Laura Lee Young Connelly

Young Connelly, a Cape Elizabeth resident, has served as vice president of philanthropy for the Maine Community Foundation since 2005. She oversees the foundation’s statewide advancement and donor services departments, and works directly with donors to help them pursue their philanthropic goals. Prior to joining the Maine Community Foundation, Young Connelly worked as senior vice president and director of corporate philanthropic initiatives at Demont & Associates, a Portland firm providing philanthropic counsel and related services to not-for-profit organizations. Focusing on issues related to capital fundraising, she counseled such nonprofits as the Maine Central Institute, Breakwater School and Maine Public Broadcasting. Her work also included feasibility planning, volunteer coordination and client communications. Young Connelly previously worked in fundraising for the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, and as a staff member for George Mitchell during his time as U.S. Senate majority leader. She has served on the boards of the Portland Rotary, the Center for Grieving Children and the Association of Fundraising Professionals of Northern New England.