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Give Back Alexandria
What happens when you have more passion than capital to help Alexandria? That’s the challenge facing today’s young professionals, many of whom have joined together in ACT’s Give Back Alexandria. Members Scott and Sonia Price believe the group is true to its name. Says Scott, “It’s a great vehicle for giving back. You may not be able to give large sums of money, but collectively and combined with ACT matching funds, we see a big impact.” And the group’s fundraising is always … fun. Last year, its annual Blues and Bluegrass event attracted 200 young Alexandrians. For Scott, who makes a special effort to reach out to diverse segments of the community, the group is also “a great way to get so many different groups together with the common goal of helping the city.” And now, he says, given the current economic climate, “There couldn’t be a better time to get involved.”
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Capacity Building GrantsACT supports and encourages nonprofit excellence and strengthens leadership within nonprofits by bringing and investing in infrastructure based programs and organizational needs. Over the past four years, ACT has supported three types of Capacity Building efforts:
Compass Strategy GrantsACT works in partnership with Compass, a leading consulting group, to provide consulting services to nonprofit organizations. Compass leverages the expertise of alumni from top-tier business schools such as Harvard, Stanford, Wharton, and Tuck, and a smaller number of non-MBA business professionals, to provide strategic alignment, board development and fundraising strategy services to local nonprofits. Past grantees include: Alexandria Red Cross, Alexandria Seaport Foundation, Community Lodgings, Hopkins House, Literacy Council of Northern Virginia, Northern Virginia Area Health Education Center, SCAN of Northern Virginia and The Campagna Center. Applications are now available. Click here for the application. The application deadline is Tuesday, June 15th at 5:00 p.m. ACT Now Fund GrantsACT Now Fund Grants, previously Operational Needs grants, respond to the needs of safety-net nonprofit organizations experiencing a significant financial shortfall affecting their capacity to provide services, due to the economic downturn. The ACT Now Fund specifically assists organizations with meeting essential needs in our community, such as emergency financial assistance, housing assistance, food, clothing, and medical/health assistance. Past grantees include: Alexandria Neighborhood Health Services, Inc., Alexandria-Arlington Coalition for the Homeless, ALIVE!, Community Lodgings, CrisisLink, Friends of Guest House, and Senior Services of Alexandria. Organizational Assessment GrantsThese awards provide an organizational assessment to a local nonprofit organization displaying great potential. The assessment is conducted by a private consultant specializing in nonprofit capacity improvement and strategic planning. The purpose of the assessment is to assist high potential nonprofit organizations in gaining insight into their current operating conditions and begin to address critical issues including: organizational development and culture, strategic planning initiatives, and staff and board development. Past grantees include: Alexandria Olympic Boys & Girls Club, ALIVE!, Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless, Community Lodgings, Friends of Guest House, Hopkins House, Senior Services of Alexandria, and Volunteer Alexandria. Applications for 2011 will be available in October 2010.
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