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After a bumpy ride for many Maine nonprofits during COVID, the head of the Maine Association of Nonprofits predicts a challenging 2021 for a sector that employs one in six Maine workers.
Organizations tested during the pandemic include Auburn-based Good Shepherd Food Bank, which distributed 2 million more meals year-over-year in 2020, and numerous groups that switched to virtual fundraisers or performances when in-person events were impossible.
“Like businesses, the nonprofits that faced the toughest challenges were those meeting emergency essential needs or centered in providing services in person,” Hutchins says.
In 2021, she says that social service agencies expect demand for food and shelter will keep rising, while organizations supporting those with mental health problems will continue to face unprecedented demand. “And our arts and cultural organizations that power many Maine downtowns will still be wondering how to survive without knowing when they will ever be able t