BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//91±¬ÁĎ Calendar - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:91±¬ÁĎ Calendar X-ORIGINAL-URL:/calendar X-WR-CALDESC:Events for 91±¬ÁĎ Calendar REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250815 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250816 DTSTAMP:20260710T071711 CREATED:20240830T003257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240830T003257Z UID:10000385-1755216000-1755302399@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Summer University DESCRIPTION:Click here to view the full 2024–25 Academic Year Calendar. \n  \n  URL:/calendar/event/summer-university/2025-08-15/ LOCATION:ME CATEGORIES:Academic Calendar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250815T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250815T170000 DTSTAMP:20260710T071711 CREATED:20250623T224834Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250623T224834Z UID:10002088-1755244800-1755277200@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Grant Writing Essentials DESCRIPTION:If your employer is a compact member of the Harold Alfond Center for the Advancement of Maine’s Workforce\, you may be eligible to take this program at a reduced cost. Visit our Harold Alfond Center Workforce Development Funding page for more information. \nProgram Description\nYou have a lot on your plate. Between annual appeals\, communications\, virtual event planning and fundraising\, you’re overwhelmed. And now you’ve been tasked with writing a grant and you don’t know where to start. Our online grant writing program can help! \nThis interactive online professional development program will teach you the basics of seeing a grant through a full cycle—from inception to completion. You’ll learn how to get your organization ready to apply for grants\, where to find funders and funding opportunities\, how to write the components of a grant and how to submit a successful application that has all the information funders want to see. \nUsing case studies\, this program will focus on real-world grant applications. Comprehensive checklists and worksheets will guide you through every step of planning\, researching\, applying to and managing a grant—without missing a thing! You’ll also develop language specific to your organization that answers common grant questions. \nThe only thing you won’t learn in this program is how to celebrate securing a grant proposal. We figure you’ve got that one covered. \nProgram Benefits\nThis online grant writing certificate program is intensive\, active and results-driven. You will learn how to: \n\nIdentify funding sources\nWrite and present persuasive grants that inspire funders\nProduce high-quality grant proposals\nIncrease your knowledge of the development field\nManage a grant\nNurture a relationship with funders\n\nBy the end of the program\, you will have developed text specific to your organization that can be used in any grant application\, a list of resources and concrete next steps to move forward in the grant process\, and 1:1 guidance from the instructor on the grant topics most relevant to you. \nIn addition\, you’ll get an invitation to a private Facebook group\, where fellow alums of the grant writing program can support each other\, share opportunities and resources\, network\, etc. \nGraduates of the program have the opportunity to register for Grant Writing 1:1 Help Sessions with instructor\, Elizabeth Haffey. Click here for more information. \nTopics Covered\nWeek One: The Basics\n\nGrant myths\, misconceptions and pitfalls (and how to avoid them)\nComponents of a grant\nUnderstanding the different kinds of grants and funders\nRFPs\nYour responsibilities as a grant writer\n\nWeek Two: Planning and Research\n\nLooking critically at your capacity\nThe “grant-ready” checklist\nDetermining your funding priorities\nDeveloping your ideas\nUsing online resources to find opportunities\nProfiles of grantmakers\nVetting funding opportunities as a team\nDeveloping relationships with funders\n\nWeek Three: Applying for Grants\n\nDeveloping your proposal\nGathering data and documentation\nComponents of the narrative\nHow to organize information\nWriting style\nCreating a budget\nAttachments\n\nWeek Four: Managing Grants and Developing Your Skills\n\nApplication follow up\nManaging a grant\nCompleting reports\nNurturing relationships\nDifficult situations in grant writing\n\nWeek Five: Practicing Your Grant Writing Skills\n\n1:1 feedback with program instructor\nSharing your common application questions for feedback\n\nWho Should Enroll\nThis program is designed to benefit people across the grant-writing spectrum\, including those new to the genre\, those in the midst of writing grants and successful grant writers who are looking to refine their skills and gain new insights\, particularly: \n\nAdministrators\nArt organizations\nAspiring freelance grant writers\nBoard members\nEducators\nExecutive Directors\nNonprofit workers\nResearchers\n\nThis program is 100% online and can be taken from anywhere! The course is offered synchronously\, on Eastern Time. \nAll of our professional development and continuing education programs are open to the public. You do not need to be a 91±¬ÁĎ student\, staff member or faculty in order to participate. \nNot sure if this program is right for you? Contact us at um.continuinged@maine.edu and we can help you figure it out. \nProgram Details\nInstructor\nElizabeth Haffey is a Maine-based professional grant writer. Through her business\, E. Haffey Grant Consulting\, she helps clients develop and write proposals\, researches opportunities\, and trains staff and volunteers to apply for grants. Haffey received her Bachelor’s degree in International Affairs from George Washington University and is currently working on her Master’s in Public Policy from the University of Southern