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Workplace Giving is Back! MaineShare’s August Newsletter

Workplace Giving is Back! MaineShare’s August Newsletter

We are fast approaching MaineShare Workplace Giving season!  Last year, we raised over $309,000 in pledges in our workplace giving campaign, which supports the growth and sustainability of the amazing work of our member groups!  This year, our aim is even higher, as we add additional giving options to our campaign.  Giving to MaineShare allows […]...
Member Spotlight: Maine Farmland Trust

Member Spotlight: Maine Farmland Trust

Last month, I had the pleasure of bringing my mom to a farm tour at Goronson Farm, sponsored by Maine Farmland Trust.  Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) is a member-powered nonprofit land trust that is working to grow the future of farming so that farmers and our communities can thrive.  MFT holds relationships with 550 Maine […]...
Your Donations in Action- MaineShare’s July Newsletter

Your Donations in Action- MaineShare’s July Newsletter

MaineShare is thrilled to announce the recent distribution of $140,089.18 to our member organizations– a total of $238,288.82 in 2023. This incredible financial support bolsters the work of our 38 member organizations and their significant contributions to the justice ecosystem in Maine. Please read on to see what your support makes possible in Maine!...
Member spotlight: Viles Arboretum

Member spotlight: Viles Arboretum

Have you explored Viles Arboretum in Augusta lately?  If you have never been, have not been recently (or even if you have!), it’s time to add this destination to your must-visit list.  Viles Arboretum, a MaineShare member group, is a free botanical garden in Maine’s capital city. The beautiful site provides visitors with six miles […]...
Coming Together: MaineShare’s June Newsletter

Coming Together: MaineShare’s June Newsletter

This month, we were thrilled to come together in person with our groups to reflect, share, and celebrate. It was such a pleasure to have this time with our MaineShare community, to catch up and look forward. Please read on for reflections shared by our groups during our gathering, great photos from the event, and […]...
Member Spotlight: Maine Resource Recovery Association

Member Spotlight: Maine Resource Recovery Association

Do you know who the Maine Resource Recovery Association is? Do you know what they do? Well, now is the time to find out! The Maine Resource Recovery Association (MRRA) is extremely important to environmental sustainability in the state of Maine.  They are key to linking businesses and municipalities to solutions for recycling, composting, and […]...
Get outside and learn!

Get outside and learn!

There is one (of many) takeaways I gleaned from recent learning experiences that I wanted to share– Maurice Mitchell, GEO Plenary speaker, spoke about the importance of framing our work in joy and possibility. I see those tenets in the work of MaineShare and our members, and am committed to upholding those values. Whether you […]...
Recommitting and Awakening this Spring

Recommitting and Awakening this Spring

As the ground thaws, flowers emerge, birds rejoin us to wake with the sun, and the other signs of spring greet us, it indeed feels like the oft quoted time of awakening.  I also feel the reawakening of community and take such joy in being in space together.  As we come back to life after […]...

Member Spotlight: ProsperityME

Since its founding in 2008, ProsperityME has been dedicated to helping New Mainers- immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers- build rewarding lives in their new communities.  With the proper resources and support through the transition to a new homeland, our new neighbors can thrive.  Systemic and policy failures and lack of state resources can impede successful […]...
Spring is in our step!

Spring is in our step!

Here at MaineShare, we are feeling the light and energy in the emergence of spring. There is more sunlight in our days, the sounds of birds greet us as we wake, and we are planning for exciting things to come. One thing that is very exciting and brings us energy is the addition of someone […]...
Celebrating Winter, MaineShare, and Members

Celebrating Winter, MaineShare, and Members

This time of year it can feel hard to celebrate. The days can feel long and cold. The walls that surround you may feel stifling. The air stings our skin. But what if we turn our face to the sun to feel its warmth when the clouds break? What if we catch a snowflake and […]...
Workplace Giving is Back! MaineShare’s August Newsletter

Workplace Giving is Back! MaineShare’s August Newsletter

We are fast approaching MaineShare Workplace Giving season!  Last year, we raised over $309,000 in pledges in our workplace giving campaign, which supports the growth and sustainability of the amazing work of our member groups!  This year, our aim is even higher, as we add additional giving options to our campaign.  Giving to MaineShare allows […]...
Member Spotlight: Maine Farmland Trust

Member Spotlight: Maine Farmland Trust

Last month, I had the pleasure of bringing my mom to a farm tour at Goronson Farm, sponsored by Maine Farmland Trust.  Maine Farmland Trust (MFT) is a member-powered nonprofit land trust that is working to grow the future of farming so that farmers and our communities can thrive.  MFT holds relationships with 550 Maine […]...
Your Donations in Action- MaineShare’s July Newsletter

Your Donations in Action- MaineShare’s July Newsletter

MaineShare is thrilled to announce the recent distribution of $140,089.18 to our member organizations– a total of $238,288.82 in 2023. This incredible financial support bolsters the work of our 38 member organizations and their significant contributions to the justice ecosystem in Maine. Please read on to see what your support makes possible in Maine!...
Member spotlight: Viles Arboretum

Member spotlight: Viles Arboretum

Have you explored Viles Arboretum in Augusta lately?  If you have never been, have not been recently (or even if you have!), it’s time to add this destination to your must-visit list.  Viles Arboretum, a MaineShare member group, is a free botanical garden in Maine’s capital city. The beautiful site provides visitors with six miles […]...
Coming Together: MaineShare’s June Newsletter

Coming Together: MaineShare’s June Newsletter

This month, we were thrilled to come together in person with our groups to reflect, share, and celebrate. It was such a pleasure to have this time with our MaineShare community, to catch up and look forward. Please read on for reflections shared by our groups during our gathering, great photos from the event, and […]...
Member Spotlight: Maine Resource Recovery Association

Member Spotlight: Maine Resource Recovery Association

Do you know who the Maine Resource Recovery Association is? Do you know what they do? Well, now is the time to find out! The Maine Resource Recovery Association (MRRA) is extremely important to environmental sustainability in the state of Maine.  They are key to linking businesses and municipalities to solutions for recycling, composting, and […]...
Get outside and learn!

Get outside and learn!

There is one (of many) takeaways I gleaned from recent learning experiences that I wanted to share– Maurice Mitchell, GEO Plenary speaker, spoke about the importance of framing our work in joy and possibility. I see those tenets in the work of MaineShare and our members, and am committed to upholding those values. Whether you […]...
Recommitting and Awakening this Spring

Recommitting and Awakening this Spring

As the ground thaws, flowers emerge, birds rejoin us to wake with the sun, and the other signs of spring greet us, it indeed feels like the oft quoted time of awakening.  I also feel the reawakening of community and take such joy in being in space together.  As we come back to life after […]...

Member Spotlight: ProsperityME

Since its founding in 2008, ProsperityME has been dedicated to helping New Mainers- immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers- build rewarding lives in their new communities.  With the proper resources and support through the transition to a new homeland, our new neighbors can thrive.  Systemic and policy failures and lack of state resources can impede successful […]...
Spring is in our step!

Spring is in our step!

Here at MaineShare, we are feeling the light and energy in the emergence of spring. There is more sunlight in our days, the sounds of birds greet us as we wake, and we are planning for exciting things to come. One thing that is very exciting and brings us energy is the addition of someone […]...
Celebrating Winter, MaineShare, and Members

Celebrating Winter, MaineShare, and Members

This time of year it can feel hard to celebrate. The days can feel long and cold. The walls that surround you may feel stifling. The air stings our skin. But what if we turn our face to the sun to feel its warmth when the clouds break? What if we catch a snowflake and […]...

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