Tag: nonprofits
Scottish Christmas Walk Parade cancelled
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
For half a century, Alexandrians have flocked to Old Town each December for the Scottish Christmas Walk Parade. This year...
Assistance from a distance: Nonprofits adapt to meet community needs
By Luke Anderson | [email protected]
In these uncertain times, the pressure has never been greater for nonprofit organizations to provide assistance vital to many residents’...
Spring2ACTion moves up to April 15
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
ACT for Alexandria is moving up the online giving day for Spring2ACTion, its annual day of giving, to respond to...
Your Views: Let’s ACT together in this crisis
To the editor:
Our community is in the midst of an unprecedented crisis: the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. As we plan for the well-being of our...
Agenda:Alexandria reflects on 20 years of debate
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
Agenda:Alexandria, which celebrated its 20th anniversary on June 10, started with a particularly contentious election season and a Rolodex.
Former City...
How the city counts its homeless population
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
Carpenter’s Shelter volunteers found him living in his car in the parking lot of a West End condominium development.
The man...
Spring2ACTion breaks fundraising records in eighth year
Spring2ACTion, the annual online giving event for Alexandria nonprofits, outraised last year's total by more than $100,000.
This year's event, which took place on April...
My View: The benefits of generosity
By Heather Peeler, President and CEO of ACT
Do you remember the first time you donated to a cause that was important to you? My first...
Our View: One week, two special days in Alexandria
Two significant events take place in Alexandria this week and they are both historic and philanthropic. Each helps reveal the nature of our city...
ACT names new president and CEO
Local nonprofit ACT for Alexandria has named its new leader.
Heather Peeler, who has a long track record in the nonprofit world, succeeds John Porter,...
