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		<title>Nonprofits &amp; Elections: A Day of Training</title>
		<link>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2012/05/16/nonprofits-elections-a-day-of-training/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 19:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda Peluso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 19, 2012 &#8211; Portland Our democracy requires an informed and engaged public, and who better to educate and motivate our citizens than Maine&#8217;s nonprofits close to the issues and our communities?  501(c)(3) nonprofits are prohibited from supporting or opposing candidates for public office, but there are plenty of election-related activities that are legal, appropriate and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&#038;blog=7614725&#038;post=1781&#038;subd=nonprofitmaine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Maine Nonprofit Corporations Annual Report Due June 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:34:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda Peluso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[June 1st is the deadline for nonprofits incorporated in the State of Maine to file their annual report with the Secretary of State&#8217;s office. The annual filing may be done online or by mail and there is a $35 fee. For more information, visit the Bureau of Corporations&#8217; website or contact the Bureau at  (207) 624-7752. Nonprofits [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&#038;blog=7614725&#038;post=1776&#038;subd=nonprofitmaine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Critical Budget Votes Need Nonprofit Input</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 21:36:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda Peluso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dear Nonprofit &#38; Community Leaders, The critically important budget for the Department of Health &#38; Human Services is being negotiated today by the Joint Standing Committee on Appropriations and Financial Affairs. The proposal that will be voted out of committee will go to the House and Senate next week for a vote. A large percentage [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&#038;blog=7614725&#038;post=1726&#038;subd=nonprofitmaine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Maine Nonprofits On The Radio</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 17:35:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lantos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maine nonprofits have an opportunity to be on the radio and share their work with listeners throughout the state. Each week, Dave Winsor, a familiar voice on the WOLF, devotes a 30 minute radio show to nonprofits and broadcasts &#8220;Communication Connections&#8221;  to the listening areas of Southern and Midcoast Maine and Southern New Hampshire. Dave [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&#038;blog=7614725&#038;post=1767&#038;subd=nonprofitmaine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>MANP Staff Volunteer Day &#8211; We&#8217;re Looking for a Project</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 15:19:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jessica Lantos</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The MANP staff will headed out of the office on Monday, June 18th for our 7th 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 [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&#038;blog=7614725&#038;post=1763&#038;subd=nonprofitmaine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>2012 Salary Survey Deadline Extended, 2010 Survey Report on Sale!</title>
		<link>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2012/05/01/2012-salary-survey-deadline-extended-2010-survey-report-on-sale/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 13:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly O'Connell</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Human Resources]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/?p=1740</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The 2012 Nonprofit Salary Survey deadline has been extended until this Friday, May 4th! Thank you to over 200 organizations that have already registered to participate. If you have not yet registered, there’s still time! The more organizations that participate, the more relevant and statistically significant data Maine nonprofits will have to inform their compensation [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&#038;blog=7614725&#038;post=1740&#038;subd=nonprofitmaine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Increased Nonprofit Advocacy Resources Coming to Maine</title>
		<link>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2012/05/01/increased-advocacy-resources/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 13:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly O'Connell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At MANP we strive to provide Maine nonprofits with leadership and capacity building on public policy issues and are pleased to share some exciting news from our national partners. Earlier this week the Center for Lobbying in the Public Interest (CLPI), which has trained thousands of nonprofits to advocate legally and effectively since 1998 , has [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&#038;blog=7614725&#038;post=1733&#038;subd=nonprofitmaine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Get Your Board in Shape at Nonprofit Board Boot Camp!</title>
		<link>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2012/04/25/get-your-board-in-shape-at-nonprofit-board-boot-camp/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 12:59:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abbie McGilvery</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/?p=1720</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[May 10, 2012 from 8:00am-4:30pm at Camp Ketcha in Scarborough Attendees at this year’s Board Boot Camp will gain clarity around the “must do” and “should do” tasks every board faces. You will acquire strategies for engaging current and potential board members in sharing the workload and engaging in fundraising. Attendees will leave with an [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&#038;blog=7614725&#038;post=1720&#038;subd=nonprofitmaine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Government Contracting and Funding Issues Require Our Best Efforts</title>
		<link>http://blog.nonprofitmaine.org/2012/04/24/government-contracting-and-funding-issues-require-our-best-efforts/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 15:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brenda Peluso</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANP &#38; Preble Street co-wrote the following OpEd piece, which was published this morning in the Portland Press Herald:  http://www.pressherald.com/opinion/human-services-nonprofits-must-take-lead-on-knitting-new-safety-net_2012-04-24.html. In the good old days, nonprofit human service providers depended on the United Ways for financial support, and state and local governments provided for many residents through large institutions and poor houses. In the 1960’s, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&#038;blog=7614725&#038;post=1718&#038;subd=nonprofitmaine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>National Volunteer Week is April 15-21: Celebrate and Encourage Volunteerism in Maine</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 17:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Molly O'Connell</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Volunteers make an enormous impact in communities across Maine, and are an essential part of the nonprofit sector. In Maine, over 350,000 people volunteer volunteers donate 49.9 million hours($1.1 billion) of service (46.7 hours per resident per year &#8211; ranking Maine 4th among the 50 states and Washington, DC!) 32.8% of residents volunteer &#8211; ranking [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=blog.nonprofitmaine.org&#038;blog=7614725&#038;post=1707&#038;subd=nonprofitmaine&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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