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.
HALLOWELL, ME – February 2, 2022 – FOR/Maine (Maine’s Forest Opportunity Roadmap) – a broad coalition working to diversify the state’s wood-products businesses, attract capital…
HALLOWELL, MAINE — January 27, 2022 — The Maine Downtown Center, a program of Maine Development Foundation (MDF), is thrilled to announce awards for three…
HALLOWELL, Maine – January 12, 2022 – The Maine Development Foundation (MDF)’s Maine Downtown Center is accepting applications for grant funding through the National Park…
Hallowell, Maine – December 15, 2021 – The nonpartisan Maine Economic Growth Council today released its 27th annual Measures of Growth Report, a comprehensive snapshot…
Click here to access the MDC newsletter dated Friday, December 3, 2021. Our latest newsletter includes information about the 2021 MDC Annual Awards, online resources…
Click here to access the MDC newsletter dated Friday, November 5, 2021. Our latest newsletter includes information about REvitalizeME Gen2 Funding, Small Business Saturday, Main…
Hallowell, Maine— October 13, 2021 — The Maine Development Foundation (MDF), a statewide, nonpartisan, and data-driven nonprofit that connects people and strategies to drive economic…
Hallowell, Maine — October 12, 2021 — The Maine Development Foundation (MDF), is thrilled to announce our 2021 Champion Award winners. These awards recognize outstanding,…
Click here to access the MDC newsletter dated Friday, October 8, 2021. Our latest newsletter includes information about the power of collaboration, Maine Preservation and…