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 NationalInstitute 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.