MaineCF welcomes Rebecca Yturregui as vice president, donor engagement.   Yturregui has nearly 30 years of experience working with nonprofit organizations and was most recently vice president, donor relations and philanthropic impact, at Combined Jewish Philanthropies in Boston. She is based in MaineCF’s Portland office and oversees donor engagement.  “For 40 years, MaineCF has connected […]

Nearly 500 acres of land have been conserved in Waldo County in one year, thanks to an effort by Coastal Mountains Land Trust and support from MaineCF. The Waldo County Conservation Initiative met its one-year goal by adding land to the Meadow Brook Preserve in Swanville and Mount Tuck and Main Stream Preserves in Stockton […]

The Maine Community Foundation announces the promotion of Laura Lee to vice president of community impact. Lee joined the foundation in 2015 as a program officer and previously was director of grantmaking. She is based in MaineCF’s Portland office and oversees the foundation’s grantmaking and community impact operations. She also leads the program team, which […]

A new MaineCF scholarship is available to aspiring engineers. The K. William Wiseman Scholarship Fund provides support to graduating seniors of Maine high schools who are pursuing a degree in engineering at an accredited college or university. The college or university does not have to be in Maine. For more information, contact Jackie Shannon or […]

The Maine Community Foundation seeks volunteers to review grant proposals to the Animal Welfare grant program. The Animal Welfare grant program supports organizations dedicated to advancing animal welfare in Maine. Grant proposal reviewers provide comments to applicants, and recommend funding based on the program criteria and priorities. Volunteers must commit to attend a one-hour virtual […]