low. Participate in the Philanthropy Day of...
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