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Resources to Help Typhoon Haiyan Survivors

As Typhoon Haiyan leaves a wake of destruction, organizations across the nation are gathering donations and supplies to aid the families affected by this disaster.

Happy Community Foundation Week!

Capacity Building Grant Cycle Opens in July

ACT has invested nearly $1 Million Dollars in capacity building grants to Alexandria nonprofits since 2005. ACT’s grants support and encourage nonprofit excellence and strengthens leadership within nonprofits by investing in infrastructure based programs and organizational needs. The Performance Impera

Spring2ACTion, Alexandria’s Giving Day raises $1,812,851

Alexandria was flooded with generosity on April 25th for Spring2ACTion, Alexandria’s Giving Day. The 8th annual online giving event had another record-breaking year, generating $1,812,851 for 156 Alexandria nonprofits in just 24 hours, an increase of $220,392 over 2017.

Your Donation at Work: Alexandria Soccer Association Builds Leadership

As an ACT donor YOU are making a lasting difference in the lives of others. The difference YOU make just might surprise you. Take for example Alexandria Soccer Association (ASA).

ACT for Alexandria Names New President and CEO

Ms. Heather Peeler was named President and CEO of ACT for Alexandria and assumed her role in February 2018.

John Porter Passes the Torch

I write on behalf of the ACT for Alexandria Board of Directors to share the news that John Porter has informed us of his decision to pass the torch as President and CEO of the organization, effective December 31, 2017.

Good.Works.Wednesday.

Photos from ACT's Fourth Annual Harvest Dinner and Wine Auction

Thank you to all who joined us on the waterfront for the Fourth Annual Harvest Dinner and Wine Auction. We are so grateful for your support of ACT and of the community. Here are a few images from the celebration.

Welcome to Sally Bolger Gardner, ACT Operations Associate

Sally Bolger Gardner joined ACT in September 2017, returning to Alexandria, her hometown, from 11 years in the Northern California town of Grass Valley.

Sally’s background is primarily in office administration and human resources with minor detours for graduate school and raising two children, Sam and Clara, whom she and her husband, Gary, adopted from Bolivia.

Sally is looking forward to working with the ACT team and re-rooting herself within the Alexandria community. Welcome Sally!