Making A Difference Within The Community

Applications for the Class of 2025 Nonprofit Partner are now open.

Since 2007 the Bangor Region Leadership Institute has partnered with regional nonprofit organizations to facilitate an important aspect of the BRLI curriculum: the Nonprofit Partner Projects. Each year participants are tasked with working with a nonprofit organization to provide fresh insights and an innovative solution to address challenges in that organization and further its mission.

The Nonprofit Partnership is a critical component to the BRLI experience. It helps participants grow and put their leadership skills to use while making an impact on nonprofits that are integral to the community.

Past nonprofit partners have included: Bangor Area Homeless Shelter, Phillips-Strickland House, The Challenger Center, The Hammond Street Senior Center, Bangor Area Junior Achievement, Literacy Volunteers of Bangor, Penobscot Theatre Company, Bangor Public Library, Ronald McDonald House of Bangor, the American Red Cross, Fields for Kids, Unlimited Solutions Clubhouse, Maine Discovery Museum, Robinson Ballet, Greater Region Convention and Visitors Bureau,  the Maine Academy of Modern Music, Empty Arms, and most recently, the Maine Forest and Loggin Museum

Various achievements that have been made thanks to BRLI are:

  • Curriculum development and implementation
  • Revamped and new fundraising events
  • New programming to further nonprofit’s mission
  • New marketing strategies and techniques

At the end of the year BRLI presents a plan to the nonprofit and its Board of Directors that outlines how to put the project into effect, allowing the nonprofit to utilize a step-by-step guide backed up by months of research.

Nonprofit Partner Application Form

Deadline for Applications is Friday, September 20, 2024.

Nonprofit Partner Application Form