United Midcoast Charities (UMC) has announced its 2019 grant recipients. With this year’s awards, UMC’s total giving for the last three years alone tops $1.5 million to nonprofit organizations in Knox and Waldo counties. UMC held its annual Community Celebration at the Samoset Resort on September 19, bringing community and nonprofit leaders together for an…
A Learn With UMC event Board Boot Camp for Beginners will be held at the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast from 9 a.m. -3 p.m. on October 17. This event is offered in partnership with Maine Association of Nonprofits. Do you ever worry about whether the board you’re on is covering all of…
The 2019 UMC Community Celebration will take place on Thursday, Sep. 19 from 5-7:30 p.m. at the Samoset in Rockport. UMC will recognize its 2019 grant recipients and supporters with an evening of fun, dancing and delicious food and drink, including music by The Right Track. The Unsung Hero community volunteer of the year, a…
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…
Learn with UMC Events Learn with UMC: Grantseeking with Foundation Directory Online workshop will be offered twice, at 9 am on July 12 and again on August 9 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…
A Learn with UMC Event 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…
United Midcoast Charities has recently earned a 2019 gold seal of transparency from GuideStar, a leading source of information about nonprofit organizations. The gold seal, which UMC earned in 2018 and again this year, places UMC in the top .05% of nonprofit organizations listed on GuideStar’s website. UMC’s GuideStar profile shares in-depth information about the…
United Midcoast Charities (UMC) is grateful to receive support from many local businesses, including a sponsorship from First National Bank for its July Learn With UMC workshop: How to Search for Grant Funding with FDO. Pictured here (L-R), Necole Janczura, Business Development Officer with First National Wealth Management, Megan Williams, Executive Director of UMC, and…
We are pleased to announce the next offering in our new free educational series for local nonprofits, Learn with UMC. Presenters from USM’s Data Innovation Project will offer a Track Your Impact workshop, designed to help nonprofits use data to achieve their intended impact, on May 8 from 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. at the…
Dr. Jim Hengerer of Rockland and Steve Kemple of Lincolnville have joined the board of directors of United Midcoast Charities. Both have recently relocated to become permanent residents of the Midcoast and are eager to serve their new communities.
