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Virginia Conservation Network

building a powerful, diverse, and highly-coordinated conservation movement focused on protecting our Commonwealth's natural resources

aka VCN   |   Richmond, VA   |  https://vcnva.org/

Mission

Founded as the Conservation Council of Virginia in 1969, Virginia Conservation Network (VCN) began as a roundtable of major conservation groups and has grown to include over 100 Network Partners across the Commonwealth. VCN is committed to building a powerful, diverse, and highly-coordinated conservation movement focused on protecting our Commonwealth's natural resources. Playing a unique role in Virginia's conservation community, VCN helps the community speak with one coordinated voice. The organization and its staff focus on strengthening the conservation community as a whole and winning environmental victories that benefit all Virginians.

Ruling year info

1976

Executive Director

Mary Rafferty

Main address

701 E Franklin St Suite 800

Richmond, VA 23219 USA

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Formerly known as

Conservation Council of Virginia

EIN

51-0198762

NTEE code info

Alliance/Advocacy Organizations (C01)

Research Institutes and/or Public Policy Analysis (C05)

IRS filing requirement

This organization is required to file an IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

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Our programs

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Our Common Agenda

VCN’s core program is Our Common Agenda. Each year VCN works with our 140 Network Partners to put forward Our Common Agenda (www.vcnva.org/our-common-agenda/), an annual publication that lays out our shared policy agenda. The Common Agenda is written and voted on by our partners each spring. In the late summer and throughout the fall, VCN works with our partners to build public support for the Common Agenda through media coverage, building coalitions, and educating the public. In the winter, VCN advocates for the Common Agenda in the General Assembly.

Population(s) Served
Adults

Where we work

Our Sustainable Development Goals

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Financials

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Operations

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Virginia Conservation Network

Board of directors
as of 05/04/2023
SOURCE: Self-reported by organization
Board chair

Karen Forget

Lynnhaven River NOW

Term: 2019 - 2023

Chris Miller

Piedmont Environmental Council

Stewart Schwartz

Coalition for Smarter Growth

Elizabeth Christeller

Mattaponi & Pamunkey Rivers Association

Will Cleveland

Southern Environmental Law Center

Daryl Downing

Sierra Club - Virginia Chapter

Karen Forget

Lynnhaven River Now

Karen Campblin

ktcPLAN

Kendyl Crawford

Virginia Interfaith Power & Light

John Eustis

New River Land Trust

Clarence Tong

Environmental Defense Fund

Calandra Waters-Lake

College of William & Mary

Pamela Bingham

Bingham Consulting Services

Jeanette Cadwallender

Garden Club of Virginia

Roberta Kellam

Eastern Shore of Virginia Birding and Wildlife Programs, Inc

Kate Wofford

Alliance for the Shenandoah Valley

Board leadership practices

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  • Board orientation and education
    Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? No
  • CEO oversight
    Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No
  • Ethics and transparency
    Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? No
  • Board composition
    Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No
  • Board performance
    Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No

Organizational demographics

SOURCE: Self-reported; last updated 4/27/2023
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Leadership

The organization's leader identifies as:

Race & ethnicity
White/Caucasian/European
Gender identity
Female, Not transgender
Disability status
Person without a disability

Race & ethnicity

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