Network, Alliance, Coalition and 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 have a collection of resources on strategic alliances!
Below are resources 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. Please contact our Membership Manager by email or at 207-871-1885 to share information about yours so MANP 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
- Maine 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 & Cultural Alliance of Freeport
- Arts & Culture L/A
- Maine Arts Commission
- Maine Humanities Council Policy Collaborative (Contact Hayden Anderson)
- 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 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
- 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
- Prosperity Coalition (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 Recovery Coalition (Maine Gleaning 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 Tobacco Coalition
- Maine Cancer Impact Network
Human Services
- Community Caring Collaborative
- 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 Coalition for Sensible Drug Policy
- Maine Community Action Association
- Maine Falls Prevention Coalition
- Maine Gun Coalition for Gun Safety
- Maine Prisoner Advocacy Coalition
- Maine Sex Trafficking and Exploitation Network
- Maine Transportation Safety Coalition
- Midcoast Recovery Coalition
- Thrive 2027
Immigrant Advocacy + Support
- Maine Access Immigrant Network
- Maine Association for New Americans
- Maine Immigrants’ Rights Coalition
- Maine Business Immigration Coalition
Religious
Youth Development
