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MANP Connects Summit: From Problem-Solving to Possibility

MANP Connects Summit: From Problem-Solving to Possibility

Friday, November 15, 2024
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)

Event Details

Are you in need of some inspiration for a positive future? Are you craving connection with others who share your values and vision for Maine communities? These last few years, nonprofits have been rising to challenge after challenge under enormous pressure. Business as usual is no longer sustainable. To achieve the future we want, we need new ways of thinking, new voices at the table, and new approaches to working together.

So, what can we do about it? MANP believes that by 
bringing people, ideas, and resources together, we will collectively be more strategic, creative, and courageous.


In November, MANP is gathering our network to explore ways to shift from problem-solving to possibility and discuss how we must work together to achieve shared goals. After the Summit, MANP will disseminate a summary of our collective insights with the funders, decision makers and community partners who share our commitment to building resilient and equitable Maine communities.

Whether you are a nonprofit leader or a community partner, YOU are part of Maine’s community-centered ecosystem and we welcome you to join us in building our collective power, learn from one another, and identify ways to create transformative, equitable change.

Participants will:

  • Hear from a panel of individuals uniquely involved in the process to create the Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, a work of collaborative design and construction, intentionally imbued with Wabanaki knowledge in Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument
  • Connect with nonprofit peers and partners to imagine shifting from problems to possibilities
  • Discuss what it will take to achieve shared visions and collective actions
  • Build momentum to advance social change

Intended Audience

Nonprofit professionals, board members and partners from the Wabanaki Nations, state and federal government, philanthropy and the business community.

Scroll down to see who's bought their ticket and start your networking strategy before you arrive.

Caitlyn Barker
Caitlyn Barker Community Partner Maine Community Foundation
Lily Butler
Lily Butler HR Manager Good Shepherd Food Bank
Tabatha Caso
Tabatha Caso Executive Director Eastern Area Agency on Aging
John Clark
John Clark Program Coordinator Maine Association of Nonprofits
Jane Clifford
Jane Clifford Volunteer Engagement Manager Good Shepherd Food Bank
Mary Cloutier
Mary Cloutier Office Coordinator Maine Association of Nonprofits
Carissa Daniels
Carissa Daniels Finance Director Maine Mineral & Gem Museum
Nancy DellaMattera
Nancy DellaMattera Independant Contractor Unaffiliated
Melissa Denbow
Melissa Denbow VP Community Experience Manager Machias Savings Bank
Sara Devlin
Sara Devlin Executive Director Bangor Area Comprehensive Transportation System (BACTS)
Liz Fickett
Liz Fickett Grants and Scholarships Dir Maine Community Foundation
Kelley Glidden
Kelley Glidden Workforce Team Manager New Ventures Maine
Julia Gray
Julia Gray Executive Director Wilson Museum
Thomas Grogan
Thomas Grogan Workforce Development Specialist New Ventures Maine
Lisa Hallee
Lisa Hallee Hallee Group LLC
Morgan Hart Tolin
Morgan Hart Tolin Co-Executive Director Maine Association For The Education Of Young Children (MaineAEYC)
Jennifer Hutchins
Jennifer Hutchins Executive Director Maine Association of Nonprofits
Ellis Ivy
Ellis Ivy Membership Engagement Manager Maine Association of Nonprofits
Martin Kasongo
Martin Kasongo LISUNGI ASSISTANCE NONPROFIT Maine Association of Nonprofits
Sonya LaCoute-Dana
Sonya LaCoute-Dana Wabanaki Community Partner Elmina B. Sewall Foundation
Heather Marden
Heather Marden Co-Executive Director Maine Association For The Education Of Young Children (MaineAEYC)
Jodi Martin
Jodi Martin Executive Director give IT. get IT
Nat May
Nat May Arts Program Officer Onion Foundation
Robin McCarthy
Robin McCarthy Director of Donor Relations Good Shepherd Food Bank
Peter Montano
Peter Montano Director PGM LLC
Gabriela Montoya-Eyerman
Gabriela Montoya-Eyerman Finance Director Sunrise County Economic Council
Julie Mulkern
Julie Mulkern Executive Director Ronald McDonald House Charities
James Murphy
James Murphy Development Director Educate Maine
Patrick Myers
Patrick Myers Executive Director Center Theatre for the Performing Arts
Molly O'Connell
Molly O'Connell Assistant Director Maine Association of Nonprofits
Suzi Pond
Suzi Pond Founder Redbird Media Group
Suzan Prendergast
Suzan Prendergast Executive Director Bangor Humane Society
Kathryn Ravenscraft
Kathryn Ravenscraft Director of Development Bangor Humane Society
Kate Raymond
Kate Raymond Database Manager Midcoast Conservancy
Katrina Ruffner
Katrina Ruffner Director of Education Maine Association of Nonprofits
Jessica Ruscetta
Jessica Ruscetta Program Director Community Doulas
Jeanmarie Russell
Jeanmarie Russell Wilson Museum
Erika Sanger
Erika Sanger Executive Director Opera House Arts
Betsy Sawyer-Manter
Betsy Sawyer-Manter Executive Director SeniorsPlus
Sarah Schechter
Sarah Schechter Owner SRS Events
Alyssa Schoppee
Alyssa Schoppee Development Director Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program
Mary Alice Scott
Mary Alice Scott Public Affairs Manager Maine Association of Nonprofits
Jackie Shannon
Jackie Shannon Scholarship Manager Maine Community Foundation
Janet Smith
Janet Smith Executive Director New Ventures Maine
Holly Taylor
Holly Taylor Program Associate Onion Foundation
Sara Janjigian Trifiro
Sara Janjigian Trifiro Consultant Wright Collective
Alyssa Wright
Alyssa Wright Wright Collective
5 Other Registered Attendees
MANP Connects Summit Agenda

