2025 Nonprofit Day at the State House

Tuesday, February 4, 2025

8:30 AM - 1:00 PM (EST)

Maine State House

210 State Street
Augusta, ME 04330
United States

Event Sold Out

Event Details

Due to unprecedented demand and limited programming capacity at the Hall of Flags, Nonprofit Day is currently at capacity. If you wish to be added to the waitlist to attend, please complete this Google Form, once per attendee. We will be accommodating participants from the waitlist as space becomes available.

If you are registered and unable to attend, please let us know at Learn@NonprofitMaine.org - thank you!

Since 2004, MANP has hosted an annual Maine Nonprofit Day to:

Empower nonprofits to participate fully in the formation of public policy that impacts the communities they serve
Increase policymaker awareness of nonprofits and their vital contributions to Maine’s economy and way of life
Strengthen relationships between nonprofit leaders and public officials

Applications for our twelve exhibit tables has closed, but anyone can join us to help educate legislators about the amazing impact of nonprofits here in Maine.

Activities Include:

Connecting with legislators
Panel discussion on Administrative vs. Legislative Advocacy
Tour of the State House
Networking with peers

This is a free event with limited capacity; please register to save your space.

Attendees (146)

Alf Anderson Associate State Director for Advocacy and Outreach AARP Maine

Meredith Anderson Community Outreach Director Southern Maine Agency on Aging

Connor Archer Founder & Chairman/CEO The Courageous Steps Project, Inc.

Chris Austin President Ardiah

Brooke Baerman Development Manager Mechanics' Hall

Jessica Bailey Fundraising and Community Engagement Assistant The Center for Wildlife, Inc.

Staci Beal Chief Philanthropy Officer Bath Area Family YMCA

Jessica Blanchard Director of Training Good Will-Hinckley

Griffin Bourassa Executive Director/CEO Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad

Rachel Bousquet Executive Director KidsPeace New England

Joshua Bower Education and Outreach Director The Center for Wildlife, Inc.

Jeff Candura Development Director Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute

Meghann Carrasco Director of Operations Seedlings to Sunflowers

Alex Carrier Hitchcox External Relations Associate & Operations Coordinator Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute

Jared Cash President & CEO Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute

Tabatha Caso Executive Director Eastern Area Agency on Aging

Graziella Cervi Executive Director and Program Coordinator Bowsprit Foundation

Justin Chenette Communications & Public Relations Director Sweetser

Denise Cilley Small Business & Entrepreneurship Director Sunrise County Economic Council

John Clark Program Coordinator Maine Association of Nonprofits

Larry Clifford Development Director Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries

Melia Coletta Director of Development I'm Your Neighbor Books

Alison Cooney Executive Director Lake Stewards of Maine

Jaimie Crawford Communications and Event Coordinator ArtVan

Cara Cribb Director/Founder Anchor ME Farm

Christy Crocker Executive Director Maine Indoor Air Quality Council

Keith Crowley Director of Development and Community Engagement Goodwill Northern New England

Sally Crusan Coordinator of Development and Marketing Herring Gut Coastal Science Center

Michelle Curtis Treasurer First National Bank

Jennifer Day Director of Development Thornton Academy

Chloe Deblois Development Director Skidompha Public Library

Jennifer DeJoy Communications & Development Manager New Ventures Maine

David Des Isles Treasurer Friends of Bangor Public Library

Caitlin Diggles Marketing & Communications Coordinator Seedlings to Sunflowers

Pauline Dion President, Executive Director Boothbay Sea and Science Center

Alexandra Doudera Executive Director Saltwater Classroom

Angela Doyle Development Director Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence

