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Strengthening Communities, Building Leadership

The Skinning Shed, part of the historic McCurdy Smokehouse complex in Lubec The Skinning Shed Museum, one of five buildings in the historic McCurdy Herring Smokehouse complex in Lubec, received a new and historically appropriate roof with support from the Belvedere Fund for Historic Preservation at the Maine Community Foundation. For information about the Belvedere Fund and other MaineCF funds with a September 15 deadline, consult the Available Grants & Deadlines page. And you can read more about Lubec Landmarks here. Photo by Frank Van Riper

What's New at MaineCF?

New Board Members: Andrea Cianchette Maker of North Yarmouth, Candace Sanborn of Auburn, and John Witherspoon of Kingfield were recently elected to MaineCF's Board of Directors ... more

A Partnership for Farmland: In three video interviews, Maine Community Foundation President and CEO Meredith Jones speaks with Maine Farmland Trust Executive Director John Piotti about the economic impact of farming in Maine. Watch the videos here and learn more about the community foundation’s work in this field here.

New Graduates: Three Maine nonprofits, Southern Maine Agency on Agency, United Way of York County, and Washington County Children’s Program, have successfully completed a three-year program that provides technical and financial assistance to nonprofits ... more

Real Time: A Community Building Blog

... and they didn't live happily ever after. What do we do when attempts to resolve a conflict leave both parties unsatisfied? Read The Return of Bucky Badshorts, July 27, 2010.

Of all our volunteers, these people probably receive the least amount of public attention and accolades, yet their work is critical to our success. Read Investment Volunteers for Maine, July 2, 2010.

With vibrant downtowns and the creation of “amenity assets,” do our rural communities have reason to be cautiously optimistic about their futures? Read Small-Town Cultural Meccas, June 8, 2010.

"Find an organization you believe in and get working." Guest blogger Kenneth Spirer, a 10-year veteran of the Maine Community Foundation Board, gives some advice. Read Roll Up Your Sleeves, May 19, 2010.