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ACT for Alexandria Aiming for 10,000 Donors in Annual Spring2Action Day of Giving

Published February 25, 2020 at 4:30PM

The largest single-day fundraiser in the region is around the corner, and this year ACT for Alexandria wants to attract 10,000 donors.

Last year’s Spring2ACTion fundraiser raised $2.1 million for 166 local charities and nonprofits, beating the $1.8 million raised in 2018. There were more than 9,600 donors last year, and this year’s fundraising goal is $2 million — just shy of last year’s record-breaking total.

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ACT for Alexandria Awards $100K in Racial Equity and Community Engagement Grants

By James Cullum

Published January 16, 2020 at 2:15PM | Updated January 17, 2020 at 9:14AM

ACT for Alexandria tried something different with their approach to grant making this year: investing in local organizations that want to focus on racial equity and community engagement.

The community foundation recently awarded $106,500 to 10 Alexandria nonprofits and organizations, including a $10,000 racial equity grant to the Local Motion Project nonprofit dance studio at 2377 South Dove St.