MLTN Infoline – July 9, 2024
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Dawnland Festival of Arts & Ideas Kicks Off July 12
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The Abbe Museum is excited to announce the Dawnland Festival of Arts and Ideas on July 12-14, 2024, at the College of the Atlantic (COA). This unique multi-day event is an evolution of their popular Abbe Museum Indian Market (AMIM) and Native American Festival that featured invitation-only Native arts markets and performances. The Dawnland Festival of Arts & Ideas includes those elements but will also spotlight conversations by Wabanaki and other Indigenous leaders on some of the biggest questions of our time, including climate, democracy, and food systems. The Festival will be free to the public and is being supported by the Henry Luce Foundation and the Maine Office of Tourism, along with a partnership with College of the Atlantic. Speakers include attorney and author Sherri Mitchell (Penobscot), James Beard Award-winning Chef Sherry Pocknett (Mashpee Wampanoag), and Native rights attorney Michael-Corey F. Hinton (Passamaquoddy). Musician Firefly the Hybrid (Penobscot) will also take the stage for a one-of-a-kind performance. More than 50 leading Native American artists from across the U.S. and Canada will share artwork ranging from ash baskets, beadwork, textiles, painting, fashion, and pottery representing the breadth and excellence of Indigenous art.
Schedule of events, list of artists, speakers and performers at: https://www.dawnlandfestival.org.
What a great way to celebrate summer in Maine!
Angela, Jeff, and Donna
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Land Trust Accreditation Commission: News, Updates, and Resources All Land Trusts Can Use
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Naturally, all land trusts aspire to be constantly on top of their Standards & Practices, whether they are applying for accreditation or renewal, in the midst or their cycle, or have simply adopted Land Trust Standards & Practices. But running a land trust is a big job and these responsibilities can get pushed to the back burner. Wouldn’t it be helpful to have regular reminders about key practices, tips on being prepared, and guidance on important topics delivered right to your inbox? The Land Trust Accreditation Commission has got your back! All land trusts will benefit from receiving and reading their regular newsletters. You can sign up here.
Plus, on their website they archive articles and updates from their newsletters, blog, and the Accreditation Corner column in Saving Land magazine. A quick glance at the Tips & Guidance search reveals helpful information on many topics that pop up regularly on the MLTN member forum, like recordkeeping, financial evaluation thresholds, updating older baseline data reports, and much, much more.
The newsletters and website resources are totally free, so we hope you’ll avail yourself of these great tools if you haven’t already!
Is your organization considering first-time accreditation? The lottery for a spot to apply for first-time application in 2025 will open on August 1 and close on September 9. Learn more here.
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August is National Water Quality Month
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| August has been designated as National Water Quality Month and the Land Trust Alliance (LTA) has released a new guide that will help land trusts learn about local water quality challenges around the country, design ways to address them in your region, and communicate about the land-based solutions you can offer.
Land trusts are perfectly positioned to lead water quality initiatives that benefit our health, communities and economy, and many land trusts are finding water work to be critically important to their growth and longevity. After all, protecting water quality helps everyone.
The new LTA guide, Taking the Plunge: Guidance and Inspiration to Help Land Trusts Protect and Restore Water Quality, outlines the legal framework around water quality, walks land trusts through incorporating water quality into their work, and shares inspirational stories of land trusts that have successfully protected and restored water quality in their communities. Combined with Advancing Watershed Protection through Land Conservation: A Guide for Land Trusts, a new resource released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, land trusts will have the information they need to take on water projects.
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Trail Skills Project
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The Trail Skills Project serves as the workforce hub for the trails community, providing connections to trails education, trail expertise, professional development, and job opportunities. On the Trail Skills Project, individuals and organizations can:
The Trail Competency Framework is the foundation of the Trail Skills Project. Learn more about the Framework here and check out their resource library.
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Single Sign On (SSO) for Your Nonprofit Organization
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Wednesday, July 17, 2024 via Zoom
3:00-4:00pm
Cost: FREE
If you have heard about Single Sign On (SSO) and wondered what it can do for your nonprofit, this webinar is going to explain the concept and examine the ways that SSO can help your organization be more productive and work more safely online. Single Sign-On (SSO) is a pivotal security and usability tool for any modern organization. By enabling users to access multiple applications with one set of login credentials, SSO not only simplifies the authentication process but also enhances security.
Join this webinar from Community IT to delve deeper into the benefits of SSO, understand implementation strategies, and learn how it can streamline your workflow, bolster security, and improve user experience.
Register at Community IT’s website.
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From Financial Freakout to Prosperous Nonprofit
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Tuesday, July 23, 2024 via Zoom 10:00-11:30am
Cost: $35 for MANP members*, $55 for non-members
This event is possible thanks to a partnership between Maine Association of Nonprofits and Kentucky Nonprofit Network
Whether your nonprofit is new and/or building a financial structure for the first time or is established and simply needs a financial checkup, Stephanie Skryzowski from 100 Degrees Consulting is helping us get our financial house in order. This webinar will highlight the most important financial statements you should be reviewing, how to calculate key metrics to understand the financial health of your organization and tell your financial story, and the key elements of building a useful and accurate budget and incorporating forecasting into your monthly routine.
To learn more and get the link to register on partner website, visit MANP’s website.
*Most MLTN members are MANP members. Contact Donna to check your organization’s MLTN membership status.
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MANP’s Summer Social for Executive Directors
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Tuesday, August 6, 2024 In Person
4:00-6:00pm
Austin Street Bakery, 115 Fox Street, Portland
Cost: FREE
The MANP team is excited to host a meetup for executive directors of nonprofits of all shapes and sizes! Connect with your professional peers in other fields around the state. This is a great networking experience for one and all. There will be complimentary snacks with access to the full bar.
Learn more and register on MANP’s website.
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Summer Activity to Share with Your Members: NaviTour Bingo
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Our friends at NaviTour have created an outdoor summer bingo card that you can share with your members for free. This interactive tool provides folks with a wealth of information, locations, and resources to explore New England like a local. It’s free and requires no sign-up, making it an easy addition to their summer plans. With fabulous prizes, this is great for individuals, couples, families, or small groups/teams; NaviTour Bingo offers fun and engaging ideas for things to do beyond their summer reading list and Visit a Land Trust is one of the squares to be completed!
Key Features:
Explore NaviTour Bingo and let the adventure begin!
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Jobs in the Conservation Sector
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Our jobs page is our most visited page on MLTN.org and postings are always free to conservation related organization’s in Maine. Here are the latest openings.
Operations Assistant – Hancock County Planning Commission Marketing and Development Assistant – Maine Audubon
Major Gifts Officer – Maine Audubon
Conservation Director – Upper Saco Valley Land Trust
Marsh Restoration Program Manager – Maine Coast Heritage Trust
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Walmart Spark Good Local Grants
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Applications Due: July 15, 2024 Walmart Foundation invites applications for its Spark Good Local Grants, through which Walmart U.S. stores, Sam’s Clubs, and Distribution Centers award local cash grants ranging from $250 to $5,000 designed to address the unique needs of the communities where they operate.
Spark Good Local Grants are awarded through an open application process to eligible organizations operating locally and directly benefiting the service area of the facility from when they are requesting funding. All organizations interested in applying for a Spark Good Local Grant must have a Spark Good account on Walmart.com/nonprofits and be verified by Walmart’s third-party verification partner, Deed.
For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the Walmart Foundation website. View grant FAQs here.
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