PORTLAND REGIONAL CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
  • Home
  • Membership
    • Join Today
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Marketing Opportunities
    • LINQ
    • Member To Member Deals
    • Job Listing Special Offer
    • Member How-Tos
    • Member Login
  • Member Directory
  • Newsletter
  • Events
    • Events Calendar & Registration
    • Business After Hours
    • Eggs & Issues
    • Growth Basics For Business
    • Imagine Portland
    • IT Basics for Business
    • Kegs & Issues
    • PROPEL Events
    • Virtual Events & Replays
    • Women of The Chamber
  • Advocacy
    • Advocacy Connections
    • Advocacy Updates
  • What We Do
    • Standing in Solidarity >
      • Solidarity - Additional Organizations
    • FAQs
    • Staff
    • Portland Regional Board
    • Our Communities >
      • Falmouth / Cumberland
      • Portland
      • Scarborough
      • South Portland / Cape Elizabeth
      • Westbrook / Gorham
    • PROPEL
    • Portland Professional Connections
    • Our Community & Foundation Partners

 CHAMBER & MEMBER
​NEWS

MaineCF Grants Available for Cumberland County Nonprofits

1/15/2020

0 Comments

 
Picture
​PORTLAND & ELLSWORTH—Nonprofit and public organizations seeking funding for projects that strengthen communities are encouraged to apply to the Maine Community Foundation’s Community Building Grant Program.
Picture
Left to right: Maine Youth Court Program Manager Abi Maycock and two former youth board members, Adelaide Lyall and Colby Santana, at a social justice street fair in Portland. Photo courtesy Maine Youth Court
​A volunteer committee of Cumberland County residents and community leaders reviews proposals and makes recommendations for funding. The deadline for applying is February 15, 2020. Application, guidelines, and a list of 2019 grants are available at www.mainecf.org.
 
In 2019, the Cumberland County Committee awarded $65,600 in grants to 10 nonprofits, including:

  • Little Sebago Lake Association, to develop a Little Sebago Loon Monitoring Program to study and document loon behaviors, engage and encourage citizen science participation, and implement sustainable conservation actions
  • Maine Youth Court, to design and undertake a Culture and Language Justice Initiative to ensure Maine Youth Court’s restorative justice, youth-led diversion program is culturally-responsive and linguistically-relevant
  • Maine-Wabanaki REACH, for a Southern Maine Wabanaki Wellness Gathering to reclaim community by providing safe spaces for learning, sharing, connecting, and networking.
The Cumberland County Fund was established in 2005 with the support of several MaineCF donors. The fund provides grant support to nonprofits engaged in community-building projects in the region. If you would like more information about the fund, please contact Director of Grantmaking Laura Lee at 1-877-700-6800 or llee@mainecf.org.
Headquartered in Ellsworth, with additional personnel in Portland, Dover-Foxcroft, and Mars Hill, the Maine Community Foundation works with donors and other partners to provide strong investments, personalized service, local expertise, and strategic giving to improve the quality of life for all Maine people. To learn more about the foundation, visit www.mainecf.org
###
Media Contact:
Carl Little, Communications Manager
(207) 412-2018

0 Comments



Leave a Reply.

    Author

    Chamber Staff

    Archives

    February 2021
    December 2020
    October 2020
    September 2020
    August 2020
    July 2020
    June 2020
    May 2020
    April 2020
    March 2020
    February 2020
    January 2020
    December 2019
    November 2019
    October 2019
    September 2019
    August 2019
    July 2019
    June 2019
    May 2019
    April 2019
    March 2019
    February 2019
    January 2019
    October 2018

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Our Special Community Partners

Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture
Picture

Picture
Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce
93 Exchange Street | Portland, ME | 04101
P: 207.772.2811 | F: 207.772.1179

HOURS: M - F 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
​

We are located in Portland, ME
General Inquiries: chamber@portlandregion.com
See our Staff Page for specific contact information

Stay connected with the Chamber:

  • Home
  • Membership
    • Join Today
    • Sponsorship Opportunities
    • Marketing Opportunities
    • LINQ
    • Member To Member Deals
    • Job Listing Special Offer
    • Member How-Tos
    • Member Login
  • Member Directory
  • Newsletter
  • Events
    • Events Calendar & Registration
    • Business After Hours
    • Eggs & Issues
    • Growth Basics For Business
    • Imagine Portland
    • IT Basics for Business
    • Kegs & Issues
    • PROPEL Events
    • Virtual Events & Replays
    • Women of The Chamber
  • Advocacy
    • Advocacy Connections
    • Advocacy Updates
  • What We Do
    • Standing in Solidarity >
      • Solidarity - Additional Organizations
    • FAQs
    • Staff
    • Portland Regional Board
    • Our Communities >
      • Falmouth / Cumberland
      • Portland
      • Scarborough
      • South Portland / Cape Elizabeth
      • Westbrook / Gorham
    • PROPEL
    • Portland Professional Connections
    • Our Community & Foundation Partners