Clients
Community and Economic Development
- Sunrise County Economic Development Council
- Downeast Innovation Network
- Main Street Bucksport
- Our Town Belfast
- Bar Harbor Chamber of Commerce
- Blue Hill Peninsula Chamber of Commerce
- Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce
- WERU Community Radio Station
Community Arts and Music
- New Surry Theatre
- Belfast Flying Shoes
- Schoodic Arts for All
- Lamoine Community Arts
- Gateway Milbridge
Health
- Mabel Wadsworth Center
- Healthy Peninsula
- Maine Seacoast Mission Island Health Services
- Healthy Acadia
- Bucksport Regional Health Center
- Beth C. Wright Cancer Resource Center
- Dancing Elephant
- Consumers for Affordable Health Care
Social Justice and Legislative Ministry
- OUT Maine
- YWCA MDI
- YWCA Central Maine
- Maine Unitarian Universalist State Advocacy Network
Libraries
- Ellsworth Public Library
- Blue Hill Public Library
- Bass Harbor Memorial Library
- Carver Memorial Library
- Swan’s Island Library
Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Living
- The Good Life Center
- A Climate to Thrive
- Sustainable Harvest International
- Maine Conservation Voters and Maine Conservation Alliance
- Downeast Conservation Network
Land Trusts, Refuges, and Parks
- Frenchman Bay Conservancy
- Crabtree Neck Land Trust
- Hirundo Wildlife Refuge
- Woodlawn Museum, Gardens and Park
Food Security
- Bar Harbor Food Pantry
- Washington County Food and Fuel Alliance
- Maine Seacoast Mission Downeast Campus
Fisheries
- Downeast Fisheries Partnership
- Downeast Institute and Marine Science Field Station
- Maine Center for Coastal Fisheries and Eastern Maine Skippers Program
Affordable Housing
- Island Housing Trust
- Welcome Home Downeast
Essential Services
- Hospice Volunteers of Waldo County
- Hospice Volunteers of Hancock County
- Community Caring Collaborative
- The Next Step
- Friends in Action
- Mano en Mano
- Literacy Volunteers of Bangor
- York County Community Action
- Downeast Community Partners
- Aroostook County Action Program
Leadership Development
- Leadership Hancock County, a program of the Ellsworth Area Chamber of Commerce
- Paddling the Rapids Leadership Forums
Interested? Contact Deb Burwell with Paddling the Rapids (deb@paddlingtherapids.com) to arrange a time to explore whether a Paddling the Rapids Leadership Forum is a good match for you.


Contact: Deb Burwell
Skilled Facilitator and Strategic Planner Dedicated to Supporting Nonprofit and Community Leaders.
deb@paddlingtherapids.com