Nonprofit Excellence Forum

Every year, ACT for Alexandria hosts a FREE half day forum for nonprofit and Board leaders offering professional development and insights from national and regional leaders. 

On Wednesday, October 21st, ACT will host our 5th Annual Nonprofit Excellence Forum, a gathering of nonprofit and board leaders to discuss innovations in philanthropy and strategies for building the capacity of nonprofit organizations. This event has been generously sponsored by Capital One for the past four years.

We are pleased to announce that this year, Emmy Award Winning Journalist and Best-Selling Author Cokie Roberts will be our keynote speaker. Previous Forum speakers include Ted Leonsis, Billy Shore, Mario Morino, and Dr. Elizabeth Boris.

ACT’s 5th annual forum will offer three concurrent breakout sessions:
• Contingency Planning – What to do when things don’t go according to plan. This session will prepare leaders to adapt to changing circumstances and communicate changes to others, while staying faithful to their mission.
• Future of Fundraising – Mobilizing people and resources for change. Leaders will learn how to add social media and new technologies to traditional fundraising so they can better cultivate and deepen relationships with new and existing donors.
• Creating a Caring Community – A case study in engaging Alexandrians. ACT and Lotsa Helping Hands will explain their joint initiative, which leverages technology to communicate, coordinate, and meet community needs.

Following the Forum we will announce our 2010 Capacity Building Grant opportunities.

The Forum will be held from 8:30am-12:30pm at the First Baptist Church Meeting Center, 2932 King Street, Alexandria, VA.

Please click here to register.

Who Should Attend:
Nonprofit leaders, Board members and potential Board members serving the Alexandria community.

Why:
ACT is committed to supporting and encouraging excellence in nonprofit management.  This public event is one way ACT seeks to help build capacity within the nonprofit community.

Past Keynote Speakers include:
2008 - Ted Leonsis, Chairman of Revolution Money and Vice Chairman Emeritus of AOL.

2007 - Billy Shore, Founder & Executive Director of Share Our Strength and Chairman of Community Wealth Ventures.

2006 - Mario Morino, Chairman of Venture Philanthropy Partners and the Morino Institute.

2005 - Dr. Elizabeth Boris, Director, Center for Non-Profits and Philanthropy and the Urban Institute.

To read about past Nonprofit Excellence Forums, please click below.
Change Through Excellence - An ACT of Commitment, Del Ray Sun, October 24. 2007
Nonproft, Not Noneffective, Alexandria Gazette Packet, October 12, 2006

For the past four years, the ACT Nonprofit Excellence Forums  have been underwritten by: