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.
Internet Connectivity is one of the 31 key economic indicators featured in the annual Measures of Growth Report. Each month this blog features a story…
Hallowell, MAINE — January 16, 2023 — The Maine Downtown Center, a program of Maine Development Foundation (MDF), has been awarded a $331,050 Maine Office of Tourism…
Hallowell, Maine – November 29, 2023 – The nonpartisan Maine Economic Growth Council today released its 29h annual Measures of Growth Report – a comprehensive…
Machias, Maine – November 6, 2023 FOR/Maine (Forest Opportunity Roadmap) coalition and Sunrise County Economic Council are pleased to announce registration is open for a new,…
MDF’s Realize Maine Network and member organization Momentum Aroostook are featured in this article from the Bangor Daily News. The article highlighted the Network’s signature…
The SEA Maine (Seafood Economic Accelerator) initiative, which MDF staffs, was featured in this News Center Maine story. Reporter Caroline LeCour takes us onboard a…
Hallowell, Maine — September 28, 2023 — Maine Development Foundation (MDF), is thrilled to announce our 2023 Champion Award winners. These awards recognize exemplary leadership toward economic improvement and systemic change necessary for each and every Mainer to thrive and…
MDF and FOR/Maine (Forest Opportunity Roadmap) Program Director Erica Watson are featured in this Newscenter Maine story on a new online course that will link…