Are You A Social Good Champion?
Social media news site Mashable has singled out three “incredible social good champions” using the web to bring online awareness and positive influence to causes for real change. They highlight Ben Rattray - the founder of Change.org; Scott Harrison - the founder of Charity: Water; and The Free Agent, a term coined by Beth Kanter and Allison Fine in their book, The Networked Nonprofit to describe individuals who use social media tools like Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube on their own initiative to build awareness for their favorite social causes.
ACTion Alexandria plans to use the social web to help our community bring positive change to citizens in need. Have you used social media to support your favorite causes? Are you a Free Agent, using your social media skills to help your favorite charities? Let us know how in the comments!
Come help kick off inauguration weekend with a celebration to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and volunteer! On Saturday, January 19th, hundreds of volunteers will assist nonprofit agencies providing services to people in need as well as provide educational activities to children and youth. In Alexandria, volunteers are needed to assist children and teenagers creating a story book. Volunteers are needed for set up, registration, implementing arts and crafts projects, clean up, and much more. Adult volunteers are needed to facilitate discussion groups with a smaller group of children. Interested adults should contact Jason Ellis at 
On Tuesday September 4th, the transformation of one of Community Lodgings’ five apartment buildings will begin – a full-fledged renovation! When I took over as Executive Director seven years ago, I set a long-term goal to ensure all our families lived in safe, comfortable homes. Over the years, out of sheer financial necessity, I was forced to take a “band-aid” approach to building repairs. Seven years later, with help from 
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