Maine. \nDates and Times\nAugust 1\, 8\, 15\, 22 & 29\, 2025\n(Fridays) 9:00 am – noon ET \nPre-class work will be sent a week before the start of the program. \nModality\nThis dynamic program will be offered synchronously via Zoom—you’ll need access to a stable internet connection. There will be assignments between classes (as well as time during sessions to work on your proposals). Breakout sessions with other participants as well as one on one time with the instructor are built into the program. \nProgram Fee\n$895 \nClass Capacity\n14 participants \nEvidence of Learning\nCertificates\nCertificates of Completion available. \nContinuing Education Units\n30 contact hours / 3 CEUs available. \nIf you’d like to receive CEUs for participating in this course\, please note this during your registration. \nMicrocredential Pathway\nSuccessful completion of this course satisfies the learning requirements for the 91±¬ÁĎ System Grant Writing Microcredential Pathway\, Levels 1 & 2. \nAccommodations\nFor more information or to request an accommodation contact um.continuinged@maine.edu\, 207.581.3167. URL:/calendar/event/grant-writing-essentials-2/2025-08-15/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Conferences & Workshops,Online Events ORGANIZER;CN="Division of Lifelong Learning":MAILTO:um.continuinged@maine.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250815T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250815T130000 DTSTAMP:20260710T071711 CREATED:20250730T221810Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250730T221810Z UID:10002764-1755259200-1755262800@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Do & Discover Pop-Up Tour DESCRIPTION:Join us on August 15 for a Do & Discover Pop-Up Tour at the Page Farm and Home Museum! Participants embark on a super fun mystery hunt through the Museum! Students draw on clues to locate exhibitions and access information on key concepts involving the artifacts and folkways presented within those exhibits. Students must work together to accomplish this task and communicate their interpretations of the exhibitions before proceeding through the hunt. This program helps you explore a variety of exhibits throughout the museum. Do & Discover encourages observation\, critical thinking\, and engagement. This program is perfect for multi-age learners. URL:/calendar/event/do-discover-pop-up-tour/ LOCATION:Page Farm and Home Museum\, 91±¬ÁĎ\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Programs and Shows ORGANIZER;CN="Page Farm and Home Museum":MAILTO:pagemuseum@maine.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250815T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250815T130000 DTSTAMP:20260710T071711 CREATED:20250802T045439Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250802T045439Z UID:10002776-1755259200-1755262800@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Do & Discover Pop-Up Tour DESCRIPTION:Join us on August 15 for a Do & Discover Pop-Up Tour at the Page Farm and Home Museum! Participants embark on a super fun mystery hunt through the Museum! Students draw on clues to locate exhibitions and access information on key concepts involving the artifacts and folkways presented within those exhibits. Students must work together to accomplish this task and communicate their interpretations of the exhibitions before proceeding through the hunt. This program helps you explore a variety of exhibits throughout the museum. Do & Discover encourages observation\, critical thinking\, and engagement. This program is perfect for multi-age learners. URL:/calendar/event/do-discover-pop-up-tour-2/ LOCATION:Page Farm and Home Museum\, 91±¬ÁĎ\, Orono\, ME\, 04469\, United States CATEGORIES:Public Programs and Shows ORGANIZER;CN="Page Farm and Home Museum":MAILTO:pagemuseum@maine.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250815T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250815T190000 DTSTAMP:20260710T071711 CREATED:20250610T000933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250610T000933Z UID:10002011-1755280800-1755284400@umaine.edu SUMMARY:Virtual Summer Equine Speaker Series: Grief Management for Equine and Livestock Caregivers DESCRIPTION:91±¬ÁĎ Cooperative Extension announces a virtual Equine Speaker Series for 2025. The theme of the summer webinar series is “From Foaling to Farewell: Essential Knowledge Covering the Equine Lifecycle” with presentations by topic experts from Maine and across the country. All webinars start at 6 p.m. EST. \nThe first in the series will be held on June 26 with Devan Catalano\, Ph.D\, Extension equine specialist at Colorado State University speaking about setting up foals and young horses for success. On July 30\, Dr. Fran Roew\, DVM\, Equine Nutritionist at Mad Barn\, will discuss basic equine nutrition at every life stage. On August 15\, Mary Walby\, the founder of God’s Window Senior Horse Rehab and Hospice\, will talk about grief management for equine and livestock care givers\, and on August 21\, she will present her experience with senior horse care. Last in the series on September 3\, is a talk about managing equine mortalities on-farm\, presented by Nicholas Rowley\, sustainable agriculture professional at 91±¬ÁĎ Extension. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions at the end of each presentation. \nThere is a suggested donation of $5 per event. Registration can be found on the program web page. For more information or to request a reasonable accommodation\, contact  Sue Beaz and 207.667.8212 or sue.baez@maine.edu. URL:/calendar/event/virtual-summer-equine-speaker-series-grief-management/ LOCATION:/calendar/event/virtual-summer-equine-speaker-series-grief-management/ CATEGORIES:Conferences & Workshops ORGANIZER;CN="91±¬ÁĎ Cooperative Extension - Hancock County":MAILTO:extension.hancock@maine.edu END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR