Building Buzz for Spring2ACTion
Looking for a fun way to kick-off your Spring2ACTion campaign? Enter the Building Buzz contest - deadline extended to Friday, February 24!

Below are five actions you can take to help prepare for Spring2ACTion 2023. For each one that your organization completes, you will be given one entry into the drawing, for a total of five possible entries. Only complete two of them? That’s still two entries! Complete all of them? That’s five chances to win $500!

The actions include:
  1. Register by February 24th
  2. Complete your Spring2ACTion profile page (see your dashboard on GiveGab for details)
  3. Sign up for one of our Spring2ACTion training sessions
  4. Share an impact story on the Spring2ACTion website
  5. Share a post on your preferred social media site using the hashtag: “#ReadyForSpring2ACTion”

Click on the link below to let us know how many actions you’ve completed. You must complete your actions and submit your entry by Friday, February 24th at 11:59pm. The winner will be announced in next week's email!

Questions? Contact Brandi at brandi.yee@actforalexandria.org.
Impact Story: Alexandria PTAC
Last year, the Alexandria PTA Council (PTAC) raised money to support our Equity Fund which allowed us to:
  • Provide approximately $12,000 in direct budgetary support to three Title 1 PTA units that fell below a minimum student/dollar ratio established by PTAC's Executive Board
  • Establish a grant program that subsidized PTA membership dues for two of our PTA units;
  • Provide back to school/welcome breakfasts for staff at two of our Title I Schools;
  • Provide grants for various programs among several of our Title I PTA units, including membership drives, movie nights, 8th grade promotion T-shirts, school T-shirts for new refugee families, and equipment to support a winter coat drive;
  • Provide small end of year grants to all ACPS Title I PTA units, including ACHS:
  • Host a Spring Fling at the John Adams Playground for all Beauregard Corridor families (Ramsay, FTD & John Adams) that featured enrichment activities, field day fun and community resource tables, including a Neighborhood Health COVID vaccination booth;
  • Provide trainings for all PTA leaders on communications, leadership and Memberhub; and,
  • Host a Safety & Security Forum at George Washington Middle School.

This year, we hope to focus our efforts on creating field trip equity across the division, increasing family engagement at our Title 1 schools, supporting their membership campaigns, and providing school supplies for those who need them."
Rallying Supporters for Your Campaign
Ready to get your Board on board?
Want to leverage Free Agent Fundraisers?
Looking for ways to engage local businesses?

Join our Spring2ACTion 201 session and hear how your fellow nonprofits are thinking about engaging their team in Spring2ACTion. 

Special guests include: 
  • Lisa Jacobs from Alexandria Tutoring Consortium who will share how she engages her board in building support for ATC's campaign. 
  • Lindsey Swanson from Kelley Cares Foundation who will share her experience as a Free Agent Fundraiser. 
  • Amy Rutherford from Penny Post & Red Barn Mercantile who will share about Business Fundraisers and how you can partner with local businesses. 

The ACT & GiveGab teams will also share best practices. Bring your ideas and questions - we want to make this session interactive and provide opportunities for group sharing and learning. 
Spring2ACTion Sponsors
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Questions about Spring2ACTion? Contact Brandi Yee at brandi.yee@actforalexandria.org