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		<title>4th Annual Nonprofit Leadership Conference, April 11, 2012</title>
		<link>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2012/01/25/4th-annual-nonprofit-leadership-conference-april-11-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Hews</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maine Association of Nonprofits (MANP) and Colby College invite you to the 4th annual Nonprofit Leadership Conference: Social Power: The Emergence of Social Media as a Force for Social Change. The conference will take place at Colby College on April 11, 2012. This year’s event will feature a keynote address by Dr. Paul C. Light, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&amp;blog=7614725&amp;post=1669&amp;subd=nonprofitmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Risk 2012: A First Wednesday Webinar Series from Nonprofit Risk Management Center</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:35:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lantos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANP has a new Affiliate Membership with Nonprofit Risk Management Center (NRMC), a partnership that will offer MANP members a wealth of affordable benefits for the upcoming year!  So that we don&#8217;t overwhelm you with all of the benefits, we&#8217;ll limit this posting to just one:  The First Wednesday Risk Management Webinar Series.   Each webinar [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&amp;blog=7614725&amp;post=1623&amp;subd=nonprofitmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Host Organizations for AmeriCorps Sought</title>
		<link>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2011/09/07/host-organizations-for-americorps-sought-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:59:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda Peluso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Emergency Response Corps has been in existence since 2003, serving Maine communities, nonprofits, disaster service organizations, and fire and EMS services through strengthening volunteer management, recruitment and retention systems, and providing necessary emergency and disaster responders. Following the Essential Practices of Volunteer Management as a guide and receiving volunteer management training, AmeriCorps members are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&amp;blog=7614725&amp;post=1481&amp;subd=nonprofitmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>We Want to Come See You This Summer!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 17:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lantos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MANP staff will be spending a day out of our office for our 6th Annual Staff Volunteer Day, and we are looking for a project. Because we support and value the work you do as part of Maine&#8217;s nonprofit community, this is our way of saying thank you for all you do. Here are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&amp;blog=7614725&amp;post=1389&amp;subd=nonprofitmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations to the Winners of 2011 Dirigo Awards for Nonprofit Excellence!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lantos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Three Maine Nonprofits have been presented with Dirigo Awards at our annual conference.  Congratulations to this year&#8217;s winners: Mahoosuc Arts Council from Bethel; Kennebec Valley Community Action Program (KVCAP)  from Waterville; and The Children&#8217;s Center from Augusta. The Dirigo Awards are presented annually to three Maine nonprofits that have achieved significant results by combining ingenuity with sound management practices. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&amp;blog=7614725&amp;post=1334&amp;subd=nonprofitmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Ben Hewitt, Author of The Town that Food Saved, to Speak at MANP Annual Conference</title>
		<link>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2011/03/16/ben-hewitt-author-of-the-town-that-food-saved-to-speak-at-manp-annual-conference/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 14:21:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LK Gagnon</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Governance and Leadership]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[In 2010, Ben Hewitt wrote The Town That Food Saved, a book about a small, economically depressed town in northern Vermont attempting to revitalize itself by creating a localized food system. When he started writing the book, Hewitt assumed it would be as simple as the book title suggests: Town creates local food system, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&amp;blog=7614725&amp;post=1312&amp;subd=nonprofitmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Donald Sussman to Deliver Opening Keynote at MANP Annual Leadership Conference</title>
		<link>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2011/03/15/donald-sussman-to-deliver-opening-keynote-at-manp-annual-leadership-conference/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2011/03/15/donald-sussman-to-deliver-opening-keynote-at-manp-annual-leadership-conference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Mar 2011 18:14:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>LK Gagnon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Maine Association of Nonprofits (MANP) and Colby College invite you to our third annual leadership conference, Building Movements: Food as a Metaphor for Systems Change, which will take place at Colby College, April 6 and 7, 2011. This year’s event will feature  two keynote addresses – one by Donald Sussman, a Maine philanthropist and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&amp;blog=7614725&amp;post=1305&amp;subd=nonprofitmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SkillBuilders For Free</title>
		<link>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2011/01/13/skillbuilders-for-free/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2011/01/13/skillbuilders-for-free/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:16:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lantos</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/?p=1279</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When we were going through the MANP annual survey responses, we found there were many people who were unaware of several MANP benefits.  One big one: Did you know that MANP offers ways to attend SkillBuilders for free?  If your organization has cut its education line in your operating budget due to tough times, you are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&amp;blog=7614725&amp;post=1279&amp;subd=nonprofitmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>New Report Shines Light on State Government Contracting Issues Nationwide</title>
		<link>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2010/10/07/new-report-shines-light-on-state-government-contracting-issues-nation-wide/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2010/10/07/new-report-shines-light-on-state-government-contracting-issues-nation-wide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2010 21:55:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda Peluso</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/?p=1158</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In the good old days, nonprofit human service providers primarily depended on the United Ways for financial support, and state and local governments provided services through large institutions. In the 1960’s, we as a society made the decision to move services into communities. We no longer wanted our loved ones cared for in distant institutions [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&amp;blog=7614725&amp;post=1158&amp;subd=nonprofitmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Partnerships for Health &amp; Human Services: A Successful First Step</title>
		<link>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2010/09/23/partnerships-for-health-human-services-a-successful-first-step/</link>
		<comments>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2010/09/23/partnerships-for-health-human-services-a-successful-first-step/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2010 17:22:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda Peluso</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/?p=1131</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday was inspiring, energizing and more than a little mind-boggling!  We thank everyone for their committed and thoughtful participation and promise to do our best to continue the momentum. Thank you to the JTG foundation for their generous support of yesterday&#8217;s event and thank you to the many volunteers who facilitated tables and made presentations.  Thank [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&amp;blog=7614725&amp;post=1131&amp;subd=nonprofitmaine&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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