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.
Read the inspiring stories of our inaugural cadre of the MDF Main Street Fellows AmeriCorps Program as featured in Volunteer Maine’s August 17th Blog. Worth…
Click here to access the MDC newsletter dated Friday, August 6, 2021. Our latest newsletter includes information about a the Historic Commercial District Revolving Fund,…
MDF’s Maine Downtown Center Main Street and Affiliate communities responded to the pandemic in powerful, creative, and innovative ways that built community and resiliency. From…
Click here to access the MDC newsletter dated Friday, July 2, 2021. Our latest newsletter includes information about a new report of COVID-19 case studies…
Watch the story of MDF’s Realize Maine Network’s superstar, Matt Dexter, Vice Chair of FUSION: Bangor and founder of Christine B. Foundation, and his his…
Click here to access the MDC newsletter dated Friday, June 4, 2021. The June newsletter includes information about car-free streets, Choice Neighborhoods Planning Grants, Muppet…
Editorial in Mainebiz by Tae Chong on why attracting and retaining Black, Indigenous, and people of color, and new Americans is critical to Maine’s workforce.…
This article in Mainebiz features a development program being launched by the Town of Ashland. Original Mass Timber Maine aims to build markets for structural round…
Click here to access the MDC newsletter dated Friday, May 7, 2021. Our latest newsletter includes updates on National Preservation Month, new staff at three…