Welcome to the Council on Virginia's Future website. The Council was established to develop a Roadmap for Virginia's Future and to assess the state's progress toward long-term goals.
Putting Virginia's Future First
Virginia has a well-deserved reputation for good governance and sound financial management. Striving for a better future will help ensure that Virginia remains a great place to live, work, and raise a family.
What's New
Next Council Meeting Set
The Council on Virginia's Future will next meet on December 8, 2009.
Where: Virginia State Capitol, Senate Room 3
When: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Look for a draft agenda to be posted soon.
Council, Virginia Performs Win Prestigious Awards
The Council on Virginia's Future has been honored with the 2009 Excellence in Virginia Government Award (EVGA) for Innovation in Government. Now in its fifth year, the EVGA awards are presented by the L. Douglas Wilder School for Government and Public Affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University to "celebrate the accomplishments of Virginians who have made distinctive contributions to the practice of government and to the well-being of our communities."
For more details, please see the L. Wilder Douglas School website.
In late October Virginia Performs, a signature initiative of the Council on Virginia’s Future and the state’s performance leadership and accountability system, was awarded the 2009 NASCIO Award for Outstanding IT Achievement -- Data, Information and Knowledge Management category.
Governor Kaine, Chair of the Council, commented: "Performance management and transparency have been key priorities for my administration. This honor from our peers affirms both our direction and our use of information technology to improve government accountability and service."
For more details on the Virginia Performs award,
see
the NASCIO site.
Hampton Roads Performs is a performance site that focuses on the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. A collaborative project between the Council on Virginia's Future and the Hampton Roads Partnership, the site shows how well the region is doing on a broad array of indicators; many of these measures are aligned with Virginia Performs, while others are unique to the region.