The Center will close its office from December 24th to January 3rd to celebrate the holidays. We are preparing for the New Year and are excited for things to come!
We sent a printed version of the 2021 Nonprofit Agenda to all attendees to our Annual Celebration. Read through our recently-released digital version to celebrate our members’ successes and learn about what nonprofit industry experts foresee in the New Year!
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Welcome to the team!
Kevin Hinton
Kevin Hinton is CEO/Executive Director of Beacon House, an afterschool education and youth development nonprofit organization which serves children and families in Northeast Washington, DC. Beacon House’s Board of Directors appointed Kevin as CEO/Executive Director in February 2017 after he served successfully for five months as Interim Executive Director. Kevin possesses more than 25 years of professional experience in strategic leadership, partnership building, financial management, and team leadership in both the for-profit and the not-for-profit sectors. He holds an MBA degree from NYU-Stern School of Business and a BA degree from Williams College. He is also a graduate of Little Rock Central High School, site of the 1957 desegregation crisis in Little Rock, Arkansas. In December 2019, Kevin participated in the 2019 Converge Academy, a leadership academy for social purpose leaders hosted by American Express, the Center for Creative Leadership, and LeaderStories. Kevin was one of 24 participants, selected from nearly 150 applicants from across the United States.
Darryl Maxwell
Darryl Maxwell is a Director for the D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center, responsible for the Nonprofit & Small Business Legal Assistance Programs. His work is focused on providing pro bono legal support, education, and counsel to community-based nonprofits and disadvantaged small businesses. Prior to joining the Pro Bono Center, Darryl worked in private practice. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the George Washington University Law School.
Darryl currently serves as Board Chair of the Latino Economic Development Center, an organization that assists Latinos and other D.C.-area residents with small business development, microlending, affordable housing preservation, and pathways to homeownership. He also serves at his law school alma mater as a Professorial Lecturer in Law.
Sultan Shakir
Sultan Shakir is the Executive Director of SMYAL (Supporting and Mentoring Youth Advocates and Leaders), an organization that works to support and empower lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth in the Washington, DC, metro area. Sultan works to expand opportunities for young LGBTQ people through youth empowerment. Prior to joining SMYAL, Sultan worked at the Human Rights Campaign where he served as a director of the DC and Maryland marriage equality campaigns, and in his most recent role, led the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Project, working to make campuses safer and more inclusive of LGBTQ students, faculty, and staff.
Born and raised in Philadelphia, Sultan is the son of teachers. He is a graduate of Baltimore’s Peabody Conservatory of The Johns Hopkins University, with an emphasis on double bass performance. His earliest thoughts of community organizing were about sharing his passion for classical music with other young African-American males in Baltimore at a time when as many black males were dropping out of high school as graduating. “I decided it was more important for me to change the world than to be an entertainer,” he said. Sultan has been honored with the Community Circle Award by Baltimore Black Gay Pride, named Jewel of the Month by the National Black Justice Coalition, and won the DC Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance Distinguished Service Award.
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Hispanic Heritage month is an annual celebration of the history and culture of U.S. Hispanic communities.
The anniversary of independence for Latin American countries Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua is on the 15th of September, which is why the month of celebration spans from September 15th to October 15th.
This month, the Center commemorates the diverse experience of Hispanic leaders through the I am the Change series.
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… commemorating its history and the movement for change
This past year, systemic racism, brutality and violence have tragically demonstrated how far our country still needs to go in achieving racial equity, justice and inclusion. Like many other organizations, the Center already recognizes Juneteenth as a holiday. Today we join Americans around the country in celebrating a positive step forward with its official designation as a national holiday.
The Center is committed to modeling and ensuring racial equity across all sectors. Our Center for Race, Equity, Justice and Inclusion focuses on supporting and building momentum toward real change.
In honor of Juneteenth 2021, the Center office is closed on June 18, and we are gifting a copy of Ibram Kendi’s book “How to Be an Antiracist” to three randomly selected Center members.
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A time to both celebrate and remember
During this month of commemoration and celebrations, the Center for Nonprofit Advancement acknowledges and applauds the history and bravery of the LGBTQ+ movement. On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City. At the time, gay and LGBT acts and bars were illegal. The Stonewall Riots that followed sparked a long resistance movement for LGBTQ+ liberation in America.
It is important to note that key, often forgotten, early leaders of this movement are trans women of color and lesbians of color. There are several resources to learn more about current women of color leading the movement and those on the front lines in 1969.
In the past two decades, the LGBTQ+ community has made huge progress worth celebrating! From landmark Supreme Court rulings like same-sex marriage equality in 2015 and protection against anti-LGBTQ employment discrimination in 2020, to the increasing amount of representation and storytelling in books and media, there are many victories.
There is still more work to do to, but this month we join with the LGBTQ+ community in celebrating substantial steps toward liberation.
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A time to both celebrate and remember
During this month of commemoration and celebrations, the Center for Nonprofit Advancement acknowledges and applauds the history and bravery of the LGBTQ+ movement. On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn in New York City. At the time, gay and LGBT acts and bars were illegal. The Stonewall Riots that followed sparked a long resistance movement for LGBTQ+ liberation in America.
It is important to note that key, often forgotten, early leaders of this movement are trans women of color and lesbians of color. There are several resources to learn more about current women of color leading the movement and those on the front lines in 1969.
In the past two decades, the LGBTQ+ community has made huge progress worth celebrating! From landmark Supreme Court rulings like same-sex marriage equality in 2015 and protection against anti-LGBTQ employment discrimination in 2020, to the increasing amount of representation and storytelling in books and media, there are many victories.
There is still more work to do to, but this month we join with the LGBTQ+ community in celebrating substantial steps toward liberation.
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In 1999, the Institute of Caribbean Studies petitioned President Bill Clinton for the recognition of Caribbean-American Heritage Month, which led to unofficial celebration activities in the month of June. In 2006, the House and the Senate officially passed the resolution, and ever since, June is designated as Caribbean-American Heritage Month by Presidential Proclamation.
Since then, the celebration and acknowledgement of the significant contributions Caribbean-Americans have on the fabric of our communities have grown. The Center for Nonprofit Advancement celebrates the diverse and rich Caribbean-American culture.
The National Archives has an abundance of resources to learn more about Caribbean-American history.
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… providing a little extra motivation to meet aspirations for a healthy, active lifestyle.
The program is available to everyone enrolled in VitalHealth, PLUS staff at all Center member organizations—at no charge. The only thing needed to participate is a Smartphone (there’s no tracker/wearable device required!).
The program’s app makes it easy to set goals, track progress and compete with colleagues in fitness challenges. Our first challenge, Step Up with VitalHealth begins April 12! Learn more and access the challenge link in our members-only resource center (you will be prompted to login first).
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… and searching for our next star!
The Center is delighted to share the growth and success of the Upper Georgia Avenue (UGA) Main Street program and recognize Executive Director Paul Ruppert as he moves to lead small business programming in West Virginia.
For nearly two years the Center has partnered with the District’s Department of Small and Local Business Development, Community Board Members and Main Street America to support businesses and communities on Georgia Avenue from Missouri to Eastern Avenues. Accomplishments include:
- Providing more than $55,000 in grant funding to 17 independent businesses along Georgia Avenue in 2020
- Providing direct support, technical assistance and capacity building to over 75 businesses in the corridor impacted by the pandemic
- Launching and maintaining engaging social media platforms and a comprehensive website for ongoing communications and coordination with the community and small businesses
- Hosting ongoing technical assistance and community engagement sessions
The Center is excited to launch the search for our next Executive Director to continue the exciting work of the UGA Main Street program.