What if we all gave on one day? On Wednesday, April 20, we can! Spring2ACTion is Alexandria's online giving day to benefit nonprofit organizations serving Alexandria. Last year, 129 nonprofits raised $1,276,909 from 9,431 donors.
Join Brighter Strategies and the Alexandria Collaborators (ACT for Alexandria, Alexandria Regional Council for the United Way of the national Capital Area and the City of Alexandria) for Data +
Are you part of a nonprofit serving Alexandria? Learn more about how a new partnership between ACT for Alexandria and The Majestic Cafe can benefit your organization at the Nonprofit Partners Happy Hour. First drinks and appetizers are free. RSVP at: https://majesticcafehappyhour.eventbrite.com.
Join United Way of the National Capital Region for their annual community meeting, including speakers on nonprofit leadership, communication strategies and board succession planning. Click here for more information.
Join other civically engaged residents and tech enthusiasts to create technology solutions for local challenges. Nonprofits serving Alexandria are invited to submit a challenge to this group tech developers.
Join the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce and Aronson LLC for a Nonprofit & Association Leadership Academy event on: The Real Deal: Real Estate Considerations for Associations & Nonprofits.
The United Way of the National Capital Area and the American Red Cross in the National Capital Region present: Leveraging the Power of Nonprofit Expertise in Support of Community Preparedness and Response.
Join the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce for the Nonprofit & Association Leadership Academy to learn about engaging the next generation of givers and communicating the lifetime value of membership. Brandi Yee, ACT for Alexandria's Chief Program Officer, will speak on engaging donors in crowdfunding.
The Alexandria Food and Wine Festival will feature tastes of local foods and wine as well as artisans, a Children's Corner and live entertainment. A portion of the proceeds will be given to Volunteer Alexandria.
This is the second session of a 3 - part series on how to Start, Manage and Grow a nonprofit organization. This session will focus on Planning for Growth:
Demystifying IRS 990 reporting is a free workshop to help your organization figure out the who, how, when, and why of 990 reporting and will be facilitated by Catherine M. Pennington, CPA from Renner and Company.
Volunteer Alexandria and ACTion Alexandria have teamed up and compiled a list of the most pressing items needed for nonprofit organizations located in Alexandria.
What’s the best way to help Alexandria’s homeless animals? Obviously, adoption is the best and most immediate solution for the current residents of the Vola Lawson Animal Shelter, but what about the next generation of unwanted and abandoned animals? And if you’re like most of the staff and volunteers at the shelter, or most of Alexandria for that matter, what do you do if you already have a home full of animals?
The only program of its kind in Northern Virginia,Friends of Guest House has offered structure,supervision, support and assistance to women who sincerely want to improve their lives and break the cycle of incarceration for over 35 years. Residents receive the physical and emotional tools they need to begin a new life through self-sufficiency, and leave with hope and a brighter future.
The Reading Connection (TRC) reads to kids and gives them books to instill the love of reading in them. A love of reading can make all the difference between academic success or failure. Last year they served 1,500 children and distributed 9,096 books. TRC’s vision is that every child in the program will be regular and passionate readers.
ACTion Alexandria's biggest action of the year, Spring2ACTion, begins at midnight on May 2, and we urge you to help us make it a record breaker. Last year, we all worked together to raise $104,000. This year, our goal is to help local nonprofits raise $200,000 in just 24 hours!
ACTion Alexandria's biggest action of the year, Spring2ACTion, begins at midnight on May 2, and we urge you to help us make it a record breaker. Last year, we all worked together to raise $104,000. This year, our goal is to help local nonprofits raise $200,000 in just 24 hours!
On Wednesday, May 2nd, our community will come together for 24 hours of unprecedented giving.
Spring2ACTion is one extraordinary day to support the organizations that make Alexandria amazing. ACT and ACTion Alexandria, in partnership with our sponsors, are offering up to $30,000 in cash and prizes to help increase fundraising efforts by participating organizations and individual fundraisers. Real-time tracking will be displayed on the leader board at www.Spring2ACTion.org on May 2.
On Wednesday, May 2nd, our community will come together for 24 hours of unprecedented giving.
Spring2ACTion is one extraordinary day to support the organizations that make Alexandria amazing. ACT and ACTion Alexandria, in partnership with our sponsors, are offering up to $30,000 in cash and prizes to help increase fundraising efforts by participating organizations and individual fundraisers. Real-time tracking will be displayed on the leader board at www.Spring2ACTion.org on May 2.
This Thursday, we hope everyone will come out for the final First Thursday of the season - Home Sweet Home. While there are lots of great things planned including a fun scavenger hunt with prizes & great music from the Kate Moran Band, we would like to ask for everyone's support in helping our featured non-profit.
With the theme Home Sweet Home, what better non-profit to recognize for all their hard work then Rebuilding Together Alexandria.
Don't miss the Annual Sidewalk Sale to benefit ALIVE! House this Saturday, May 21st from 8-4 on South Payne Street between Commerce and Prince Streets. Rain Date Sunday, May 22nd.
ALIVE! has been selected by the Catalogue for Philanthropy as "one of the best small charities in the Washington DC Region."
We are still counting all the numbers and checking them a zillion times but no matter how you slice it, you made Spring2ACTion a HUGE Success! We can't thank you enough!
ACTion Alexandria invites you to participate in Spring2ACTion, an innovative online community-wide fundraising event designed to inspire unprecedented levels of charitable giving in our City. Every donation you make gives your favorite organization the chance to win even more money through matching donations and prizes.
Spring2ACTion is a collaboration of 44 Alexandria nonprofit organizations. We are working together to raise the profile of the life-changing work they do in our community as well as help them raise a little money to help them continue to do it!
This Thursday, we hope everyone will come out for the final First Thursday of the season - Home Sweet Home. While there are lots of great things planned including a fun scavenger hunt with prizes & great music from the Kate Moran Band, we would like to ask for everyone's support in helping our featured non-profit.