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MDF is a non-partisan, statewide driver of sustainable economic growth in Maine. We connect people, decision-makers, and communities through trusted research, leadership development, and creative partnerships to stimulate new ideas, solve problems, and improve lives
How do you put your skills and energy to good use for great causes?
Join us April 23rd in Brunswick for Projects of Passion: Volunteering & Mentoring Across Maine.
Indicator in Action Blog: Gender Wage Equity
As Maine and the entire country honor Women’s History Month, we dig into the data around gender wage equity and how one Maine leader helped further the cause.
Hear why Alumni of MDF’s ICL (Institute for Civic Leadership) describe how the program experience and the Alumni Network are career-and-life changing. Applications & nominations are being accepted for the next 2025-2026 Class!
11 Apr
ICL Fort Class Graduation
Gather with classmates, colleagues, friends, and family to celebrate our ICL Fort Class graduation!
23 Apr
Leadership in Action Breakfast: Projects of Passion – Volunteering & Mentoring in Community
7:30 – 10:00 a.m. Join us for an interactive workshop showcasing volunteer and mentoring organizations/opportunities from around the state and how you can put your skills and energy to good use for great causes. Alums and MDF Members who are helping lead these efforts will lead discussions exploring the impact impact these efforts have in communities, on younger generations, and in our own lives.
MDF Alumni Connector Newsletter – March 2025
Click here to read the March 2025 edition of MDF’s Alumni Connector newsletter. This edition includes updates on what the…“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
Applications being accepted for 2025-2026 ICL & Leadership Maine Classes!
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