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New State Requirement for Retirement Savings in 2024
Posted In: Advocacy + Government, Financial Management, Legal,
Date posted Nov 17

Starting in 2024, the Maine Retirement Investment Trust (MERIT) will provide Maine employers with a retirement savings program to help members of...

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Advocacy Priority: Blanket Sales Tax Exemption for Charitable Nonprofits
Posted In: Advocacy + Government,
Date posted Oct 10

Updated February 13, 2024 Did you know? Most 501(c)(3) nonprofits are NOT exempt from paying sales tax in Maine. In most other states across the...

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Elections 2023 (Yes, there is an election!)
Posted In: Advocacy + Government,
Date posted Sep 28

Elections tend to generate attention in cycles - most often focused on federal positions, like Presidential or Congressional elections. Because...

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Paid Family and Medical Leave Coming to Maine Nonprofit Employers
Posted In: Advocacy + Government, Financial Management, Legal, Staff + Volunteer Teams,
Date posted Sep 8

Fall 2024: We plan to hold an informational webinar after the final rules for PFML are announced. Reprinted with permission from The Maine Nonprofit...

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Department of Labor Proposes Overtime Salary Threshold Change
Posted In: Advocacy + Government, Financial Management, Legal,
Date posted Sep 6

On August 30, 2023, the Department of Labor (DOL) proposed a rule which would increase the minimum salary for the “white collar”...

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Nonprofit Workforce Shortage Continues
Posted In: Advocacy + Government,
Date posted Sep 1

Shared with permission from our partners at the National Council of Nonprofits. In April 2023, the networks of the National Council of Nonprofits...

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Making the Most of Legislator Visits
Posted In: Advocacy + Government,
Date posted Aug 3

Summer is the perfect time to invite your legislators to visit your facilities to share with them the important work you are doing in their...

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131st Legislature: First Regular and First Special Session Review
Posted In: Advocacy + Government,
Date posted Jul 31

Typically, Maine lawmakers are well into their summer vacations in late July. But this year, lawmakers were essentially in session for an extra...

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The Streamlining Federal Grants Act and the Benefits to Charitable Nonprofits
Posted In: Advocacy + Government,
Date posted Jul 17

Shared with permission from our partners at the National Council of Nonprofits. Last week, Senators Gary Peters (D-MI), John Cornyn (R-TX), and...

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Apply Now: Forgivable Loans for Maine Nonprofits
Posted In: Advocacy + Government, Financial Management, Nonprofit News + Trends,
Date posted Jun 12

While many pandemic-related funding opportunities are waning, there is a big opportunity in Maine happening right now - and nonprofits should...

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Paid Family Medical Leave Updates
Posted In: Advocacy + Government,
Date posted May 23

This Thursday, Maine legislators will hold a Public Hearing on the Paid Family Medical Leave (PFML) bill (LD 1964), which would offer up to 12 weeks...

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Paid Family Medical Leave Legislation Coming Soon
Posted In: Advocacy + Government,
Date posted May 15

[Note: This is a quickly moving issues, so please check our blog for more recent information as it becomes available.] You may soon be seeing news...

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