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The Maine Municipal Association (MMA) is a voluntary membership organization offering an array of professional services to municipalities and other local governmental entities in Maine. MMA is a non-profit, non-partisan organization governed by an Executive Committee elected from its member municipalities. Founded in 1936, MMA is one of 49 state municipal leagues that, together with the National League of Cities, are recognized at all governmental levels for providing valuable services and advocating for collective municipal interests. The Maine Municipal Association has a core belief that local government is a fundamental component of a democratic system of government. MMA is dedicated to assisting local governments, and the people who serve in local government, in meeting the needs of their citizens and serving as responsible partners in the intergovernmental system. MMA`s services include advocacy, education and information, professional legal and personnel advisory services, and group insurance self-funded programs.
The Greater Des Moines Partnership is the economic and community development organization that serves Greater Des Moines (DSM), Iowa. Together with 24 Affiliate Chambers of Commerce, more than 6,400 Regional Business Members and 340+ Investors, The Partnership drives economic growth with one voice, one mission and as one region. Through innovation, strategic planning and global collaboration, The Partnership grows opportunity, helps create jobs and promotes Des Moines as the best place to build a business, a career and a future.
Skills for Rhode Island`s Future is a public-private partnership working to match businesses that have current, unmet hiring needs with qualified, unemployed or underemployed job seekers in the state of Rhode Island. Skills for Rhode Island’s Future will serve as a business intermediary dedicated to returning the unemployed and underemployed to work by focusing on the hiring needs of local employers. This unique demand-driven approach allows Skills for Rhode Island’s Future to serve both the business and job seeker communities creating economic opportunity and regional progress. Skills for Rhode Island’s Future is modeled after Skills for Chicagoland’s Future, a successful demand-driven intermediary based in Chicago. Skills for Chicagoland’s Future has placed over 2,700 job seekers back to work with more than 50 employer partners since its inception in 2012. Skills for Rhode Island’s Future is being launched with support from the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training and in partnership with the Greater Providence Chamber of Commerce.
The Chronicle of Philanthropy is the No. 1 news source, in print and online, for nonprofit leaders, fund raisers, grant makers, and other people involved in the philanthropic enterprise. For more than 20 years, The Chronicle has been connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas. In addition to its newspaper, which is published 18 times per year, The Chronicle provides comprehensive news, advice, and opinions through its Web site, Philanthropy.com. Philanthropy.com provides a vast array of free blogs, news stories, podcasts, and videos, along with a popular live discussions series that connects nonprofit professionals with experts in the field. Premium subscribers have access to extensive data about the nonprofit world, special reports, and articles from its archives. The Chronicle provides news and information for executives of tax-exempt organizations in health, education, religion, the arts, social services, and other fields, as well as fund raisers, professional employees of foundations, institutional investors, corporate grant makers, and charity donors. Along with news, it offers such service features as lists of grants, fundraising ideas and techniques, statistics, reports on tax and court rulings, summaries of books, and a calendar of events. It also provides a series of paid Webinars, which provide in-depth instruction on topics such as fundraising, social media, technology, and grant seeking.
We are America`s Electric Cooperatives. The National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA) is the national service organization dedicated to promoting, supporting and protecting the national interests of electric cooperatives and the consumer-members they serve. NRECA`s more than 900 member co-ops serve 1 in 8 people across 56 percent of the country`s landmass. We are strong advocates for our members, helping safeguard their ability to provide safe, reliable and affordable electric service. We are industry leaders committed to the research and development of new energy technologies. Our work ensures our members are prepared to implement the energy solutions that are best for their communities. With programs and services promoting global development through rural electrification abroad, NRECA is also changing lives and growing communities around the world.