Are you someone who approaches the end of the year with a sense of reflection on the months prior, or eyes forward with hopes for the days ahead?  I find myself falling somewhere in the middle, while also trying to revel in every moment of the present day.   A best friend of mine often reminds […]...

Music has always been a source of joy and comfort for me, and sets the stage for any celebration.  I have been singing with my sister in the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s Magic of Christmas for several years now, and I love how it enables me to spread joy and to share in happiness with friends, […]...

We are so pleased to share our MaineShare 2021 Annual Report with our community.  In this report, we reflect on the amazing work we have done in the last year, share what we have been up to lately, and look forward to a bright future.  This report truly celebrates what our community does for us, […]...

I am so honored to greet you all as the new Director of MaineShare! I am thrilled to begin this role working with our amazing member groups, dedicated workplace partners, and community donors. MaineShare works with so many change-makers in our beloved state, and I look forward to getting to know you all and sharing in what you do. ...

It is with great pleasure that we announce MaineShare’s new permanent director has been hired! Amanda Langley, MPH, will be joining the MaineShare staff during the week of October 18th. We had an amazingly talented pool of applicants and Amanda’s commitment to social justice, curious mind-set, collaborative nature, and wicked smahts will serve us all well. We thank all of you who applied for the position and participated wholeheartedly in our process. Maine has some incredibly committed and talented people!...

30+1 years ago - a great thing happened. Get outside, celebrate, and contribute to another 30+1!...

Save the Date: Oct 21, 2021 - 4:00-7:00 PM Join MaineShare in celebrating 30 + 1 years of service to Maine. Location: Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Maine...

I don’t know if you’ve been losing sleep about the state of current affairs like I have, but I hope you continue to find sparks of optimism in your days. I have been thinking about the story of the little boy who is walking along the beach with thousands and thousands of dying, beached starfish. He is picking them up, one at a time, and throwing them back into the ocean. A man tells him not to bother. His efforts don't matter. He will never save all the starfish. The little boy says, “It matters to the ones I can save.”......

I’m excited about my new summer read, x + y: A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender by Dr. Eugenia Cheng. At first, it was because I’m a mathematician at heart and by education, and it seemed like a nice scholarly escape from the escalating climate and virus catastrophes eating away at my hopefulness from earlier in the summer. I have only read the preface so far, and I’m now excited about the possibility of it being much more than a rejuvenating escape. Dr. Cheng writes that she is starting this book in the beginning of the global pandemic and has no idea what the world will be like when the book reaches our hands. She goes on to say, “...one thing that this worldwide crisis has grimly illuminated is a sharp opposition between those who think as individuals and those who think as a community. We see individuals deciding how much risk of infection they are going to take, as if this decision is their own private one, affecting them alone.”......

For over 30 years, MaineShare has been helping our member groups create a strong foundation for a more just and equitable Maine. Now we have the incredible opportunity to build on this foundation. Help us build a new normal from this strong foundation. Help us foster a new resurgence. Getting back to normal is not the goal of our recovery efforts. Getting a better normal is. More than 30 years of this work has uniquely positioned us to make a real impact and we invite you to take action today......

Are you someone who approaches the end of the year with a sense of reflection on the months prior, or eyes forward with hopes for the days ahead?  I find myself falling somewhere in the middle, while also trying to revel in every moment of the present day.   A best friend of mine often reminds […]...

Music has always been a source of joy and comfort for me, and sets the stage for any celebration.  I have been singing with my sister in the Portland Symphony Orchestra’s Magic of Christmas for several years now, and I love how it enables me to spread joy and to share in happiness with friends, […]...

We are so pleased to share our MaineShare 2021 Annual Report with our community.  In this report, we reflect on the amazing work we have done in the last year, share what we have been up to lately, and look forward to a bright future.  This report truly celebrates what our community does for us, […]...

I am so honored to greet you all as the new Director of MaineShare! I am thrilled to begin this role working with our amazing member groups, dedicated workplace partners, and community donors. MaineShare works with so many change-makers in our beloved state, and I look forward to getting to know you all and sharing in what you do. ...

It is with great pleasure that we announce MaineShare’s new permanent director has been hired! Amanda Langley, MPH, will be joining the MaineShare staff during the week of October 18th. We had an amazingly talented pool of applicants and Amanda’s commitment to social justice, curious mind-set, collaborative nature, and wicked smahts will serve us all well. We thank all of you who applied for the position and participated wholeheartedly in our process. Maine has some incredibly committed and talented people!...

30+1 years ago - a great thing happened. Get outside, celebrate, and contribute to another 30+1!...

Save the Date: Oct 21, 2021 - 4:00-7:00 PM Join MaineShare in celebrating 30 + 1 years of service to Maine. Location: Viles Arboretum, Augusta, Maine...

I don’t know if you’ve been losing sleep about the state of current affairs like I have, but I hope you continue to find sparks of optimism in your days. I have been thinking about the story of the little boy who is walking along the beach with thousands and thousands of dying, beached starfish. He is picking them up, one at a time, and throwing them back into the ocean. A man tells him not to bother. His efforts don't matter. He will never save all the starfish. The little boy says, “It matters to the ones I can save.”......

I’m excited about my new summer read, x + y: A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender by Dr. Eugenia Cheng. At first, it was because I’m a mathematician at heart and by education, and it seemed like a nice scholarly escape from the escalating climate and virus catastrophes eating away at my hopefulness from earlier in the summer. I have only read the preface so far, and I’m now excited about the possibility of it being much more than a rejuvenating escape. Dr. Cheng writes that she is starting this book in the beginning of the global pandemic and has no idea what the world will be like when the book reaches our hands. She goes on to say, “...one thing that this worldwide crisis has grimly illuminated is a sharp opposition between those who think as individuals and those who think as a community. We see individuals deciding how much risk of infection they are going to take, as if this decision is their own private one, affecting them alone.”......

For over 30 years, MaineShare has been helping our member groups create a strong foundation for a more just and equitable Maine. Now we have the incredible opportunity to build on this foundation. Help us build a new normal from this strong foundation. Help us foster a new resurgence. Getting back to normal is not the goal of our recovery efforts. Getting a better normal is. More than 30 years of this work has uniquely positioned us to make a real impact and we invite you to take action today......