Gary Dugal Executive Director Good Will-Hinckley

Scott Dupee Program Coordinator Goodwill Northern New England

Mary Ellen Eagan Board Member The Windowdressers Inc

Anthony Elias Recruitment and Retention Leader VOA Northern New England

Emily Elting Maine State Breastfeeding Coalition

Alison Feibel Secretary Maine Seaweed Council

Debbie Forester Executive Director ArtVan

Alison Frazee Director of Advocacy Greater Portland Landmarks

Laura Genese SVP Marketing and Communications Girl Scouts of Maine

Julie Gondzar Director of Development Greater Portland Landmarks

Emily Goulette Director of Policy and Development Maine Indigent Defense Center

Rebecca Greenlaw Community Outreach Coordinator KidsPeace New England

Aaron Hagan Senior Banking Center Manager Northeast Bank

Morgan Hart Tolin Co-Executive Director Maine Association For The Education Of Young Children (MaineAEYC)

Amy Hatter Development Manager ProsperityME - The Center for Financial Education

Abigail Henry Director of Advancement The Landing School of Boatbuilding & Design

Cordelia Hill Resource Specialist Southern Maine Agency on Aging

Crystal Hitchings Sunrise County Economic Council

Susan Hodder Executive Director The Waldo Theatre

April Hughes Tobacco Prevention Coordinator Healthy Communities of the Capital Area

Holly Hurd Executive Director Tate House Museum

Abi Iverson Development Director Coastal Kids Preschool

Ellis Ivy Membership Engagement Manager Maine Association of Nonprofits

Randy Jackson Founder President of the Board Boreal Theater

Erika Johnson Strategic Content and Marketing Manager Maine Huts and Trails

Tora Johnson Sunrise County Economic Council

Ruth Kermish-Allen Executive Director Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance

Samantha King Director of Enrollment 317 Main Community Music Center

Danielle Lane Director of Museum Operations First Amendment Museum

Annie Leahy Executive Director Mechanics' Hall

Kate Lemos McHale Executive Director Greater Portland Landmarks, Inc.

Matt Levy General Manager Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad

Owen Logue Board President Percival P. Baxter Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and Family

Rachel Loomis Lee Development Director Hurricane Island Outward Bound School

Keri Lupien Music Booker The Waldo Theatre

Lily Lynch VP, Development and Communications The Opportunity Alliance

Linsey MacDougall Development & Programs Manager Maine Justice Foundation

Lori Manson Board Member Maine Council on Problem Gambling

Nicholas Marold Development Consultant

James Martin CEO Community Concepts

Katherine Matzell Communications Coordinator Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence

Samantha McBreairty Assistant Director of Education KidsPeace

Gabriela Montoya-Eyerman Finance Director Sunrise County Economic Council

Adilah Muhammad Executive Director The Third Place

Casey Near Scholarship Director Senator George J. Mitchell Scholarship Research Institute

Chris Nshimiyimana President World Salvation Partners Inc.

Dieudonne Nzeyimana Director of Housing ProsperityME - The Center for Financial Education

Ashley O'Brien Executive Director Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ

Molly O'Connell Assistant Director Maine Association of Nonprofits

Angela Oechslie Project>Login Program Director Educate Maine

Hibo Omer Executive Director New Mainers Public Health Initiative

Renee Page Executive Director Healthy Communities of the Capital Area

Danielle Parent Director - Maine Resiliency Center Community Concepts

Crystal pARRITT Director of Childcare Services YWCA Central Maine

Star Pelsue Volunteer Leader AARP Maine

Carolyn Perazio Portland Youth Dance

Jennifer Peters Director of Community Development Sunrise County Economic Council

Kris Pitts Community Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator MaineTransNet

Melanie Randall Director of Development Kennebec Valley Humane Society

Kate Raymond Development Manager Midcoast Conservancy

Sofia Reali Program Assistant The Windowdressers Inc

Maureen Reed Development Director Johnson Hall Performing Arts Center

Pam Remy Director of Operations I'm Your Neighbor Books

Anna Patrice Roberts Foundation and Corporate Relations Associate The Opportunity Alliance

Sarah Robinson Director of Planned Giving The Jackson Laboratory

Morgan Rodgers Development Director Maine State Music Theatre

Jeff Romano Public Policy Director Maine Coast Heritage Trust

Charles Rudelitch Executive Director Sunrise County Economic Council

Claude Rwaganje Executive Director ProsperityME - The Center for Financial Education

Christine Ryan Executive Director United Ostomy Associations of America, Inc.

