South Dakota Avenue-Riggs Road Main Street is Hiring

December 17, 2018

The Center for Nonprofit Advancement is pleased to announce the creation of the South Dakota Avenue/Riggs Road Main Street Program. Funded through a grant awarded by the District Department of Small and Local Business Development (DSLBD), the Main Street Program will utilize public-private partnerships and community volunteers, build on neighborhood assets, and implement strategies to support and improve the business corridors in the Riggs Park and Manor Park neighborhoods:

• South Dakota Avenue NE between Galloway Street and Riggs Road NE
• Riggs Road NE between Chillum Place NE and the Metro tracks
• 5600 Block 3^rd Street NE and 5700 Block 2^nd Street NE between Riggs Road and New Hampshire Avenue NE
• 3^rd Street NW between Rittenhouse Street and Sheridan Street NW

The Founding Main Street Board of Directors includes leadership from the Lamond-Riggs and Manor Park communities including:

Board Chair: Barbara Rogers, 2^nd Vice President, Lamond-Riggs Citizens Association

Treasurer: Alison Brooks, Acting President, South Manor Neighborhood Association

Secretary: Rhonda Henderson, President, Manor Park Citizens Association

The Center for Nonprofit Advancement is the largest and most comprehensive association serving nonprofits in the Country. The Center is located in the District of Columbia and has been providing capacity building and administration support services to local nonprofits for over 39 years. The Center will provide fiscal and organizational management, leadership and technical assistance for the South Dakota Avenue/Riggs Road Main Street.

The DC Main Street Program is administered by the Department of Small and Local Business Development and the South Dakota Avenue/Riggs Road Main Street is proud to be located in Wards 4 and 5. The Main Street Leaders, Board of Directors, and all at the Center for Nonprofit Advancement are especially grateful to District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, Ward 5 Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, and DSLBD Director Kristi Whitfield for the opportunity.

An executive director will lead the South Dakota Avenue/Riggs Road Main Street Program. The position is open, and a job description can be found here.

For more information, please contact Glen O’Gilvie, CEO, Center for Nonprofit Advancement on gleno@nonprofitadvancement.orgor 202.457.0540.