The Nature Conservancy in Maine - Corporate Conservation Council of Maine

Conservation is Good Business

For more information about CCCM or to find out how your business can become a member, please contact: Maggie Carey at maggie_carey@tnc.org

207-729-5181 ext. 287

Maine's Conservation Leaders

The Corporate Conservation Council's Steering Committee includes many of Maine's business leaders.

Governor Baldacci addresses CCCM members.

Governor John Baldacci addresses CCCM members and Conservancy staff at the 2007 Governor's Luncheon.

Find out More

Download the Corporate Conservation Council of Maine flyer (.pdf; 207KB) to learn more about how you can help conserve Maine's quality of place. Investing in natural places means investing in Maine's economic future.

We are proud to call Maine our home and fortunate to do business where waters are clean, forests vibrant and communities strong. But Maine is not immune to threats that jeopardize these natural and community resources.

The Corporate Conservation Council of Maine (CCCM) is The Nature Conservancy's corporate giving organization in Maine. CCCM gives businesses a way to play a vital role in protecting our natural heritage.

See a list of 2009 CCCM members (pdf, 1MB).

Member Benefits

Through the Corporate Conservation Council of Maine your business can partner with one of the most trusted organizations in the country. When you join CCCM by making a tax-deductible cash or in-kind contribution of $1,000 or more, you will receive the following benefits:

Advertising – your company will be highlighted in prominent statewide newspapers and magazines (Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald, Down East Magazine, Mainebiz, Brunswick Times Record, Lewiston Sun Journal and Biddeford Journal Tribune) and in the Conservancy's Maine Legacy newsletter. Download our 2009 ad and see which companies gave to the Conservancy in Maine this year.
Recognition – your company will be recognized on The Nature Conservancy's website and at the the CCCM Governor’s Luncheon.
Networking – you will be invited to select Nature Conservancy trips and events, which provide a great opportunity to build relationships with other business and conservation leaders in the state.
Gift Memberships – share your love for nature with a friend, business partner or employee by making them a member! From your contribution, give two gift memberships to The Nature Conservancy or TNC Next, our young professionals group.
Flexiblility: There are many ways to contribute, from cash donations to in-kind donations. With an in-kind donation, you provide materials or services from your businesses' core strengths to help the Conservancy do our work. Restaurants can provide food, lumberyards can provide lumber, photgraphers can provide photo shoots, printers can provide printing... and the list goes on! View a wish list of in-kind contribution ideas from Conservancy staff.

Stay informed about The Nature Conservancy's collaborative work with the business community to conserve biodiversity worldwide. Subscribe to Natural Assets, a monthly e-newsletter about our corporate partnerships.

Nature picture credits (top to bottom, left to right): Photo © Bruce Kidman/TNC (Penobscot Bay viewed from the Camden Hills); Photo © Michael Lincoln/TNC (toad); Photo © Margaret Pizer/TNC (Gov. Baldacci at CCCM luncheon); Natural Assets banner © The Nature Conservancy; © Mark Godfrey; © Nancy Sefton; © Mark Godfrey.