United Midcoast Charities

Funding Your Nonprofit: A New Year’s Resolution You Can Keep
2020-01-23 08:30 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | United Midcoast Charities Conference room, 87 Elm St, #208, Camden, ME, 04843, United States
Announcing the First 2020 Learn with UMC Event – **THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL – Please call 207-236-2299 to be put on the wait list.
Learn with UMC: Grantseeking with Foundation Directory Online (FDO) workshop will be offered at 8:30 am on Thursday, Jan. 23 at 87 Elm St, Camden. Certified Expert FDO Trainer Kelly Carey will offer an interactive, hands-on workshop to introduce the grant prospecting tools available through UMC’s partnership with Foundation Center Online.
There are over 140,000 charitable foundations in the United States, and 80% of them don’t have a website. Finding funders who are the right fit may seem impossible, especially to small organizations who rely on volunteers. Foundation Directory Online grantseekers’ database offers incredible tools to make this process approachable. FDO offers up-to-date insight on grantmakers working in every part of the country, in every field and interest. In-depth funder profiles and details on past giving can help nonprofits craft a strong case for the foundations most likely to give to their cause.
In 2019, more than 50 nonprofit representatives used FDO at UMC to seek funding. 100% of surveyed respondents say they identified strong new prospects, 60% said they will change how they ask current or lapsed funders based on their learning, and 80% have recommended this resource to others.
This workshop is free but enrollment is limited. Register at unitedmidcoastcharities.org/events or call 207-236-2299 with additional questions. Attendees will access the database on UMC’s network with their own laptop or tablet, so please bring a fully charged device adequate for about 90 minutes of online work. Coffee and morning snacks will be provided.
About the presenter:
Kelly Carey is administrative coordinator at United Midcoast Charities as well as the primary coach of the Foundation Directory Online database at UMC. She loves the magic moment when a grant seeker realizes that there is LOTS of grant funding available for their work.
**THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL – Please call 207-236-2299 to be put on the wait list.

4th Annual UMC Day of Giving - Belfast, Camden/Rockport & Rockland
2019-12-14
Shop Local, Support Many! You can support local businesses and local charities all while doing some holiday shopping – Mark your calendar to shop at participating businesses on Saturday, Dec. 14!
UMC has been funding local organizations in Knox and Waldo counties for 77 years, providing vital funding for service agencies whose work betters our communities and in turn enhances local economies. For the fourth year in a row, Day of Giving participants (merchants and service providers in Belfast, Camden, Ropckport and Rockland) will donate a percentage of their sales from the December date to UMC.

Participating merchants as of 12/9/19:
BELFAST
Belfast Co-op
Brambles
City Drawers
Colburn Shoe Store
Ducktrap River of Maine
Heavenly Yarns
Loyal Biscuit Co.
Man on Main
Old Professor’s Bookshop
Out on a Whimsey Toys
Quench
Rollie’s Bar & Grill
the good table
The Sail Locker
CAMDEN/ROCKPORT
40 Paper Italian Bistro & Bar
Antiques at 10 Mechanic
Camden Jewelry Company
Carver Hill Gallery
FatFace Camden
Flatbread Company Rockport Maine
Fresh Off The Farm
Graffam Bros. Seafood Market
House of Logan Camden
Leonard’s
Loyal Biscuit Co.
Offshore Restaurant Inc
Once A Tree
Planet Toys
Serendipity Fine Consignment
Small Wonder Gallery & Frameshop
Sugar Tools
Surroundings
Thomas Michaels Designers, Inc.
The Waterfront Restaurant
Uncle Willy’s Candy Shoppe – Camden
Zoot Coffee
ROCKLAND
C’est La Vie
Clan MacLaren
clementine
Eastern Tire & Auto Service Inc.
Flowers by Hoboken
Grasshopper Shop of Rockland
Huston-Tuttle
In Good Company
Loyal Biscuit Co.
Park Street Car Wash
Puffin’s Nest
Rock City Coffee
Seagull Cottage
Sidecountry Sports

Day of Giving 2019 is generously sponsored by Allen Insurance and Financial and Camden National Bank. UMC’s yearlong partner Media Sponsor is VillageSoup – Courier Gazette & Camden Herald.

