Network, Alliance, Coalition and Peer Group
We are committed to helping nonprofit staff connect with and learn from one another. Nonprofits and their employees benefit greatly from considering collaborative approaches to solving problems and from sharing information and solutions for common challenges.
Find a Network, Alliance, Coalition or Peer Group
Below are resources to help your nonprofit staff find and connect with peers doing similar work.
Arts & Cultural
- Arts are Basic Coalition (ABC)
- Arts & Cultural Alliance of Freeport
- Arts & Culture L/A
- Cultural Alliance of Maine
- Maine Arts Commission
- Maine Humanities Council Policy Collaborative (Contact Hayden Anderson)
- Cultural Emergency Resource Coalition
- Maine Memory Network
Environmental & Animal Related
- Casco Bay Estuary Partnership
- Cumberland County Food Security Council
- Environmental Priorities Coalition
- Gateway to Maine: Outside
- Land for Maine’s Future Coalition
- Maine Animal Coalition
- Maine Conservation Alliance
- Maine Environmental Priorities Coalition
- Maine Land Trust Network
- Maine Woods Coalition
- 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
- Grow Smart Maine (Economic Development)
- Maine Broadband Coalition
- Maine Chamber of Commerce
- Maine Islands Coalition (Island Institute)
- Maine Jumpstart (Financial Literacy)
- Maine Small Business Coalition
- Main Street Maine
- Prosperity Coalition (Tax Fairness)
- Realize Maine (Attracting/Retaining Young People)
Education
Food/Nutrition/Agriculture
- Farmworker Resource Network
- Food Recovery Coalition (Maine Gleaning Network)
- Food Security Coalition of Mid Coast Maine
- Maine Network of Community Food Councils
Health & Human Services
- Alliance for Addiction and Mental Health Services
- Breathe Easy Coalition (Smoke-Free Housing)
- Community Caring Collaborative
- Health Equity Alliance
- Healthcare Purchaser Coalition of Maine
- Homeless Voices for Justice
- Maine Access Immigrant Network
- Maine Administrators for Services for Children with Disabilities
- Maine Affordable Housing Coalition
- Maine Association of Area Agencies on Aging
- Maine Breast Cancer Coalition
- Maine Children’s Alliance (MCA)
- Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault (MECASA)
- Maine Coalition for Housing and Quality Services
- Maine Coalition for Sensible Drug Policy
- Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence
- Maine Coalition to Fight Prostate Cancer
- Maine Community Action Association
- Maine Falls Prevention Coalition
- Maine Gun Coalition for Gun Safety
- Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition
- Maine Lung Cancer Coalition
- Maine Oral Health Coalition
- Maine Primary Health Association
- Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition
- Maine Tobacco Coalition
- Maine Together
- Maine Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Network
- Maine Transgender Network (MaineTransNet)
- Maine Transportation Safety Coalition
- Maine Cancer Impact Network
- Midcoast Recovery Coalition
- Thrive 2027
Individuals
- BIPOC Educators (coordinated by The Third Place – Maine )
- BIPOC Healthcare workers (coordinated by The Third Place – Maine)
- Maine ECO-POC (coordinated by The Third Place – Maine)
- Maine Women’s Network
- Volunteer Managers Network (Volunteer Maine)
- Young Nonprofit Professionals Network of Maine (YNPNmaine)
Nonprofit Networks
- DownEast Nonprofit Network (Contact Deb Burwell)
- MANP’s Advocacy Network
- Mount Desert Island Nonprofit Alliance
Religious
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
Volunteer Coordinator Groups
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.
Add Your Group to This List
We know there are many other networks – formal and informal – across the state. Please contact our Membership Manager by email or at 871-1885 to share information about yours so MANP can continue to develop this resource page.
