Event shines light on role of nonprofits'Major impact' on economy, especially Maine's, emphasized

Event shines light on role of nonprofits
'Major impact' on economy, especially Maine's, emphasized:
"Event shines light on role of nonprofits
'Major impact' on economy, especially Maine's, emphasized

Tuesday, May 24, 2005
AUGUSTA - The role of nonprofit groups in the state and national economies is significant but frequently overlooked, according to officials of one such organization.

In Maine, nonprofit organizations represent an even greater slice of the state's economy than they do at the national level.

The Maine Association of Nonprofits on Monday held the second annual Nonprofit Day at the State House, with a dozen or so association members staffing booths set up in the Hall of Flags to represent their organizations. At noon, Ruth Vinal, chairwoman of MANP's board of directors, touted the economic role nonprofits play in Maine by reading a prepared statement in the hall."