Learn With UMC: Board Boot Camp
2019-10-17 09:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | University of Maine Hutchinson Center, 80 Belmont Ave, Belfast, ME, 04915, United States
Do you ever worry about whether the board you’re on is covering all of its bases – or whether there’s some outstanding risk or liability that you’ve overlooked? This workshop will provide participants with a working understanding of the legal, fiduciary and governance obligations of nonprofit boards of directors. Attendees will gain clarity regarding the “must do” and “should do” tasks that every board faces and acquire strategies for engaging current and potential new board members in sharing the workload. Everyone will leave with an action plan for increasing the effectiveness of their board and heightened confidence regarding nonprofit board governance in an increasingly complex environment.
This session is for you if you are new to nonprofit governance, if you wonder whether your board is covering all its bases, or if your organization has grown beyond its grassroots origins but the board has not.
This program is intended for current board members, including new board members with little to no experience serving on boards as well as more experienced board members who want a refresher. Executive directors are welcome to attend with other board members, and it is strongly suggested that teams of 2-3 from the same organization attend together for maximum benefit.
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About the Presenter:
Presenter Mary Aselton Budd joined Starboard Leadership Consulting after seven years at the helm of Penobscot Theatre Company in Bangor. As board president and then executive director, she developed and implemented an ambitious strategic plan that resulted in financial stabilization, programmatic expansion, audience development, and many capital improvements. Mary first forayed behind the scenes in the performing arts as co-producer of Black Rock, a feature film shot in Downeast Maine and sold at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.
Attendance at this event is free of charge, but pre-registration is required and space is limited to 35 participants. Register at unitedmidcoastcharities.org/events or call UMC at 236-2299 for more information. The Learn With UMC series has been generously funded by Barney and Edward Lane and through business sponsorships. Board Boot Camp is put on in partnership with Maine Association of Nonprofits and is sponsored in part by Bar Harbor Bank & Trust. UMC’s year-long media sponsor is Courier Publications.

2019 Community Celebration!
2019-09-19 17:00 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | Samoset Resort, 220 Warrenton St, Rockport, ME, 04856, United States
**Online ticket sales are now closed. Purchase tickets at the door for $30 cash/check.**
Join us for a celebration of good work happening in our communities!
We will announce UMC’s 2019 grant recipients for the first time, and the public is invited to come enjoy and evening of fun, dancing and delicious food and drink. Join us to celebrate our community of supporters and the hard work of local nonprofts!
Be the first to know as you celebrate with UMC’s newly-minted 2019 grantees!

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Learn With UMC: Grantseeking with Foundation Directory Online
2019-08-09 09:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | United Midcoast Charities Conference room, 87 Elm St, #208, Camden, ME, 04843, United States
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL – Please call 236-2299 for other options
The July offering in UMC’s free educational series, Learn with UMC: Grantseeking with Foundation Directory Online, will be offered at 9 a.m. on Aug. 9 at 87 Elm St, Camden. Certified Expert Trainer Kelly Carey will offer an interactive, hands-on workshop to introduce local nonprofits to the grant prospecting tools available through UMC’s partnership with Foundation Center Online.
There are over 140,000 charitable foundations in the United States, with a huge range of giving interests. Finding funders that are the right fit and making a strong approach can seem impossible, especially to volunteer-driven organizations. The Foundation Directory Online grantseeker’s database offers incredible tools to make this process achievable.
Foundation Directory Online offers up-to-date insight on grantmakers working in every part of the country, in every field and interest. In-depth funder profiles and details on past giving can help nonprofits craft a strong approach to the foundations most likely to give to their cause. 100% of those who have attended an FDO tutorial at UMC say that they identified prospective new funders, and 65% say they learned something new about a funder who is already donating to their program. Come learn how to use this database, which United Midcoast Charities offers free of charge 5 days a week.
The workshop is free but enrollment is limited. Pre-register here or call 236-2299 with additional questions. Attendees will access the database with their own laptop or tablet, so please bring a fully charged device adequate for about 90 minutes of online work. Coffee and morning snacks will be provided.
About the presenter:
Kelly Carey is administrative coordinator at United Midcoast Charities as well the as primary coach of the Foundation Directory Online database at UMC. She loves the magic moment when a grant seeker realizes that there is LOTS of grant funding available for their work.
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL – Please call 236-2299 for other options

