+Jennifer Hutchins, who serves on Gov. Janet Mills’ Economic Recovery Committee and is executive director of Maine Association of Nonprofits, has been monitoring the pandemic’s financial impact on nonprofits.
+As the number of coronavirus cases in Maine increases, nonprofits are trying to balance social distancing with social services.
+Nonprofits support Maine’s future by focusing on early care and education and connecting youth with service and work opportunities. They promote economic development by counseling and investing in entrepreneurs and small businesses.
+Nonprofit organizations in Maine contribute around $12 billion a year to the state's economy and employ more than 98,000 people, says a report by the Maine Association of Nonprofits.
+Jennifer Hutchins, executive director of the Maine Association of Nonprofits, today called on the state's nonprofit organizations to address the workforce challenge as a matter of urgency.
+“Just like our private-sector colleagues, nonprofits are increasingly under pressure to offer competitive pay and benefits to attract and retain talent while continuing to provide the services people rely on,”...
+Some of the land trusts in question pay a reduced tax already because they are part of the state’s Tree Growth or Open Space programs and must remain as working forests.
+It’s a heavy lift even in the best of times. And thanks to the Republican-driven tax “reform” legislation now hurtling through Congress like a runaway freight train, these are far from the best of times.
+The foundation’s most ambitious project to date has been a $110 million renovation of a derelict former state mental hospital north of Portland, turning the space into an office park, demonstration farm, and equestrian facility.
+Nonprofit organizations contribute about $11 billion annually to the Maine economy and employ more than 95,000 state residents, according to a report issued Tuesday by the Maine Association of Nonprofits.
