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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.
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…
Click here to access the MDC newsletter dated Friday, April 2, 2021. Our latest newsletter includes updates on the American Rescue Plan, The Maine Community…
Heart of Biddeford, one of MDF’s Maine Downtown Center communities, has been named a recipient of a Main Street Resiliency Grant from Main Street America.…
Maine Historic Preservation Commission‘s five-year historic preservation plan, which helps guide preservation development in the state and to which MDF’s Maine Downtown Center contributed a section,…
Click here to access the MDC newsletter dated Friday, March 5, 2021. Our latest newsletter includes updates on the GOPIF’s Community Resilience Pilot Project, the…