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The Maine Philanthropy Center's mission is to provide leadership to promote philanthropy and increase its impact in Maine. This work is carried out through a range of activities, including:

Convening and facilitating interaction among Maine grantmakers

Providing grantmaker members with services that will increase and enhance their effectiveness as funders

Increasing knowledge, partnership and collaboration among funders to enhance the impact of grants made in Maine.

MPC also acts as a voice for philanthropy in Maine, works to raise the visibility of philanthropy, and brings together foundation and nonprofit leaders to expand philanthropy in Maine.

Description:
The Maine Philanthropy Center is a research library for Maine nonprofits, grantmakers and individuals seeking information and/or likely sources of funding. While we do not perform research, we do act as guides - teaching searchers how to use our resources and database. We are a 'cooperating collection' of the Foundation Center in New York, so we have the Foundation Center's database (the largest information source on grantmakers in the U.S.) in both text and CD-ROM formats. And, we publish the Directory of Maine Grantmakers.

If you have access to the Internet, you'll find our web page at http://www.mainephilanthropy.org. Our philanthropy links section acts as a doorway to local and national funding opportunities on the net, including private, corporate, and family foundations, government gateways and financial aid information.

Contact people:

Stephanie Cox, Administrative Assistant, (phone), (email) Janet Henry, President, (phone), (email)

Address:

USM Glickman Family Library, PO Box 9301 Portland, ME 04104-9301 (See a map)

Web Site: http://www.mainephilanthropy.org

Directions:

Exit 6B off of 295. First light take a left. Take next left & drive to parking lot. We are on the 3rd floor. For maps or information, please see http://www.portlandmaine.worldweb.com/Transportation/PublicTransit

Miscellaneous Information

The agency places volunteers in these categories:
	ages 15 - 18, Physically disabled, Adults