Nominations Deadline for Unsung Hero Award
2019-08-07 - 2019-09-02
NONPROFITS, tell us about that one amazing volunteer who is quietly going about getting the job done!
Nominations for the “Unsung Hero Award” are accepted under the following criteria:

Nominee(s) must be an individual who volunteers in Knox and/or Waldo County, Maine.
Nominations must be made by a nonprofit. Employees and paid staff of the nonprofit may not be nominated for work at their organization.
Board and staff of United Midcoast Charities and staff of Courier Publications are ineligible for nomination.

Awards are determined by an Award Selection Committee based on award criteria. Award will be presented on September 19 at UMC’s Community Celebration at the Samoset.
To nominate a volunteer for the Unsung Hero Award, please follow this link to the Unsung Hero Award Nomination Form.
ALL NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN SEPTEMBER 2, 2019.
If you have questions, please email Megan Williams, megan@unitedmidcoastcharities.org
The award recipient will be selected from nominations by a panel made up of UMC’s Nonprofit Advisory Council, UMC’s Board Members and Courier Publications Editorial staff. Their decisions are based on reviews of each application and assessment of the following criteria:
IMPACT – How significant is the impact of the nominee’s service on beneficiaries? Tell us about the volunteer’s impact on organizations, their community and others. How has the volunteerism impacted this individual? Reviewers look at whether the service is exemplary or unique.
INSPIRATION – Tell us how your volunteer stands out from others doing the same or similar things. Do they serve as a strong role model for others, and inspire others to serve?
COLLABORATION – Does this volunteer encourage community members or organizations to work together to solve problems/get things done? How is their service collaborative in nature?

Grant Applicant Presentations
2019-07-18 13:00 - 16:00 UTC
Selected agencies present to UMC board.
Presenting agencies will be notified by the end of June.

Learn With UMC: Grantseeking with Foundation Directory Online - EVENT FULL
2019-07-12 09:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | United Midcoast Charities Conference room, 87 Elm St, #208, Camden, ME, 04843, United States
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL – Please check out the August workshop or call 236-2299 for other options
The July offering in UMC’s free educational series, Learn with UMC: Grantseeking with Foundation Directory Online, will be offered at 9 a.m. on July 12 at 87 Elm St, Camden. Certified Expert Trainer Kelly Carey will offer an interactive, hands-on workshop to introduce local nonprofits to the grant prospecting tools available through UMC’s partnership with Foundation Center Online.
There are over 140,000 charitable foundations in the United States, with a huge range of giving interests. Finding funders that are the right fit and making a strong approach can seem impossible, especially to volunteer-driven organizations. The Foundation Directory Online grantseeker’s database offers incredible tools to make this process achievable.
Foundation Directory Online offers up-to-date insight on grantmakers working in every part of the country, in every field and interest. In-depth funder profiles and details on past giving can help nonprofits craft a strong approach to the foundations most likely to give to their cause. 100% of those who have attended an FDO tutorial at UMC say that they identified prospective new funders, and 65% say they learned something new about a funder who is already donating to their program. Come learn how to use this database, which United Midcoast Charities offers free of charge 5 days a week.
The workshop is free but enrollment is limited. This workshop is generously sponsored by First National Bank.
Pre-register or call 236-2299 with additional questions. Attendees will access the database with their own laptop or tablet, so please bring a fully charged device adequate for about 90 minutes of online work. Coffee and morning snacks will be provided.
About the presenter:
Kelly Carey is administrative coordinator at United Midcoast Charities as well the as primary coach of the Foundation Directory Online database at UMC. She loves the magic moment when a grant seeker realizes that there is LOTS of grant funding available for their work.
THIS WORKSHOP IS FULL – Please check out the August workshop or call 236-2299 for other options

