MAY 6 - PHILANTHROPY PARTNERS CONFERENCE
The 2010 Philanthropy Partners Conference - brought together the largest gathering of grantmakers who fund in Maine with nonprofit and public sector leaders from around the state. This biennial event provided a unique opportunity to learn, network, and explore our common goals and interests in strengthening the impact of philanthropy in Maine's communities.
The theme of the conference was Changing Times/New Opportunities responding to the reality of the new economy and the challenges it has placed on the philanthropic, non-profit and governmental sectors alike. It is now more important than ever to identify opportunities to build and strengthen relationships among foundations and between philanthropy and nonprofits, and to include government and community representatives in the conversation. It will take leadership from all sectors and a willingness to consider new relationships and new ways of working together if we are to turn the challenges we face collectively into opportunities for change that will benefit the state as a whole.
We want to thank all who attended, our speakers and presenters, and all who contributed to the success of this year's conference. Stay tuned - we're working on our post-conference resource page and many of the session resources are already posted.
We are grateful to our sponsors for their support of the conference.
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