MANP Connects Summit: From Problem-Solving to Possibility
Cross Insurance Center
515 Main StreetBangor, ME 04401-6846
United States
* Registration open until 11/14/24 at 5:00 PM (EST)
Event Details
Are you in need of some inspiration for a positive future? Are you craving connection with others who share your values and vision for Maine communities? These last few years, nonprofits have been rising to challenge after challenge under enormous pressure. Business as usual is no longer sustainable. To achieve the future we want, we need new ways of thinking, new voices at the table, and new approaches to working together.
In November, MANP is gathering our network to explore ways to shift from problem-solving to possibility and discuss how we must work together to achieve shared goals. After the Summit, MANP will disseminate a summary of our collective insights with the funders, decision makers and community partners who share our commitment to building resilient and equitable Maine communities.
Whether you are a nonprofit leader or a community partner, YOU are part of Maine’s community-centered ecosystem and we welcome you to join us in building our collective power, learn from one another, and identify ways to create transformative, equitable change.
Participants will:
- Hear from a panel of individuals uniquely involved in the process to create the Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, a work of collaborative design and construction, intentionally imbued with Wabanaki knowledge in Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
- Connect with nonprofit peers and partners to imagine shifting from problems to possibilities
- Discuss what it will take to achieve shared visions and collective actions
- Build momentum to advance social change
Intended Audience
Nonprofit professionals, board members and partners from the Wabanaki Nations, state and federal government, philanthropy and the business community.
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MANP Connects Summit Panelists
Please join us to celebrate and be inspired by four individuals uniquely involved in the process to create the Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, described by US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland as,
"An endeavor unlike one we've ever seen before. It is extraordinary not only in the what - a beautiful space - but in the how… a deliberative and collaborative effort with Tribal Nations… You had to find a path and clear it too."
Hear a collective story of the “Invisible Monument”, our panelists’ behind the scenes perspectives and insights on what makes this ongoing partnership so successful.
- James Eric Francis, Sr., Penobscot Nation’s Director of Cultural and Historic Preservation and member of the Tekαkαpimək project Wabanaki Advisory Board and contributing artist
- Dr. Jane Anderson, Associate Professor at NYU, co-founder of Local Contexts and intellectual and cultural property consultant
- Erin Hutton, Elliotsville Foundation Creative Program Manager for the Tekαkαpimək project
- Kasq (Natalie) Dana Lolar, Ph.D./ Master’s graduate student in Anthropology at the University of Maine, member of the Tekαkαpimək project Wabanaki Advisory Board and contributing artist
Learn more about our panelists here.
(Bonus! The event will feature a performance by Firefly!)
All Wabanaki Cultural Knowledge and Intellectual Property shared within this project is owned by the Wabanaki Nations– the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Mi’kmaq Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe, and Penobscot Nation.
MANP Connects Summit Agenda
8:00am Doors open for networking + light breakfast
8:45am Welcome
9:15am Panel conversation
10:30am Break
10:45am Facilitated table conversations
12:00pm Event concludes
Tickets + Information
- $75 for MANP Members + Nonmembers
- Discounts for teams! $10 off each additional registration from the same organization
- Scholarships available for MANP members! Prior to registering, email your scholarship request to Learn@NonprofitMaine.org and be sure to include your name and organization.
- Participants will receive additional event logistics in the registration confirmation e-mail as well as in reminder emails that will be sent one week and one day prior to the live event.
- Review our Event Cancellation Policies for in-person events.
- Substitutions for registered participants are welcome. Please let us know who to expect.
- MANP offers these collective well-being guidelines for in-person events to support, as much as possible, a safe environment, physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Accessibility
MANP is committed to ensuring all participants are accommodated at our events. If you have accessibility needs, please email us at Learn@NonprofitMaine.org with your request no fewer than 10 business days prior to the event.
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