Learn With UMC: Benefits Options for Nonprofits
2019-06-06 15:00 - 17:00 (America/New_York) | Camden Public Library Picker Room, 55 Main St, Camden, ME, 04843, United States
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The June offering in our free educational series, Learn with UMC: Benefits Options for Nonprofits, will be held at the Picker Room of the Camden Library at 3 p.m. on June 6. This two-hour workshop will discuss options for a variety of nonprofit employee benefits packages.
Nonprofit boards sometimes consider employee benefits an unnecessary expense and avoid including them in their budget. However, Maine Association of Nonprofit’s 2018 nonprofit compensation report indicates that Maine’s nonprofit wages are stagnant despite a cross-sector labor shortage. Nonprofit employees may be forced to look to other sectors to keep up with the rising cost of living. A strong benefits package can help recruit and retain the top-quality staff that nonprofits rely on to accomplish their mission.
Learn with UMC: Benefits Options for Nonprofits will offer the real-life experiences of a local nonprofit’s decision to offer employees benefits. Meg Rasmussen, executive director of Georges River Land Trust, will talk about how benefits have affected the trust’s impact as well as the bottom line. Sheila Lowe of Aflac Insurance and Sherree Craig and Abe Dugal of Allen Insurance & Financial will discuss flexible, affordable options often requested by nonprofits. Dr. Brian Pierce of Megunticook Family Mediine will discuss how the new model of Direct Primary Care can work for employers of various sizes. UMC staff will share research on which benefits are most desirable to employees. Attendees will learn how to improve their recruitment and retention efforts in a financially sustainable way and leave with the tools to get started.
This workshop is free of charge but pre-registration is required. Register here or call UMC at 236-2299 for more information.
This workshop is sponsored by Heal Accounting.
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Learn With UMC: Track Your Impact
2019-05-08 09:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | United Farmers Market, 18 Spring St, Belfast, ME, 04915, United States
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Presenters from USM’s Data Innovation Project will offer a three-hour workshop, Track Your Impact, to help nonprofits use data to achieve their intended impact.
Funders of all kinds increasingly expect nonprofits to demonstrate their impact through program data. As nonprofits are expected to take on more work previously funded by the public sector and competition for charitable dollars increases, effective data can give crucial strength to a nonprofit’s fundraising efforts. Effective use of data can improve every aspect of nonprofit impact, from guiding strategic direction and program development to dramatically improving fundability.
Learn with UMC: Track Your Impact will guide participants from Knox and Waldo county nonprofit organizations through the purpose and processes of developing a performance measurement approach. Attendees will define what they want to measure, set priorities, craft quality measurement objectives, and learn how to foster a data-informed culture in their organizations. Attendees will leave with a firm foundation in how to build a performance measurement plan, a clear next step, and a workbook to support them going forward.
There is no cost to participate, but space is limited so registration is required. Please register here.
About the presenters:
The Data Innovation Project was founded with support from the Maine Economic Improvement Fund and is housed within the Cutler Institute for Health and Social Policy at the Muskie School of Public Service, University of Southern Maine. The Data Innovation Project improves Maine’s capacity for data-informed decision making by providing access to affordable information and instruction, skilled technical assistance, and open access to a growing body of resources.
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Learn With UMC: Marketing 101 &102
2019-03-08 09:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | United Midcoast Charities Conference room, 87 Elm St, #208, Camden, ME, 04843, United States
THIS EVENT IS NOW FULL – PLEASE SIGN UP TO BE INCLUDED ON THE WAIT LIST.
Please join the United Midcoast Charities’ Communication Committee for a series of two workshops designed to help your organization develop a marketing plan or enhance your marketing efforts. Whether organizations don’t know where to start, or have started and would like some guidance as they take next steps, this workshop series can help.
Attendance at both workshops is very strongly encouraged, as one leads into the other. Those who are unable to commit to attending both events should call the UMC office before registering. There is no cost to participate, but space is limited so registration is required. Sign up here or call UMC at 236-2299 for more information.
About the presenters:
UMC’s Communication Committee has a collective 190 years of experience in marketing, communications and branding. With expertise spanning sales, strategic planning, direct response marketing, journalism, copy editing, community public relations and media relations, advertising, design, print, web, and promotional products apparel, members have served organizations large and small.
The communications committee is chaired by Jill Lang, communication manager at Allen Insurance and Financial. Other committee members are Peter Palermo, Lori Alexander, Joan Phaup and John Viehman. The committee looks forward to helping local nonprofit leaders improve their marketing and communications.

