September 25, 2018
by Jennifer Gray
Advocacy Director, Maine Philanthropy Center
Editor's Note: This post originally appeared on the website of the Maine Association of Nonprofits. Click HERE for the original piece.
What do candidates for Maine’s next governor think of issues that matter to nonprofits and funders?
Join us for a series of free webinars!
The nonprofit sector, which employs 1 in 6 Maine workers and touches the lives of every Maine resident, is critically important to Maine’s communities and Maine’s future. With their important voice and unique perspective, grantmakers play an integral role in strengthening Maine’s communities through their funding, capacity building initiatives, data collection/evaluation and mission investing.
The Maine Association of Nonprofits and Maine Philanthropy Center have invited the four gubernatorial candidates – Alan Caron, Terry Hayes, Janet Mills, and Shawn Moody – to participate in separate one-hour webinars to discuss issues that matter to nonprofits and funders. Each candidate will be offered the opportunity to respond to the same questions, which have been shaped by a mission-diverse, 29-member, statewide steering committee.
So far, 3 of the 4 candidates have committed to joining us:
- Alan Caron, Thursday, September 27 at 11am
- Terry Hayes, Thursday, October 4 at 2:30pm
- Janet Mills, Tuesday, October 9 at 2pm
Please register and join us for these important conversations. They are free, and you can participate from your desk or wherever is most convenient. You only need to register once. Once registered, you will receive instructions for participating in the sessions, as well as notices about schedule updates and recordings of the webinars.
#NonprofitsVote #FundersVote
Steering Committee Members
The questions for the candidates have been shaped by a mission-diverse, 29-member, statewide steering committee that reflects the broad diversity and depth of Maine’s nonprofit and philanthropic sectors.