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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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Join a Giving GroupACT Giving Circles are groups of people united by friendship, city neighborhood or similar interests. Together, giving circles raise funds and decide which issues and charitable initiatives they want to support. The Giving Circle of Alexandria
Their members work with community leaders and experts to help address the needs of the community on a daily basis. The Giving Circle members gain understanding on how to break down the barriers standing in the way of a child's success and invest in effective programs. By working with nonprofit organizations, the Giving Circle facilitates the establishment of new programs that reach children and families who had not been reached previously. For more information about the Giving Circle, visit: www.givingfullcircle.org. Give Back Alexandria
Each year Give Back selects focus areas and selects nonprofit organization grantees to whom we provide financial and volunteer support. Last year Give Back members raised over $15,000 to support our grantee partners. This year Give Back is proud to support Friends of the Alexandria Mental Health Center and The Reading Connection. For more information, visit: www.givebackalexandria.org. |
Launched in 2004 by ACT, the Giving Circle of Alexandria is a philanthropic investment organization that offers a new, strategic approach to philanthropy. By pooling the financial and intellectual resources provided by over 300 women living in Alexandria, the Giving Circle is making a strategic and sustainable difference in the lives of children and their families.
Give Back Alexandria (Give Back), an initiative of ACT, is a network of people who are focused on giving back to our City and community in ways that encourage social networking, activism, volunteerism, and philanthropy. A key priority for Give Back is to educate and raise awareness about the current needs in Alexandria and empower the next generation of philanthropists and leaders around those issues.