Delmarva Organizations
Nonprofit Groups
B.E.A.C.O.N.
BEACON, The Business Economic and Community Outreach Network, of the Franklin P. Perdue School of Business at Salisbury University, offers business, economic, workforce, and community development consulting and assistance services to a variety of organizations, including businesses, government agencies, and non-profit community-based organizations.
Website: http://beacon.salisbury.edu
Contact:
BEACON House
1015 Camden Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21801-6860
410-546 6001
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Chesapeake Quarterly
This is the web version of Maryland Sea Grant's print magazine, Chesapeake Quarterly, which explores scientific, environmental, and cultural issues relevant to the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed.
Website: http://www.mdsg.umd.edu/cq/
Contact:
Chesapeake Quarterly
Maryland Sea Grant
4321 Hartwick Road, Suite 300
College Park, MD 20740
301.405.6378


 
Delmarva Birding Weekend
The Delmarva Birding Weekend is a unique opportunity for wild life enthusiasts to visit a region so rich in bird species - both local and migratory. This event was developed by a diverse group of non profits and local businesses to help promote eco-tourism on Delmarva.
Website: http://delmarvabirding.org
Contact:
104 West Market Street, Snow Hill, MD 21863
410-632-3110 -or- 800-852-0335
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Delmarva Education Foundation
Delmarva Education Foundation (DEF) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to improve college access and success for residents on the lower Delmarva Peninsula. DEF helps people find money to continue their education.
Website: http://www.delmarvaed.org
Contact:
Delmarva Education Foundation
1320 Belmont Avenue, Suite 403-B
Salisbury, Maryland 21804
410-219-3336
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Delmarva Low Impact Tourism Experiences (DLITE)
Delmarva Low-Impact Tourism Experiences (DLITE) seeks to bring that experience to thousands of people like you each year. While hiking, fishing, biking, birding or any of the myriad other recreational activities on the Delmarva Peninsula, many of you will have that seminal experience that motivates you to become conservationists.
Website: http://www.dliteonline.net
Contact:
Delmarva Low Impact Tourism Experiences
P.O. Box 669, Salisbury, MD 21803
443-944-8097
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Dot’s Community Food Pantry
Dot's Community Food Pantry, Inc. is a non-profit organization which provides food, non-food products, clothing, and other household products to those in need in Somerset County and on the Lower Shore.
Website: http://www.dotsfoodpantry.org
Contact:
8365 Mennonite Church Road, Westover
410-957-2139
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Economic Development Administration USDOC
EDA targets its investment assistance on attracting private capital investment and creating higher-skill, higher-wage jobs in those communities and regions that are suffering from economic distress.
Website: http://www.eda.gov
Contact:
Philadelphia Regional Office
The Curtis Center, Suite 140 South
601 Walnut Street
Philadelphia,PA 19106-3821
215-597-4603
215-597-1063 fax
Willie C. Taylor, Regional Director
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Hawk Children’s Fund
The Hawk Children's Fund was established in January 2008 as a platform to involve UMES students, faculty and the broader community in the creation, planning and development of a project designed to raise awareness of global issues involving children and to generate funds to assist "at-risk" children.
Website: http://www.hawkchildrensfund.org
Contact:
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
2108 Henson Center
Princess Anne MD 21853
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Lower Eastern Shore Heritage Council
Through a variety of partnerships with individual citizens, representatives of various organizations, and public agencies, the Lower Eastern Shore Heritage Committee works to blend economic development at the local level with the conservation of the area's natural, cultural and historic resouces in a regional heritage area approach that will better serve all counties and municipalities on Maryland's Lower Eastern Shore.
Website: http://www.lowershoreheritage.org
Contact:
The Lower Eastern Shore Heritage Council
PO Box 4601 - 212 West Main St, Suite 301C - Salisbury, MD 21801
410-677-4706
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Maryland Capital Enterprises
MCE's Mission Statement is "To create, develop and promote a new strata of microbusinesses by providing loans, education and technical assistance to entrepreneurs primarily in economically distressed communities."
Website: http://www.marylandcapital.org
Contact:
Maryland Capital Enterprises
P.O. Box 1844
Salisbury, MD 21802
1-866-MARYCAP -or- 410/546-1900


 
Maryland Cooperative Extension
Maryland Cooperative Extension (MCE) is a statewide, non-formal education system within the college of Agriculture and Natural Resources and the University of Maryland Eastern Shore.
Website: http://extension.umd.edu/
Contact:
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Maryland Hawk Corporation
The Maryland Hawk Corporation (MHC) is a University-Affiliated Foundation 501 (c) (3) non profit organization focused on the commercialization and entrepreneurial development of intellectual property developed at the University a Historically Black University and the 1890 Land-Grant institution for the State of Maryland.
Website: http://www.mdhawk.org
Contact:
Maryland Hawk Corporation
Daniel S. Kuennen
Room 2147 Richard A. Henson Center
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD 21853
410-651-6183
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Maryland Small Business Development Center
The Maryland Small Business Development Center (SBDC) is dedicated to helping you establish and expand your business. We accomplish this by providing a variety of management and technical assistance programs designed to help you, the aspiring and existing small business owner.
Website: http://www.salisbury.edu/sbdc/
Contact:
Eastern Region Headquarters
Maryland Small Business Development Center
Perdue School of Business - Salisbury University
215 East Campus Complex
corner of Power & Wayne Streets
Salisbury, MD 21801-6860
410-548-4419 -or- 800-999-7232
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Rural Business-Cooperative Service USDA
Mission: "To increase economic opportunity and improve the quality of life for all rural Americans."
Website: http://www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/
Contact:
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Rural Development Center
The Rural Development Center of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore is part of Maryland Cooperative Extension. Its work is made possible, to a large extent, through grants from the Economic Development Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce; and Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Website: http://skipjack.net/le_shore/rural/
Contact:
Daniel S. Kuennen
Director, Rural Development Center, and
Special Assistant to the President for University Outreach & Community Engagement
Room 2147 Richard A. Henson Center
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD 21853
Phone: 410.651.6183
Fax: 410.651.6512
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Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland
The Tri-County Council for the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland was formed by an Act of the Maryland General Assembly in 2001. The purpose of the Council is to facilitate regional planning and development in Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester counties.
Website: http://www.lowershore.org
Contact:
100 Pearl Street, Suite A
Snow Hill, MD 21863
Phone (410) 632-4700
Fax (410) 632-5631
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University of Maryland Eastern Shore
The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) is a land-grant, historically black college founded in 1886 as the Delaware Conference Academy. UMES is approved by the state of Maryland and fully accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.
Website: http://www.umes.edu
Contact:
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Princess Anne, MD 21853
410-651-2200


 
Your Community Link
Your Community Link is a website that provides information on organizations and agencies serving Somerset, Wicomico, and
Worcester Counties in Maryland.
Website: http://www.yourcommunitylink.org
Contact:
Your Community Link
Wicomico Public Library
122 S. Division St.
Salisbury MD 21801
410-749-3612, ext 147
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