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SUMMARY:Fundraising in Challenging Times - Training for Nonprofits & others
DESCRIPTION:“Fundraising in Challenging Times” is a learning opportunity for nonprofits and other public benefit community organizations. Join us for what promises to be an engaging and productive session\, as part of the rising tide that will lift all boats! Read on for the juicy details… \nAbout the program: \nIf you’re worried about surviving and thriving in the current environment\, you’re not alone. The good news: Nonprofits are resilient organizations filled with creative\, proactive people. In this challenging moment\, there are specific steps you can take to prioritize core programs\, raise money differently\, and partner more effectively with peers. We’ll cover: \n– Redefining fundraising: It’s not just asking for money\n– Diversifying your income\n– Program planning and protecting core programs\n– Collaborating with peers and partners\, including shared fundraising\n– Engaging board members and volunteers more effectively \nThis is an interactive workshop – come prepared to participate! We encourage you to bring a team from your organization so you can learn together and plan how to implement what you’ve learned. \nRegistration Required: \nEach participant should submit a registration form: https://forms.gle/KgRJ4MhRtXEveknu8 (But\, it’s ok to pay for multiple registrants in a single payment.) \nWhen & Where: \n– Wednesday\, September 16\, 2025\n– Arrive anytime after 9:30 am\n– Workshop starts at 10:00 am\, with a short break for BYO lunch\, and ends by 4:00 pm\n– First Church in Belfast UCC\, 8 Court Street in Belfast\, ME in the second floor community hall\, entrance on Spring St\, elevator lift available.\n– Parking lot for folks with mobility challenges\, plenty of street parking nearby
URL:https://weru.org/event/fundraising-in-challenging-times-training-for-nonprofits-others/
LOCATION:First Church UCC Belfast\, 8 Court St\, Belfast\, ME 04915\, ME\, 04915\, United States
CATEGORIES:Class,Community Event,Gathering,Meeting,Other,Presentation,Workshop
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ORGANIZER;CN="Belfast Flying Shoes":MAILTO:belfastflyingshoes@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:SongCrafting Meet-Ups!
DESCRIPTION:A new monthly DownEast Songcrafters gaggle kicks off in Ellsworth. The venue is the new Field Note Music School\, a new hub for music lessons and performance aiming to make music education accessible and affordable for all. The school\, formerly the Ellsworth Community Music Institute\, has just relocated to 6 State Street. \nThe songwriters’ get-together\, for starters\, will be from 6 to 8 p.m on the third Wednesday of the month \, Sept.16\, (the second meet-up will be October 21). It will be a “round table” style format where songwriters can each have a chance to share one of their original songs\, a melody a snippets\, an idea and receive feedback.\nThe first two evenings will be wrangled by Amy Love\, a prominent singer/songwriter and music educator in the region.\nThe second two on 11/18 & 12/16 will be lead by Andy Revkin\, https://j.mp/revkinlinks the veteran environmental journalist\, former New York Times blogger\, and musician—writes and performs folk-Americana roots music\, often blending themes of science\, human nature\, and environmental issues. \nThere will be no charge but donations are welcome!\nTo learn more\, contact DownEast Songcrafters co-founder Basha Wyeth at downeastsongcrafters@gmail.com or Peter van Reesema\, executive director of the school\, at director@ellsworthcommunitymusic.org.
URL:https://weru.org/event/songcrafting-meet-ups/
LOCATION:Field Note Music School\, 6 State St\, Ellsworth\, ME\, 04605\, United States
CATEGORIES:Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="DownEast Songcrafters":MAILTO:downeastsongcrafters@gmail.com
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