Learn With UMC: Gift Acceptance, Investment & Spending Policies
2019-02-07 09:00 - 10:30 (America/New_York) | Allen Insurance & Financial, 34 Elm St, Camden, ME 04843
Throughout 2019, United Midcoast Charities will offer free educational opportunities on topics essential to nonprofit sustainability and impact. Our inaugural event will focus on policies that lay a strong foundation for financial stability. This series was developed in response to needs expressed by our 2018 grantees, and our goal is that attending nonprofits will emerge equipped to make a stronger impact than ever!

Gift Acceptance, Investment & Spending Policies
Thursday, Feb. 7, 9-10:30 a.m.
Allen Insurance and Financial, Elm St, Camden

At United Midcoast Charities, we hope that all local nonprofits will increase their financial sustainability over time. In the process, donors may offer non-cash and deferred gifts for the first time. This is exciting!
However, all gifts are not equal in their financial value to your organization, nor are they equal in value and impact from one nonprofit to the next. A gift acceptance policy that clearly sets forth your organizational position on non-cash and deferred gifts not only provides you with a roadmap to these choices, but also places the responsibility of decision-making squarely with the board of directors, where it belongs. Investment and spending policies define the stewardship of those gifts to support your mission and donor intent.
Please join us for a workshop on the hows and whys of developing your gift acceptance and investment policies with experienced gift planners Abe Dugal and Sarah Ruef-Lindquist. We are delighted to offer this opportunity to board members and executives who have a hand in developing organizational polices. Please use this link to register, or call UMC at 236-2299 with any further questions.

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Our Presenters

Sarah Ruef-Lindquist, JD, CTFA
Sarah believes sound, thoughtful planning is a gift we give ourselves, our families and our community.She is a lawyer and seasoned non-profit executive who has worked with dozens of organizations to build fiscal efficiency, planned giving programs and endowments. Sarah has also worked with individuals and families as a philanthropic advisor and senior trust officer. She holds the Certified Trust and Financial Advisor certification and FINRA Series 7 and 66 registrations through Commonwealth Financial Network.Sarah joined Allen Insurance and Financial in Camden in 2016 and focuses on endowment building through planned giving, wealth management and estate planning with special attention to women’s planning needs. Sarah serves on the board of Rockland Savings Bank, Unity College and the Maine Planned Giving Council. She and her husband live in Camden.

Abraham Dugal
A native of Lincolnvile, Abe is a graduate of Camden Hills Regional High School and Babson College in Wellesley, Mass, where he majored in business management with a concentration in finance.Abe worked in the financial services industry in the Boston area for almost 10 years before returning to Midcoast Maine. Prior to joining Allen Insurance and Financial, he worked for nearly seven years at Cambridge Associates (C|A), a global investment management firm holding positions focused in custom client portfolio analysis and operations and portfolio risk monitoring.Most recently, he was Director of U.S. Investment Operations for C|A overseeing a department of 45 staff in four offices for more than 300 foundation, endowment, pension and private wealth clients.
Outside of work, Abe enjoys all the Midcoast has to offer with his family, from the ocean and hiking to the museums and restaurants. He currently serves on the Board of Directors for the Penobscot Bay Chamber of Commerce and on the Finance Committee for Midcoast Habitat for Humanity. Abe, his wife Anna, and their young son live in Camden.

We are happy to offer this nonprofit learning event free of charge
thanks to the generosity of our donors and sponsors.