Tiffany Salter YWCA Central Maine

Madeleine Saucier Deputy Director Hope Acts

Amanda Scarpone Director of MaineShare Maine Initiatives

Lily Scheipers Development & Engagement Coordinator Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ

Hannah Schwartz Community Health Worker Rangeley Region Health and Wellness Partnership

Mary Alice Scott Public Affairs Manager Maine Association of Nonprofits

Robin Hadlock Seeley Executive Director Maine Rockweed Coalition

Renia Shterenberg Executive Director Bangor Symphony Orchestra

Allie Sirrine Client Coordinator Kids First Center

Marsha Sloan Director, Family Futures Downeast Sunrise County Economic Council

Janet Smith Executive Director New Ventures Maine

Maureen Smith Director Wabanaki Cultural Preservation Coalition

Monique Stairs Executive Director Speaking Up For Us

Karen J. Stanley Executive Director United Recovery Fund

Kate Stearns Luce Saint Andre Home, Inc.

Stevan Stromsky SVP - Community Banking Development Officer Northeast Bank

Rebecca Swanson Conrad Principal RSC Consulting LLC

Carin Sychterz Associate Development Director Penquis

Bonnie Tobey President Maine Seaweed Council

Alex Toole Director Pine Island Camp

Veronica Torres Government Affairs Manager Friends of Acadia

Georgia Underwood Recovery Wellness Initiative Recovery Wellness Community Center

Ella Wallace Director of Administration and Development Mount Desert Nursery School

Alissa Weatherbee Maine Forest & Logging Museum

Mike Weatherbee President of the Board of Directors Maine Forest & Logging Museum

Jessica Williams Executive Director The Windowdressers Inc

Katie Winchenbach Attorney Women Standing Together

Meaghan Woodsome Chief Administrative Officer YMCA of Southern Maine

Crystal Sheehan Yoder Clinician Saint Andre Home, Inc.

Valerie Young Chief of Staff Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences

Jing Zhang Director Chinese Language and Culture Center of Maine

8 Other Registered Attendees

For More Information:

Mary Alice Scott, MANP Public Affairs Manager

MAScott@NonprofitMaine.org

207-871-1885

https://www.nonprofitmaine.org/

Exhibiting Organizations

Nonprofit Day FAQ

Can I have an exhibit table? It is important to note that there is only space in the Hall of Flags for 12 organizations to have an exhibit table. Unless you were notified that your organization was selected to have a table, you will not have space to exhibit. Exhibitors have been notified and information about setting up your table is in your Exhibitor Toolkit. Please reach out to Mary Alice Scott, Public Affairs Manager (mascott@nonprofitmaine.org), with any additional questions.

Health guidelines: MANP offers these collective well-being guidelines for in-person events to support, as much as possible, a safe environment, physically, mentally, and emotionally.

Weather Cancellation Policy: Please be advised that if the State House is closed, Nonprofit Day will be canceled. The Hall of Flags is a popular reservation, and we won’t be able to reschedule before the end of session. If it is snowing where you live, but the State House is open, Nonprofit Day will continue, and we will trust that each of you will make the safe and responsible choice regarding your own attendance.

Accessibility + Accommodations

MANP is committed to ensuring all guests are accommodated at our events to the best of our ability. Please email Learn@NonprofitMaine.org with your request no later than Tuesday, January 21st.

Learn more about Accessibility at the State House.

If you anticipate needing a private space (for pumping, prayer, or other purposes), any staff member in the Clerk’s Office will be able to guide you to that space.

Getting to the State House

Travel Assistance

Nonprofits with budgets less than $1 million are eligible to apply for travel assistance to attend Nonprofit Day in February. Please complete this form by Friday, January 24th. We aspire to offset as much of the cost as possible, but the amounts of assistance will depend on the number and types of requests received. Carpooling is much appreciated as it will help extend the number of requests that can be accommodated. Priority will be given to organizations whose missions are dedicated to advancing equity for under resourced communities.

You can still apply for travel assistance even if you've already registered to attend.