Services
Virginia Tech Child Advocacy Services
VTIPG provides expertise in the review of child welfare cases for indicators of disability; files applications on behalf of children with disabilities and follows-up during the application process with SSA and the LDSS through the appeal process, as necessary and appropriate; and provides technical assistance and support to LDSS social workers throughout the SSI application process.
These services are provided on a per child, per component fee-basis throughout the Commonwealth and surrounding areas. Services are listed on the Comprehensive Services Act (CSA) Service Fee Directory, found at http://www.csa.state.va.us/sfd/service_fee_directory.cfm
For more information, contact Hazel Smith at 434-547-5186/ hasmith@vt.edu or Nancy White at 540-231-1205/ njwhite@vt.edu
Nonprofit and Nongovernmental Organization Capacity Building Program
VTIPG provides training and technical assistance to nonprofits and nongovernmental organizations. The following menu of services is available on a fee basis through Virginia Tech Outreach Program Development throughout the Commonwealth and surrounding areas.
- Organizational and individual capacity building
- Public participation and engagement model development
- Governance and management assessments
- Organizational development and analysis
- Outcomes evaluation
- Strategic planning facilitation for public and non-profit organizations
- Board/executive relations training
- Board orientation and development
- Program training and process enhancement
- Grant writing training and grant writing assistance
- E-governance strategy development and implementation
Contacts: Russ Cargo at 703-548-7978/ racargo@vt.edu or Barbara Bennett at (703) 518-2716/ BennBL@vt.edu for additional information.
Association Management Series and Certificate
Designed to provide CEU's* to meet certification requirements for association professionals, courses in the series are tailored to specific knowledge and skills for association management and; They are located in Old Town Alexandria, are metro accessible and scheduled to be convenient for working professionals.
Courses may be taken individually or as a Certificate series. A Certificate in Association Management will be awarded upon successful completion of 10 CEUs*, including the Foundations of Association Management and two current Topics in Association Management courses. Courses will be scheduled to allow participants to complete the Certificate requirements within 12 months.
Offered by Virginia Tech’s Outreach Program Development in the National Capital Region in partnership with VTIPG.
Contact: Emily Cuykendall, Senior Program Administrator 703-518-2710/ cuykendall@vt.edu or Barbara Bennett at (703) 518-2716/ BennBL@vt.edu
Registration and additional information: www.cpe.vt.edu/fam/