February 2022
February 14 - February 27 Nat Keohane, president of the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, is quoted in an article in the Washington Post discussing the Democrat’s climate bill. Center for Nonprofit Advancement’s CEO Glen O’Gilvie will be speaking at… read more
January 2022
January 24 - January 30 On Jan. 18, Americans for Peace Now hosted a webinar to discuss why Palestinian-American activists oppose Israel’s admittance to the United States Visa Waiver Program. Read more about the collaborative webinar here. The… read more
Diving Deep – January’s Book Club Meeting
On January 20th, the Center's Professional Development Book Club met via Zoom to discuss our third book, Deep Work by Cal Newport. We started with an enlightening conversation about the variety of distractions the modern… read more
Center Prepares for the New Year!
The Center will close its office from December 24th to January 3rd to celebrate the holidays. We are preparing for the New Year and are excited for things to come! read more
2021 Nonprofit Agenda
We sent a printed version of the 2021 Nonprofit Agenda to all attendees to our Annual Celebration. Read through our recently-released digital version to celebrate our members' successes and learn about what nonprofit industry experts… read more
December 2021
December 20 - January 2 ACT for Alexandria was selected by Citi Foundation as a recipient of the Community Progress Makers initiative, which works to connect low-income communities and communities of color to greater social and… read more
Center Announces Three New Board Members
Welcome to the team! Kevin Hinton Kevin Hinton is CEO/Executive Director of Beacon House, an afterschool education and youth development nonprofit organization which serves children and families in Northeast Washington, DC. Beacon House’s Board… read more
November 2021
October 30 – November 5 The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce hosted its Best in Business Awards Ceremony and awarded ACT for Alexandria best Nonprofit/Association. Amy McNamer, executive director of the Association of Independent Schools of Greater Washington, is quoted in… read more
October 2021
October 2 – October 8 American Association of Suicidology welcomes Dr. Adam K. Walsh as interim executive director. Full information can be found in the group’s press release. Casey Trees has been working to manage invasive species on the Linnean… read more
September 2021
September 25 – October 1 Senator Bernie Sanders is set to address Americans for Peace Now’s annual gala on October 7th, marking the organization’s 40th anniversary advocating for Israeli-Palestinian peace. For more information, please visit the event… read more