April Nonprofit News
Save the Date for a dance party and check out some helpful resources Megan has been referencing – click here to read all of our April Nonprofit News!
March Nonprofit News
Here are some resources Megan has been referencing – click the here to read all of our March Nonprofit News!
MEGAN’S BOOKMARKS
- Budgeting for Nonprofits
National Council of Nonprofits - Resources for Nonprofit Financial Management (Program budget template)
The Wallace Foundation - Principles for Good Practice and Ethical Practice Resource Center
Independent Sector - 5 Things to Never Say Publicly
Jerold Panas, Linzy & Partners – Nonprofit Consultants - Pro Bono Technology Assessments
Maine Association of Nonprofits
United Midcoast Charities Announces New Strategic Direction
United Midcoast Charities (UMC) has announced a new strategic direction that emphasizes identifying needs and finding solutions in four focus areas addressed by local nonprofit organizations: food, housing, health & safety and economic security.
The new direction comes after an intensive two-year strategic planning process that involved UMC’s agency partners, community members, donors and others. Together, they addressed three essential questions: Is UMC needed? Is UMC’s mission still relevant? And is the organization structured to continue to serve the needs of our communities for the next 75-plus years?
February Nonprofit News
Nonprofits are the heart of United Midcoast Charities. Without the mission-driven work you do each and every day, UMC would not exist. Our updated mission is to energize Midcoast Maine nonprofit agencies through finance and guidance, supporting a network of resources stronger than any single organization.
Thank you for your hearty support! Quarter 1 E-News
This Valentine’s Day, we’re sending love to all of UMC’s supporters. Thank you for contributing to UMC’s grantmaking – which benefits more than 50 hardworking nonprofits in Knox and Waldo Counties!! Click to read our Quarter 1 e-news – forward to friends and subscribe to get the latest scoop!
United Midcoast Charities Accepting Grant Applications Through March 16
Grant applications are now available at unitedmidcoastcharities.org for the organization’s 2018 grant cycle. The deadline for all grant applications is Friday, March 16. Application information, eligibility requirements, sample qualified programs and the grant cycle schedule can also be found on the United Midcoast Charities website.
All submissions must be made through the online application. UMC encourages new applicants or those with new proposals or questions to call and speak with Executive Director Megan Williams.
Applicants who lack access to a computer or internet can reserve a time to use the in-office computer station for grant submission. Call UMC at 207-236-2299.
United Midcoast Charities’ annual competitive grant program assists a wide range of nonprofit agencies which provide programming aimed at promoting the welfare of residents of Knox and Waldo counties within UMC’s focus areas of food, housing, health and safety, and economic security. UMC’s preference and history has been in funding projects or organizations whose main goal is to aid low income residents.
New Community Collaborative Offers Unique Way To Support Knox County Neighbors
Community Investors of Knox County launches this month
ROCKLAND, Maine —There’s a new way for Knox County residents to help low-income individuals and families move out of poverty. Community Investors of Knox County is a community collaborative compromised of a group of highly established non-profit organizations in Knox County. Its goal is to create ways to help people directly.
Sometimes changing the future of a low-income person is just a simple solution away, such as a car repair or a down payment to secure an apartment. Community Investors of Knox County’s case managers vet needs through an extensive network of local resources to make sure the need cannot be funded in any other way.
Georges River Land Trust pilots Art Loan Program with United Midcoast Charities
The Georges River Land Trust (GRLT) is pleased to pilot a new Langlais Art Loan Program with United Midcoast Charities in Camden. Several original paintings by Bernard Langlais, owned by the Georges River Land Trust, now hang at United Midcoast Charities on loan from the Langlais Sculpture Preserve in Cushing.
January Nonprofit News
I am pleased to announce that our Board of Directors has officially approved UMC’s 2018-2020 strategic plan. We are very excited about our updated, more focused direction. We are holding open information sessions to share updates to our grant application and answer any questions about our new focus areas or our 2018 Grant process. Please mark your calendar to join me for one of the following sessions:
- Thursday, January 11 at 10 am at the Waldo County YMCA
- Tuesday, January 16 at 3 pm at 87 Elm Street, conf rm #208
- Thursday, January 18 at 10 am at Rockland Public Library’s Community Room
Click to read more January news!
United Midcoast Charities Named “2017 Top-Rated Nonprofit”
United Midcoast Charities announced that it has recently been named a “2017 Top-Rated Nonprofit” by GreatNonprofits, the leading provider of user reviews of charities and nonprofits.
United Midcoast Charities (UMC) provides grants to more than 50 nonprofit organizations Knox and Waldo counties that help residents in need with essential services.
“We are honored to be named a 2017 Top-Rated Nonprofit,” says John Viehman, Board President. We are proud of our accomplishments this year, including the addition of a full-time Executive Director, $500,000 in grants to our local community and the wrap up of a new strategic plan outlining new funding and guidance initiatives to support our grantees.”