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The Giving Circle of Alexandria
The Giving Circle is a diverse group of women who are invested and engaged in their community. They believe that confronting the City’s high priority issues collectively and strategically is the best means to inspire social change. With an annual matching grant of $25,000, ACT has helped The Giving Circle increase their membership and impact around early childhood education. In 2009, ACT and The Giving Circle co-invested in a city-wide playgroup initiative to expand a collaborative playgroup model around the City.
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| Register for ACT's 5th Annual Nonprofit Excellence Forum - October 21st |
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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. About the Forum. The Nonprofit Excellence Forum was one of the first ACT initiatives after our founding five years ago. The Forum stems from ACT’s commitment to increase the effectiveness of philanthropy in Alexandria. Year after year, the Forum helps build the capacity of nonprofit organizations helping them accomplish more with their resources. Over the years, we’ve experienced phenomenal growth and interest in this event. In our first year, we had 65 attendees and the second year over 100 attendees. The past two years, we’ve hosted over 200 individuals representing 100 organizations and city agencies! Following the Forum we will announce our 2010 Capacity Building Grant opportunities. The forum will be held from 8:30am - 12:30pm at First Baptist Church Meeting Center, 2932 King Street, Alexandria, VA. Please click here to register. |
