"Loyalty" taken by Bob Veltri
Our Mission:
Virginia Tech's Institute for Policy and Governance(IPG) is a major research and outreach body for state and local government in the Commonwealth of Virginia and nonprofit/civil society organizations across the globe. IPG seeks to improve the response of government, businesses, and nonprofit institutions to various policy challenges such as healthcare, social services, regional infrastructure, and workforce and economic development. To accomplish these goals, IPG engages in an active program of policy research, dissemination, implementation, and technical assistance involving faculty and graduate students. IPG exercises outreach to state agencies, local governments, and the community in the form of seminars, internships, and volunteer service. This outreach role confers a practical grounding to IPG research while offering a valuable resource to the community at the local and state level.
Program and Public Policy Research
"Brotherhood" taken by Bob Veltri
- Design evaluation studies
- Conduct needs assessments and implementation studies
- Perform program assessment
- Develop in-person, telephone, and e-mail surveys
- Conduct focus groups and interviews
- Foster federal/state/local relationship
Technical Assistance and Outreach
- Help build organizational and individual capacity
- Develop models for public participation and engagement
- Foster organizational development
- Perform governance assessments
- Conduct organizational analysis
- Evaluate management processes
- Facilitate strategic planning for public and non-profit organizations
- Assess management challenges
- Improve board/executive relations
- Provide program training and process enhancement
- Grant writing training and grant writing assistance
- Develop e-governance strategies and implementation
- Perform outcome evaluation
- Facilitate group meetings
IPG faculty and students have published numerous working papers and journal articles,
as well as books and edited volumes, promoting research and scholarship on societal
challenges of governance and accountabilities, particularly among nonprofit, public
and non-governmental organizations. The Institute leads efforts within the
School of Public and International Affairs to develop curricula oriented to civil society
and the third sector in tandem with the School's graduate programs.
Current News
Dr. Susan Ostrander of Tufts University to speak on campus Friday, March 28th
Larry Spears, of the Robert K. Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership, Visits Campus.
Read more here.
Unique Summer Study Abroad Program ...
Educational program gives researchers, students greater insight into Arab world
"Russ Cargo, [currently Senior Program Director: Nonprofit & Civil Society Programs for IPG], Virginia Tech, National Capital Region, recently had an opportunity to visit schools in Jordan and observe first-hand the third-grade and high school democracy education classes." Read more here
