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Policy & Advocacy Update – April 2025
A blog post by Robin Mockenhaupt, VFN’s Director, Policy & Advocacy General Assembly Updates The General Assembly reconvened on Wednesday, April 2. The Virginia House of Delegates signed off on 41 of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s proposed changes to the $188 billion state budget, rejecting the other 164 without floor debate. The governor wanted
Empowering Our Community Through Legislative Education
A feature by Partner Member and the Center for Nonprofit Excellence’s Executive Director, Marian Doyle At the Center for Nonprofit Excellence (CNE) – Virginia, we are dedicated to being a champion, learning partner, and advisor for Virginia nonprofits. Our mission is to support and strengthen the nonprofit sector through education, advocacy,
Foundations on the Hill (FOTH) – 2025 Recap
A blog post by Robin Mockenhaupt, VFN’s Director, Policy & Advocacy Foundations on The Hill (FOTH) was held in Washington, DC in February 2025 and brought together over 365 total participants from 44 states. After a day and a half of educational programming and featured speakers, more than 200 congressional
Policy & Advocacy Update – February 2025
A blog post by Robin Mockenhaupt, VFN’s Director, Policy & Advocacy General Assembly Updates There are two weeks left in the 2025 Virginia General Assembly (GA) session. It is scheduled to adjourn on February 22, and Governor Youngkin has until March 24 to act on legislation that was passed by
BYITK – Emerging Trends: Why an Interim Executive Could be Right for Your Organization
By Kelly Chopus, Community Collaborations When foundations and other nonprofit organizations are faced with filling the executive gap due a planned leadership change such as sabbatical, retirement, and resignation or an unplanned change due to illness or termination, a short-term veteran executive could be the answer to meet the needs
Policy & Advocacy Updates – January 2025
A blog post by Robin Mockenhaupt, VFN’s Director, Policy & Advocacy National Policy News One of the questions I’ve asked myself since I’ve had the pleasure of working with VFN is, “what do other groups like ours do in policy and advocacy?” We are a philanthropy-serving organization (PSO) and as