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The Foundation is a non-profit organization founded for the purpose of
enhancing the levels of professionalism of those responsible for the
effective, efficient and ethical expenditure of public funds in the
Commonwealth of Virginia.

The Virginia Association of Governmental Purchasing (VAGP) is a 40 year
old organization with more than 1,200 members representing 300 local
and state agencies in the Commonwealth. The VAGP is a Chapter of the
National Institute of Governmental Purchasing (NIGP), the preeminent
public purchasing association in North America with members from all
levels of local, state and federal governments in all 50 states and
Canada. NIGP represents over 12,000 public procurement professionals.
It is active worldwide through association with The Chartered Institute of
Purchasing and Supply (CIPS) in England, and the Irish Institute of
Purchasing and Materials Management (IPMM). Clearly, identity with the
VAGP literally offers an opening to the world.

Funds for this do not come from the Virginia Association of Governmental
Purchasing but must come, instead, from those interested in insuring
that the expenditure of public funds is done by highly trained and
competent professionals in a fair, effective and efficient manner.