About Greater DC Cares

Greater DC Cares is the leading coordinator of volunteering and corporate community investing in the Washington region. We are a network of thousands of volunteers and hundreds of nonprofits and businesses working together to make this the best place to live and work for all who live here. Last year, Greater DC Cares and its partners infused more than $6 million worth of labor and expertise into this region’s nonprofit organizations and public schools. To learn more visit www.greaterdccares.org.

We are also an innovator in the field of philanthropy. We magnify the impact of social change efforts in the D.C. region by redefining volunteering and philanthropy to encompass all community assets.

Greater DC Cares is Changing Philanthropy – no longer do grantmakers, businesses, nonprofits, and volunteers work independently – Greater DC Cares connects all resources in the community together to partner for high impact change – empowering nonprofits, strengthening businesses and increasing volunteer activism and leadership.

Greater DC Cares is Changing Landscapes – see the physical changes in our region – landscaped schools, painted classrooms – visible beautification of the city and its neighborhoods.

Greater DC Cares is Changing Lives – students and teachers not only can take pride in their schools, with the direct correlation of higher math and reading test scores, but have also become equipped with the tools to excel through skills-based trainings.

Greater DC Cares is Changing Tradition – volunteers can have many options for using their time, talent or skills to give back – be it serving at a homeless shelter, designing a strategic marketing plan for a nonprofit, or serving as a board member.

At the Class of Change 2008, Greater DC Cares will honor the new leaders in philanthropy who are on the journey to solve the key social needs of the region and its people. Join us on our mission to change landscapes, change lives, change tradition and change philanthropy.

Greater DC Cares is looking to grow its programs, services and impact. The time to give is now. Click here to contribute to the work we do …