Member Benefits
Maine Philanthropy Center members receive a wide range of unique benefits. If you have any questions on how to access your member benefits or how to make more use of your MPC membership, please reach out to us at mpc@mainephilanthropy.org.
Program Discounts
- Free or reduced cost registration for all MPC programs
- Discounted registration for biennial Maine Philanthropy Center Conference
- Member rates for partner programs at other philanthropy-serving organizations
Networks
- Free or discounted registration for all MPC network meetings
Directory of Maine Grantmakers
- 24/7 remote access to Directory of Maine Grantmakers for all staff, board, and volunteers
- Discount on print edition of Directory of Maine Grantmakers
Communications
- Monthly member newsletter featuring sector news, upcoming grant notices, job openings, and opportunities for learning and action
- Grant deadline calendar, outlining upcoming deadlines for the next three months
Services
- One-on-one consultations with MPC staff to help support your work
- Custom data sets using MPC’s unique database
Visibility
- Inclusion on MPC’s member list, where community members look to find new organizations and consultants
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Advocacy
- We are the collective voice for philanthropy in Maine. MPC helps to strengthen relationships and partnerships between philanthropy and government and builds the capacity of members to participate in advocacy through skill building training and issue education.
Job Board
- Unlimited free job posts on MPC’s job board
Partners products and publications
Receive discounts on partner productions and publications through the United Philanthropy Forum (* indicates funders only):
- Alliance Magazine - MPC members are eligible to receive a 20% discount on new print and digital subscriptions to this magazine for philanthropy and social investment worldwide providing news and analysis of what’s happening in the sector.
- Amalgamated Bank* - Amalgamated Bank is proud to partner with the United Philanthropy Forum to provide high quality service and expert financial support to PSOs and their philanthropy members. As America’s socially responsible bank, Amalgamated offers banking and investment products specifically designed for PSOs and foundations to help align your money with your mission. MPC funder members can access free or discounted banking, along with a preferred private banker.
- Community Foundations’ On-Line CF Express Training* - United Philanthropy Forum offers members a $400 discount on the Kansas Association of Community Foundations’ On-Line Community Foundation Express Training for new and seasoned practitioners.
- Community Foundation Listserv* - United Philanthropy Forum's community foundation national listserv allows CEOs from across the country to pose questions, engage in conversations and more.
- Corporate Funder Listserv* - United Philanthropy Forum's national corporate funder listserv allows staff of corporate funders to engage in ongoing opportunities to connect and learn with their peers.
- The Foundation Review - Get a 20% subscription discount on the first peer-reviewed journal of philanthropy, written by and for foundation staff and boards and those who work with them. Each quarterly issue provides peer-reviewed reports about the field of philanthropy.
- Foundation Legal Help Desk* - The Help Desk is designed to provide foundations with access to answers to legal questions related to the operations of a foundation.
- Foundation Source* - Get a demo and discount to Impactfully, which brings together the best of Foundation Source - Advisory Services, Foundation Management and Grants Management, into one powerful platform.
- Inside Philanthropy - Get a discount of 25% off the subscription price for new subscriptions. Every day, Inside Philanthropy editors and journalists seek to bring more transparency and accountability to philanthropy at a time that it's having a growing impact on America and the world through their reporting.
- Stanford Social Innovation Review - For a discounted price, MPC members can subscribe to Stanford Social Innovation Review (SSIR), whose mission is to advance, educate, and inspire the field of social innovation by seeking out, cultivating, and disseminating the best in research- and practice-based knowledge.
- ValuesAdvisor - United Philanthropy Forum has partnered with ValuesAdvisor, a nonprofit database with information about financial advisors who have been recommended by investors for their ability to implement a mission related investment strategy. MPC members have access to ValuesAdvisor at no cost.