Established in 1999, Maine Farmland Trust is Maines only statewide land trust focused exclusively on farmland. It is Maine Farmland Trust’s mission to Protect and preserve Maines farmland, Keep agricultural lands working, Support the future of farming in Maine. They work with landowners, land trusts, farm groups, towns and state agencies, to identify and preserve valuable agricultural land, so that it will forever remain available for agriculture. And, through their FarmLink program,

They connect farmers looking for land with farmers who have farms for sale or lease. Many lands are best protected if landowners are motivated to pursue economically viable alternatives to development. A conservation easement is a voluntary, legal agreement between a landowner and a non-profit land trust which permanently restricts use of the land for agricultural production, wildlife habitat or open space.

For more information, please visit http://www.mainefarmlandtrust.org

Coastal Mountains Land Trust was founded in 1986 by a small group of citizens intent upon preservation of Beech Hill in Rockport, a 572-acre property featuring critical scenic and ecological values–rolling blueberry barrens, forests, a historic stone house, and the most scenically unique summit of the Camden Hills. A limited development conservation easement was designed to protect this important landmark of the western Penobscot Bay landscape, a very prominent launch for their land conservation program. They permanently conserve land to benefit the natural and human communities of western Penobscot Bay.

Coastal Mountains Land Trust serves the communities of the western Penobscot Bay region. As outlined in the map, their service area includes either portions of or the entirety of 15 towns including Belfast, Belmont, Brooks, Camden, Hope, Knox, Monroe, Morrill, Northport, Lincolnville, Rockport, Searsport, Stockton Springs, Swanville and Waldo. They are happy to make themselves available to individuals and organizations within these towns that would like to discuss land conservation options.

For more information, please visit http://www.coastalmountains.org

Acadia Trust, N.A. is the trust and investment subsidiary of Camden National Corporation, a financial services holding company headquartered in Camden, Maine. Camden National Corporation subsidiaries include Acadia Trust and Camden National Bank, a community bank since 1875. Their Mission is that they build enduring relationships with their clients by helping them to accumulate, manage and conserve wealth.

Their Purpose is that their firm exists to assist their clients in a comprehensive way in accumulating, managing and conserving wealth. They pursue that mission, both as investment manager and as trustee, by: helping to define objectives precisely, in order to provide useful input into the investment process; designing and implementing strategies intended to produce desired outcomes; managing portfolios in a manner that is consistent with such strategies; and working closely with the client to ensure that objectives and strategies are adjusted as circumstances change.

For more information, please visit http://www.acadiatrust.com

The Red Shoes is a nonprofit center offering opportunities for spiritual enrichment and personal growth through book and
film studies, weekend retreats, and workshops. The Red Shoes offers creative development through the art forms of collage, drawing, painting, writing and music. The Red Shoes offers movement classes including yoga and various dance disciplines.
The Red Shoes derives its name from the ancient fairy story of the same name, specifically as interpreted by Jungian analyst Clarissa Pinkola Estes.

The Red Shoes’ mission is to value and support all women on their lifes journey. They provide programs that encourage women of all ages and backgrounds to come together to discover their potential. The Red Shoes is a supportive and safe place for women to learn and help build bridges of understanding, fostering personal and spiritual growth. Economic empowerment is cultivated by Lifting Loans, their micro-loan program for women.

For more information, please visit http://www.theredshoes.org

BANGOR PUBLIC LIBRARY’S Mission Statement TO PROVIDE THE RESIDENTS OF BANGOR with current reading materials, programs and materials for continuing education, self-improvement, enjoyment and information. TO PROVIDE A LOCATION for the dissemination of federal, state and local documents, history and information pertinent to awareness of governmental, cultural, recreational and business activities in the local area and to preserve these records for future generations. TO PROVIDE THE CHILDREN OF BANGOR with recreational materials and information sources that will stimulate and help improve reading skills and encourage the formation of a well-rounded individual. To communicate and cooperate with the Bangor School Department and other area schools to encourage reading and to aid students in learning research skills which will be valuable to them in later life.
TO PROVIDE AGENCIES, ORGANIZATIONS, CLUBS AND OTHER GROUPS IN BANGOR with information which will meet their current needs.
TO SERVE AS THE AREA REFERENCE AND RESOURCE CENTER for Northeastern Maine, by providing materials and information to the libraries and residents within the district.