8:00am    Doors open for networking + light breakfast
8:45am    Welcome
9:15am    Panel conversation
10:30am  Break
10:45am  Facilitated table conversations
12:00pm  Event concludes

Tickets + Information
  • $75 for MANP Members + Nonmembers 
    • After 11/1: $100 for MANP Members + Nonmembers
  • Discounts for teams! $10 off each additional registration from the same organization
  • Scholarships available for MANP members! Prior to registering, email your scholarship request to Learn@NonprofitMaine.org and be sure to include your name and organization.
  • Participants will receive additional event logistics in the registration confirmation email as well as in reminder emails that will be sent one week and one day prior to the live event.
  • Review our Event Cancellation Policies for in-person events.
  • Breakfast items will accommodate various dietary needs
  • If you require additional accommodations at this event, please e-mail us as soon as possible so we can ensure your needs are met.
  • MANP offers these collective well-being guidelines for in-person events to support, as much as possible, a safe environment, physically, mentally, and emotionally.

MANP Connects Summit Panelists

Please join us to celebrate and be inspired by four individuals uniquely involved in the process to create the Tekαkαpimək Contact Station, described by US Interior Secretary Deb Haaland as,

An endeavor unlike one we've ever seen before. It is extraordinary not only in the what - a beautiful space -  but in the how… a deliberative and collaborative effort with Tribal Nations… You had to find a path and clear it too.

Hear their a collective story of the “Invisible Monument”, our panelists’ behind the scenes perspectives and insights on what makes this ongoing partnership so successful. 

  • James Eric Francis, Sr., Penobscot Nation’s Director of Cultural and Historic Preservation and member of the Tekαkαpimək project Wabanaki Advisory Board
  • Dr. Jane Anderson, Associate Professor at NYU, co-founder of Local Contexts and intellectual and cultural property consultant
  • Erin Hutton, Elliotsville Foundation Creative Program Manager for the Tekαkαpimək project 
  • Natalie Dana Lolar, Passamaquoddy/Penobscot, Ph.D. graduate student in Anthropology at the University of Maine and member of the Tekαkαpimək project Wabanaki Advisory Board

Learn more about our panelists here.

This event will also feature a special performance by Firefly the hybrid!

All Wabanaki Cultural Knowledge and Intellectual Property shared within this project is owned by the Wabanaki Nations– the Houlton Band of Maliseet Indians, Mi’kmaq Nation, Passamaquoddy Tribe, and Penobscot Nation.

Accessibility 

MANP is committed to ensuring all participants are accommodated at our events. If you have accessibility needs, please email us at Learn@NonprofitMaine.org with your request no fewer than 10 business days prior to the event.

MANP Connects Summit Sponsor

Lead Sponsor

Logo for Eaton Peabody

Partner Sponsors

Logo for iMission

Logo for Maine Community Foundation

Community Sponsors

Logo for Northern Trust

Sponsorship opportunities available! If you’re interested in sponsoring the MANP Connects Summit, learn more here.