Giving Guide 2026

Harpswell Capital Advisors: Stewarding the legacy of Maine’s nonprofits

Harpswell Capital Advisors is entrenched in the nonprofit world and deeply values the lasting impact we make...

How to move big ideas forward with cross-sector collaboration

Maine’s biggest challenges and greatest opportunities rarely fit neatly within the boundaries of a single sector. The challenges facing communities are interconnected, as are the solutions.

How to navigate the nonprofit world with care, purpose and impact

The goal is not to bend your project to fit every opportunity, it is to find funders whose priorities genuinely align with your work, acceding to this guest column published in the Mainebiz Giving Guide.

Kennebec Savings Bank — what we owe the community

"We think of this less as philanthropy in the traditional sense and more as an extension of who we are. Giving back is one way we live out our purpose as a community bank, year after year," says Andrew Silsby, president and CEO of Kennebec Savings Bank.

Maine Association of Nonprofits — Maine’s prosperity depends on all of us

This year’s issue of the Giving Guide not only sheds light on Maine’s “invisible backbone,” a powerful network of organizations delivering critical services efficiently, driving economic growth, and strengthening communities across the state.

Maine Community Foundation: No one sector can meet Maine’s challenges alone

Despite the challenges nonprofits currently face due to funding and policy changes, they continue doing vital work...

🔒 Maine nonprofits rethink capital campaigns as donor behavior changes

The overall number of contributors is declining, while the average amount contributed by each person is rising.

Nonprofit leaders aim for continuity as well as progression

“An anticipated wave of leadership changes” and general anxiety among nonprofit leaders have persisted sinceThird Sector New England published its first “Leadership New England” survey.

Nonprofits get it done — the essential role of Maine’s nonprofit sector

Nonprofits are feeding families, supporting children and older adults, providing health and human services, strengthening our workforce, protecting natural resources, enriching communities through the arts and responding when people need help.

Giving Guide 2026

Company Profiles

About

Subscribe

Follow Mainebiz