Elizabeth Noyce Award for Nonprofit Excellence

Created in 1990, the Noyce Award for Nonprofit Excellence annually recognizes one Maine nonprofit organization’s exceptional leadership and service to the community. The award honors the late Elizabeth Noyce, who is often referred to as Maine’s premier philanthropist.

Previous Noyce Award recipients

Endowment Management

In addition to our grantmaking, MaineCF offers endowment management for nonprofits. Please refer to Funds for Nonprofits to learn more about this service.

To help you better understand the language of the foundation world, please consult this glossary of terms

Nonprofit Internet Resources

TechSoup News Feed
TechSoup provides technology news, resources, and discount software for nonprofits.

Council on Foundations
COF is an association of foundations and corporations that promotes responsible philanthropy.

Chronicle of Philanthropy
The Chronicle is a news source for nonprofit professionals and others working in philanthropy.

Civic Reflection
Developed by the Project on Civic Reflection and the Maine Humanities Council, this resource center can help groups with facilitated discussions around the topics of giving, serving, associating and leading.  

Foundation Center
The Foundation Center is a clearinghouse for information on grant seeking and foundation and corporate giving.

Maine Arts Commission
The Maine Arts Commission encourages and stimulates public interest and participation in the cultural heritage and art programs in Maine.

Maine Association of Nonprofits
MANP is a statewide, membership organization dedicated to strengthening the voice, leadership and organizational effectiveness of Maine’s nonprofits.
Also from MANP | Guiding Principles and Practices for Nonprofit Excellence

Maine Humanities Council
The Maine Humanities Council engages the people of Maine in the power and pleasure of ideas.

Maine Nonprofit Sector Report 2005
This report details the scope and impact of the charitable nonprofit sector county by county in Maine, based on 2003 statistics.

Maine Philanthropy Center
The Maine Philanthropy Center is a nonprofit organization that promotes effective philanthropy in Maine.

Maine Women's Business Center at Coastal Enterprises Inc.
The Maine Women's Business Center at CEI supports women in Maine who either own or are interested in starting a business in Maine.

PC's for Maine
PC's for Maine is public computer literacy project that enriches lives, educates the young and old, provides cost-effective communications, increases job skills and personal computer access for people, schools and nonprofit organizations across the state of Maine.

TechSoup
TechSoup provides technology news, resources and discount software for nonprofits.

The Board Network
The Board Network offers nonprofit board training throughout Maine and board member placement in the greater Portland area.