GivingTuesday 2025 Nonprofit Panel

This GivingTuesday, many nonprofits are facing uncertainty, especially here in the Greater Washington region. Federal changes are significantly impacting the DMV region, with findings from Brookings' DMV Monitor showing that our unemployment rate is increasing at a faster pace and that more households are showing signs of financial distress.

Local nonprofits are our social safety net and a sign of regional resilience. Many have lost funding, even as demand for their services increases. This year, two in three nonprofit Executive Directors surveyed by Spur Local are experiencing burnout.

Every day in the DMV, thousands of nonprofit workers provide free and low-cost art classes, after-school programs, and legal services. They steward native ecosystems around the region, combat social isolation among our seniors, and feed neighbors. Today, we hear from four of the 200+ community-based organizations participating in Give Local Together, our region's official GivingTuesday campaign, about how they are working with and for local communities and what your support this giving season means to them.

This panel features Anjela Barnes, Executive Director of the Accokeek Foundation, Lori Pitts, Artistic Director of Ally Theatre Company and Antoine Coleman, community advocate and board member of Ally Theatre Company's Voices Unbarred program, Hiram Cortez, Executive Director of Many Languages One Voice, and Keesha Ceran, Deputy Director of Teaching for Change.

This GivingTuesday, direct your resources locally by visiting GiveLocalTogether.org, exploring the work of these nonprofits and over 200 community-based organizations, and giving to the causes you care about.