For more information, please visit http://www.bpl.lib.me.us

Since 1976, the Contemporary Arts Center has been home to artists bold experiments in painting, theater, photography, performance art, dance, music, video, education, and sculpture. Situated at the gateway to New Orleans Downtown Arts District, Their award-winning building houses 10,000 square feet of gallery space dedicated to rotating exhibitions throughout the year.

The Contemporary Arts Center is a multi-disciplinary arts center, financially stable and professionally managed, which
is dedicated to the presentation, production and promotion of art of their time. It accomplished these by organizing
curated exhibitions, performances and programs; enlarging audiences; and encouraging collaboration among diverse artists, institutions, communities and supporters.

The Contemporary Arts Center’s vision is that the Contemporary Arts Center in New Orleans be a multi-disciplinary arts center, nationally recognized as a leader in the presentation and support of contemporary arts, artists and emerging art forms.

For more information, please visit http://www.cacno.org

The Colorado Nonprofit Development Center has helped The Positive Project move from a good idea, existing primarily in their hearts and minds, into a real working project with tangible results. The Colorado Nonprofit Development Center is the only 501(c)(3) nonprofit in the region offering emerging, transitioning, and established organizations. As nonprofits grow and enhance communities across their state, the Colorado Nonprofit Development Center is there to guide and support them.

The Colorado Nonprofit Development Center ensure the necessary foundation for enduring influence and long-term success.
The Colorado Nonprofit Development Center’s mission is to foster the development of a healthy and vibrant nonprofit sector
in Colorado by enhancing the effective and efficient use of community resources and by the supporting the development of charitable projects and nonprofits.

For more information, please visit http://www.cndc.org

The Center on Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership began in 1992 as a multidisciplinary, university-wide center developed with the support of the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and Grand Valley State University. In 1999, the Center was renamed in honor of Dorothy A. Johnson and her distinguished career. The Johnson Center for Philanthropy is a university-based academic center serving nonprofits, foundations, and others that seek to transform their communities for the common good, and is adapting constantly to changing conditions.

They do this through applied research, professional development, and the advancement of social technologies. The Johnson Center for Philanthropy provides serves to enhance the impact of foundations nationally and nonprofit organizations regionally, improve the quality of community decision-making in West Michigan, and develop the habit of civic engagement among students and faculty at Grand Valley State University. The Johnson Center for Philanthropy provides services for Researchers, Evaluators, Foundations, and Nonprofit Organizations.

For more information, please visit http://www.gvsu.edu

The Center exists to promote, leverage and facilitate community collaborations and partnerships that broaden the horizons and possibilities for the Central Texas Nonprofit Sector. These collaborations reflect the Center’s ability to bring business, government and nonprofit sectors together around common goals. Principles underlying the Center guide its overall operations.

The Center for Community Based and Nonprofit Organizations’ focuses on community problem-solving through applied strategic creativity is a model that has proven its value and effectiveness in the dozens of consultations and organizational and board development retreats which the Center has provided since its formation. Session by session evaluations reflect a customer satisfaction rate exceeding 95%.

For more information, please visit http://www.nonprofitaustin.org

The Nonprofit Resource Center of Alabama was founded in the mid-90s as a collaborative effort of Alabama Power Company,
The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham and the United Way of Central Alabama. The Nonprofit Resource Center of Alabama is an association of nonprofit champions and of nonprofit members.

The Nonprofit Resource Center of Alabama is open to any nonprofit, primarily 5013 and 5014, in Alabama. Hundreds of nonprofit organizations, funders, nonprofit service providers around the state are members. Individual and Business memberships are also available.

The Nonprofit Resource Center of Alabama is a source of high quality and location independent educational and informational resources, providing daily on-demand support to members all over the state of Alabama. Their Nonprofit Resource Center of Alabama’s News section on the right column will be an area you will want to check often to see the latest and most important news, events and other happenings at The Nonprofit Resource Center of Alabama. This section outlines the services offered by NRCA for Alabamas nonprofit community.

For more information, please visit http://www.nrca.info