“This is by far the largest amount we have awarded in our 10-year history of grant making,” said Jane Cabot, president of the nonprofit. Since 2012 the group of 82 women has awarded $432,000 in grants to 30 community organizations." Read More
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Maine Women's Giving Tree
MWGT is group of women with a shared commitment to give back to our communities by working together to serve others in a meaningful way. Our mission is to support initiatives that improve the quality of life for women, children and families in Arrowsic, Bath, Brunswick, Freeport, Harpswell, Phippsburg, Topsham, West Bath, Wiscasset and Woolwich.Learn More
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Plans for 2022-2023 Grants Are Underway
For the upcoming grant year, we are modifying our timeline by shifting it back one month. By doing so, we will enhance our opportunity to maximize our funding awards for the coming year. Every fall we invite qualified nonprofits who are interested in receiving grant funds to submit Letters of Intent outlining proposed projects that benefit women, children, and families in our communities. The deadline for submitting Letters of Intent will be December 1, 2022.
We then will select projects for further consideration and invite those organizations to submit a grant application. The deadline for submitting Grant Applications will be February 28, 2023. We will be further updating our instructions over the summer.Grant Process
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Would you like to pool your philanthropic dollars with those of other women in order to have a greater impact in your community? Would you like to be involved with a group of like-minded women working together to improve the lives of women, children and families in the Midcoast region? Would you like to learn more about the needs of others in our community? If your answer is “Yes,” then we would welcome you as a member of the Maine Women’s Giving Tree giving circle. Joining us is easy!
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MWGT Member Profile: Jane Cabot
For a Mainer, meeting First Lady Rosalynn Carter was like “a Yankee coming down in the middle of King Arthur’s Court,” recalled Jane Fenderson Cabot, president of the Maine Women’s Giving Tree. But Plains, Ga., wasn’t quite as glamorous as the mythical Camelot.
Cabot had driven to Plains on the second day of her new job as appointment secretary/director of scheduling for newly elected President Jimmy Carter’s wife. “She met me at the door beautifully coifed and made up.” And the First Lady also was barefoot and wearing jeans. “She was having her official White House portrait taken” from the waist up, Cabot said with a laugh.
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