The Institute for Civic Leadership is an experiential, eight month, inward journey that enables a leader to develop the skills to lead in a collaborative and facilitative way.
Leadership Maine is a powerful, nine month, outward journey that takes a leader beyond their day-to-day experience and expands their capacity to shape our state’s future.
Policy Leaders Academy is a non-partisan experiential immersion for legislators in the fundamentals of the Maine economy, the factors that drive long-term growth, and how public policy decisions affect investment.
The Realize Maine Network connects regional groups, business, organizations and policymakers to share best practices for attracting and retaining young people to live, work and thrive in Maine.
MDF offers professional development, networking, community service and impactful engagement opportunities to the 1800+ alumni of Leadership Maine and ICL.
MDF is a lead partner in FOR/Maine (Forest Opportunity Roadmap) a cross-sector coalition working to diversify the state’s wood products businesses, attract capital investments, and develop greater economic prosperity for Maine’s rural communities.
MDF is a lead partner in MaineSpark, a 10-year initiative by Maine’s education and business leaders to ensure by 2025, 60% of Mainers hold the education and workforce credentials they need to succeed.
MDF is a key partner in the Maine Alliance for Health and Prosperity which seeks to address and eliminate systemic inequities in health and economic outcomes.
MDF’s Maine Downtown Center (MDC) is pleased to announce that Bangor and Lewiston are joining its Maine Downtown Affiliate Program. MDC works with Affiliate communities to gauge downtown assets, identify priorities for revitalization, build an appropriate organizational and funding base for…
Nate Henry, 2026 Chair of MDF’s Realize Maine Network‘s Steering Committee, Vice Chair of RMN member group PROPEL, and Commercial Loan Portfolio Manager with Kennebec…
Augusta, Maine — January 28, 2026 — The Maine Downtown Center (MDC), a program of Maine Development Foundation (MDF), is pleased to announce five new members will be joining our Advisory Council. MDC’s Advisory Council is…
Augusta, Maine — January 13, 2026 — Maine Development Foundation (MDF) is pleased to announce an award of $500,000 from the Northern Border Regional Commission (NBRC) to launch a three-year…
MDF’s President & CEO, Yellow Light Breen, was a featured panelist on Maine Public’s call-in show, Maine Calling, on Monday, January 5. He joined host…
AUGUSTA, ME – December 16, 2025 – MDF’s Maine Downtown Center (MDC) is pleased to award a total of $600,000 through the REvitalizeME Downtown National…
Edgecomb, Maine – November 19, 2025 The nonpartisan Maine Economic Growth Council today released its 31st annual Measures of Growth report – a comprehensive snapshot…
Augusta, Maine — November 10, 2025 — The Maine Development Foundation (MDF), a non-partisan, statewide driver of sustainable economic growth and prosperity in Maine, is…
Augusta, MAINE — October 17, 2025 — The Maine Downtown Center, a program of Maine Development Foundation (MDF), is thrilled to announce awards recognizing a…