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MDF is a non-partisan, statewide driver of sustainable economic growth in Maine. We connect people, decision-makers, and communities though trusted research, leadership development, and creative partnerships to stimulate new ideas, solve problems, and improve lives
30th Anniversary ICL Elephant Class Graduation
Join us Friday, April 12 in Falmouth as we celebrate the amazing, thoughtful leaders who make up the graduating ICL Elephant Class.
Leadership in Action Breakfast: Mental Health in the Workplace – Evolving Best Practices in the the Hybrid World
Join us for a morning of self care, re-energizing and peer support.
SEA Maine (Seafood Economic Accelerator), an initiative MDF is proud to staff, is spuring economic growth, market and workforce development, and greater resiliency in Maine’s seafood economy. Meet the fisherpeople, innovators, and community leaders fueling the resurgence in this inspiring video. “This is SEA Maine” video
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24 Apr
Leadership in Action Breakfast: Mental Health in the Workplace – Evolving Best Practices in the Hybrid World
7:30 – 10 a.m. Come in your comfy clothes and join us for a morning of re-energizing and peer support. A panel of mental health experts will share no- and low-cost approaches and best practices for self care and employee support as we continue to navigate the hybrid work world, uncertainty, and new opportunities that the seismic shifts of the last three years present. We will then do workshop-style breakout sessions in smaller groups to see how we each can apply these best practices and approaches in our own organizations and communities.
25 Apr
Building Welcoming and Inclusive Businesses and Public Spaces on Main Street
Presented in Partnership with OUT Maine, this training will focus on creating welcoming Main Streets for LGBTQ+ youth.
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Old Town Joins Maine Downtown Center Affiliate Program
OLD TOWN, Maine – February 12, 2024 MDF’s Maine Downtown Center (MDC) is pleased to announce that a new community…“MDF is a special creature of state law, enabled to integrate private sector thinking and experience with state government planning and data. There is no other entity like it.”
Kay Rand, Former Chief of Staff, Governor Angus King
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