How do we center our communities in fundraising and philanthropy? The emerging movement of Community-Centric Fundraising seeks to create more equity within the nonprofit and foundation industries in order to increase the effectiveness, connectedness, and equity of our sector’s unique challenges around money, power, and community.

This session will focus on answering the following questions:

• What is donor-centric fundraising?
• What is Community-Centric Fundraising?
• Why is Community-Centric Fundraising important?
• What are the principles of Community-Centric Fundraising?
• What are the values of Community-Centric Fundraising?
• How do some nonprofits try to enact Community-Centric Fundraising?
• What can funders do to support nonprofits employing Community-Centric Fundraising principles?

There will be time for discussion and questions as well.

Please note: This session will be geared towards those who are new to Community-Centric Fundraising or are curious about the model. For more in-depth discussions on CCF principles and values, please consider joining the monthly meetings of the Community-Centric Fundraising Maine Chapter. Meetings are listed on MPC's program calendar.

Speaker

Dania Bowie, Development & Communications Coordinator, Maine Women’s Lobby

Dania (she/they) joined the Maine Women's Lobby team in 2020. Their work over the last four years at the Lobby has focused on bringing community-centric practices into all aspects of the organization, as well as the overall sustainability of small nonprofits through partnerships and a healthy ecosystem. Dania is on the Political Leadership Team and board of the Southern Maine Workers Center, as well as an artist and writer. Their community organizing and mutual aid practices center their communities in Maine.