MANP Connects: Capacity Building Through Collaboration
Zoom
Event Details
March’s MANP Connects will again focus on the power of collaboration, but this time we will highlight the impact that organizations can have when they join forces to further their unique missions while working toward a common goal.
We will hear about how their partnership has strengthened their impact, enabling them to adapt and respond more effectively to the challenges Maine nonprofits are facing. By coming together and aligning their resources, they are demonstrating how collaboration can drive innovation.
Join us to learn more about the success stories, the lessons learned, and how working in coalition can benefit nonprofits across the state.
Cost + Registration
- Free to attend and all are welcome!
- Register to receive access to the live event
- Registrants will receive a confirmation email as well as a reminder email that will be sent one day prior to the event.
- This MANP-hosted webinar will be hosted in Zoom Meeting and we ask participants turn off their cameras and mute themselves when joining.
- Watch previous MANP Connects on our Youtube Channel!
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About the Panelists
Lydia Coburn (she/her) is driven by a deep passion for connecting with others and fostering resilience in individuals, communities, and organizations. Guided by the principle of “leave it better than you found it,” she brings warmth, creativity, and a holistic mindset to her work. Lydia’s diverse background includes outdoor and environmental education, food distribution, marketing, communications, wildlife care, event management, and operations. She holds a BA in Conservation Biology & Environmental Sustainability from Hampshire College and a graduate certificate in Food Studies from the University of Southern Maine. Since joining the Brunswick-Topsham Land Trust in 2021, Lydia has found joy in relationship building and storytelling, blending her love for the environment, local food, and community engagement. She has held roots in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Vermont, North Carolina, and Australia, and now calls Lisbon Falls, Maine home with her partner and two beloved cats.
Destie Hohman Sprague (she/her) joined the Maine Women’s Lobby in 2020, after 11 years at the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault. She has focused her career on the belief that all people’s voices and experiences have a place in shaping our democracy, and that policy can change lives and help create thriving communities.
She believes that building more feminist policy begins with building more feminist organizations and partnerships, and is working to create a multi-organization staffing collaborative to ensure that Maine’s feminist nonprofits have the power to build a Maine free from gender-based discrimination and all oppressions.
Destie holds an undergraduate degree from Tulane University, and a Masters Degree in Public Policy. She lives in Bath with her partner and their teenager, and she loves growing, cooking, and eating food, neighborhood potlucks, and running.
Kyle Warnock (any pronouns) has dedicated his career to fostering community belonging and accessibility across Maine. He is an American Sign Language Interpreter, the Executive Director and Founder of Queerly ME, and a documentary photographer. Across his many fields of work, Kyle is guided by his passion of resource sharing, interpersonal connection, and storytelling. He holds a BA in Linguistics with a concentration on American Sign Language Interpretation from the University of Southern Maine. Kyle is based in Brunswick with his partner Nathan MacDonald and their tuxedo cat Leo, but frequently travels statewide as he helms Queerly ME's mission to foster strong support networks and strengthen community belonging for LGBTQIA+ adults in Maine. By the end of 2025, Queerly ME will be the first nonprofit in Maine to provide LGBTQIA+ outdoor programming in all 16 counties of the state.