Networks, Coalitions + Peer Groups

Nonprofits and their employees benefit greatly from considering collaborative approaches to solving problems and from sharing information and solutions for common challenges. There’s amazing work happening in Maine! MANP is here to help you connect with and learn from one another, and we also compile resources on collaboration and strategic alliances.

Below are lists to help your nonprofit staff find and connect with peers doing similar work. We know there are many other networks – formal and informal – across the state.

Is something missing or out-of-date? Please contact our Membership Manager by email to share information so we can continue to develop this resource page.

Nonprofit Networks + Coalitions

• MANP’s Advocacy Network
• DownEast Nonprofit Network (Contact Deb Burwell)
• Mount Desert Island Nonprofit Alliance
• Mainers Together

Professional Development/Affinity Groups by Role

• Association of Fundraising Professionals, Northern New England Chapter
• Diversity Hiring Coalition of Maine
• Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Maine (YNPNmaine)
• Volunteer Managers Network (hosted by Volunteer Maine)
• VolunteerMaine maintains a list of active groups that bring together volunteer program staff and managers in specific regions of the state. Find a group near you.

Mission-Area Alliances, Networks + Coalitions

Arts & Cultural

• Cultural Alliance of Maine
• Arts are Basic Coalition (ABC)
• Arts & Culture L/A
• Maine Humanities Council Policy Collaborative 
• Cultural Emergency Resource Coalition
• Maine Memory Network

Environmental & Animal Related

• Maine ECO-BIPOC – a network for organizations and individuals address climate change, outdoor recreation, agriculture and land use/access (coordinated by The Third Place – Maine)
• Casco Bay Estuary Partnership
• Census of Community-Based Environmental Learning
• Cumberland County Food Security Council
• Environmental Priorities Coalition
• Gateway to Maine: Outside
• Land for Maine’s Future Coalition
• Maine Animal Coalition
• Maine Clean Communities
• Maine Conservation Alliance
• Maine Environmental Priorities Coalition
• Maine Land Trust Network
• Maine Woods Consortium
• Native Fish Coalition of Maine
• Northern Forest Center
• Portland North Land Trust Collaborative (Contact Jessica Burton)
• Sustain Mid Maine Coalition

Community & Economic Development

• CA$H Maine
• Maine Alliance for Smart Growth
• Maine Broadband Coalition
• Maine State Chamber of Commerce
• Maine Islands Coalition (Island Institute) 
• Maine Jumpstart (Financial Literacy)
• Maine Small Business Coalition
• Main Street Maine
• Portland Buy Local
• Mainers for Tax Fairness
• Realize Maine (Attracting/Retaining Young People) 

Education + Child Care

• BIPOC Educators Network (coordinated by The Third Place – Maine ) 
• Maine Campus Compact
• Maine School and Library Network
• Maine Spark (adult education, training & career pathways)     
• Right from the Start
• Thrive 2027

Food/Nutrition/Agriculture

• Farmworker Resource Network
• Food Security Coalition of Mid Coast Maine
• Maine Network of Community Food Councils
• State Nutrition Action Coalition (Coordinator Lori Kaley, lkaley@une.edu)

Gender & Sexuality

• Maine Women’s Network
• Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MECASA)
• Maine Transgender Network (MaineTransNet)
• Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence

Health

• BIPOC Healthcare workers (coordinated by The Third Place – Maine)
• Alliance for Addiction and Mental Health Services
• Breathe Easy Coalition (Smoke-Free Housing)
• Campaign for Action
• Health Equity Alliance
• Healthcare Coalition of Maine
• Healthcare Purchaser Coalition of Maine
• Maine Breast Cancer Coalition
• Maine Coalition to Fight Prostate Cancer
• Maine Lung Cancer Coalition
• Maine Oral Health Coalition
• Maine Primary Health Association
• Maine Cancer Impact Network

Human Services

• Community Caring Collaborative
• Community Organizing Alliance
• Statewide Homeless Council
• Maine Administrators for Services for Children with Disabilities
• Maine Affordable Housing Coalition
• Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging
• MaineCanDo – harassment prevention
• Maine Children’s Alliance (MCA)
• Maine Coalition for Housing and Quality Services
• Maine Community Action Partnership
• Maine Falls Prevention Coalition
• Maine Gun Coalition for Gun Safety
• Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition
• Maine Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Network
• Midcoast Recovery Coalition
• Thrive 2027

Immigrant Advocacy + Support

• Greater Portland Immigrant Welcome Center
• Maine Access Immigrant Network
• Maine Association for New Americans
• Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition 
• Maine Business Immigration Coalition

Religious

• Maine Council of Churches
• Religious Coalition Against Discrimination

Youth Development

• Maine Youth Action Network (MYAN)
• Maine Network of Children’s Advocacy Centers
• Maine Summer Camps
• Portland Works for Kids (coordinated by Portland ConnectED)
• Portland Youth
• York County Collaborative & York County Youth Financial Literacy Network