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The Fairfax County Office of Public Private Partnerships (OP3) creates and develops public-private partnerships to stimulate positive change in the community and encourage civic involvement and responsibility.
The OP3 brings together representatives and resources from public and private sectors to address community issues impacting the quality of life in Fairfax County. This pooling of resources has an effectiveness which surpasses government or private institutions acting alone.
- OP3 Brochure (PDF)
- OP3 Fact Sheet (PDF)
- OP3 Newsletters: Spring 2010 (PDF) Fall 2009 (PDF), Spring 2009 (PDF)
WHAT'S NEW AT OP3
- The Grants Research and Training Center (formerly the Nonprofit Grants & Funding Research Center) reopened on June 1, 2010 as a partnership between the Office of Public Private Partnerships and the Fairfax County Public Libraries. The Center provides access to databases that help nonprofit grant seekers identify grant opportunities as well as workshops and resources on how to use Foundation Center tools and apply for grants. The Center will be offering a series of workshops that may interest both new and experienced users of the Foundation Center databases, Foundation Directory Online Professional and Grants to Individuals Online:
- Orientation to the Foundation Center Databases & Resources Workshop. This one-hour informal workshop will provide an overview on how to use the databases to search for grants. It will also briefly review other Foundation Center resources that may assist with grant seeking and building nonprofit capacity. This session is targeted to new or beginning users or as a refresher for return users. You are welcome to bring your own lunch to the session. Attendance at the Orientation is first come, first-served. Space is limited
- Best practices in using Foundation Directory Online to support Grant Seeking Workshop. This one-hour informal workshop will include a discussion of best practices in using Foundation Directory Online Professional to search for grantmakers. Come share your experiences as well as learn about new tools within the Grantseeking database to improve prospecting. This session is targeted to those who are familiar with Foundation Center databases. You are welcome to bring your own lunch to the session. Free. Registration Required. First come, first-served. Space is limited.
For more information and to register for workshops, please call 703.324.8343 or email Theresa.Benincasa@Fairfaxcounty.gov and provide your name and telephone number, the workshop name and date for which you would like to register.
The Grants Research and Training Center is located in Room 329, Government Center, 12000 Government Center Parkway, Fairfax, VA 22035. Hours are Monday and Tuesday (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.); Wednesday and Thursday (10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.). Closed Fridays. Visitor parking available.
- Check out OP3's latest newsletter... (PDF)
- At a press conference on May 10, 2010 launching the partnership, dignitaries held a ceremonial cable connection in a model apartment at Kingsley Commons neighborhood in Falls Church, Virginia, the location of the first broadband installations for the Broadband CNCT Pilot. See slide show attached (PDF).
- City of Falls Church Water Utility and Fairfax County Restoration Project To Launch Outdoor Classroom Project (PDF).
- OP3 assisted in the 2010 Census efforts by connecting the Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center (APALRC) and Statevoices. On April 1st and 2nd, APALRC recruited volunteers to make phone calls to individual households in the "hard-to-count" populations (i.e. elderly, transient, limited English proficiency, tenants, low-income, non-citizens, etc.) reminding them to participate in the Census. Thirty-five volunteers, speaking a variety of languages including Chinese, Vietnamese, Hindi, Gujarati, Khmer, Korean, and Arabic, and ranging from high school students to college students participated. The project was made possible thanks to the help of Statevoices, who provided the phone-banking database system (Voter Activation Network) from which volunteers made phone calls.
- As part of the official launch of the Fairfax County Restoration Project (FCRP), a ribbon cutting and check presentation was held at George Mason University on April 2, 2010. A check from the Transurban-Fluor Capital Beltway Project Community Grant Program for $5,000 was presented to GMU's Office of Sustainability to support the GMU Community Garden. GMU President, Alan Merken, Jennifer Aument, representing Transurban, and Amy Gould, chairperson of FCRP were in attendance. (Photo) (Press Release)
- On March 23, 2010, the Office of Public Private Partnerships supported the Dulles Chamber of Commerce Community Outreach Committee in conducting a second in the workshop series, Beyond the Dollar (PDF), aimed at providing nonprofit organizations and for-profit businesses with opportunities to connect to develop and sustain services and ways to develop mutually beneficial partnerships. (Presentation PDF) (Photos) About twenty non profit organizations attended the workshop held at the Dulles Chamber of Commerce offices in Chantilly that focused on how local business and legal services could be leveraged for nonprofit organizations. Sonia Reynolds, CPA, MBA, President of Jain and Associates, spoke about recent critical changes in 990 tax form reporting. Arlene Beckerman, Esq., Director of Northern Virginia Pro Bon Law Center discussed pro bono opportunities offered to local non profit organizations. Guru Amrit Khalsa, Owner from One Source Booking and Marcia Foster, Client Manager, shared important advice about book keeping and other accounting services critical to keeping a non profit running smoothly.
- What is Corporate Social Responsibility? Check out OP3's CSR Brochure and learn how your organization can get involved.
- Check out " Corporate Social Responsibility in Fairfax", a recent study conducted by grad students in George Mason University Program on Philanthropy and Social Innovation. This study was developed in coordination with the Fairfax County Office of Public Private Partnerships.
- Through Foundation Directors Learning Circle, OP3 connected NetStrategies with LifeCircleAlliances to produce a video about the programs and services and ways to help Seniors and persons with disabilities in Fairfax County. After learning about all that non-profit organizations do to meet community needs, Rodney Loges of NetStrategies committed his company's expertise and resources to produce one video a month to support their work! Check out the video! http://www.lifecirclealliances.org/
- The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors is hosting several Tax Relief Assistance Workshops For Eligible Residents to help complete application forms for real estate tax relief and car tax relief. Call your district office to make an appointment. Visit the Fairfax County Department of Tax Administration (DTA) site for eligibility information.
- Check out the latest 2010 Hispanic Business Council Newsletter (PDF).
- Interested in doing business with Farifax County Government? Come to the Vendor Forum 2010--Doorways to Opportunities (PDF) event, March 15, 2010, presented by the Fairfax County Department of Purchasing and Supply Management and the Small Business Commission.
- OP3 talks to Supervisor John Cook about Fairfax Cares on Channel 16 Braddock Neighborhood News. View show at http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/cable/channel16/asx/supervisor_cook.asx. With the demand for the most basic of needs at its greatest in recent history in our community, there is no better time for each of us to become involved. Tune in to this edition of Braddock Neighborhood News on Fridays and Sundays at 5 p.m. and Wednesdays at 7 p.m. on Channel 16, and visit the Fairfax Cares website at www.fairfaxcares.org.
- OP3 convened a partnership between CSC Corporation and the Fairfax County Department of Community and Recreation Services to fully fund one of the County's Computer Learning Centers (PDF), News Release (PDF)
ABOUT OP3
Our Mission
Our mission is to catalyze public private partnerships that address community issues impacting the quality of life in Fairfax County.
Community Issues & County Priorities:
- Affordable Housing & Foreclosure Prevention
- Education & Workforce Development
- Environment
- Human Services Initiatives
- Transportation
How OP3 makes an impact on "quality of life" in
Fairfax County:
- Leveraging new resources
- Finding ways to sustain/preserve current programs & services
- Connecting regional and other jurisdictions
- Using existing resources in new ways
- Increasing efficiency and identifying duplication
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Identifying underutilized resources
Our Services
When and if your organization, agency, or company wishes to form a
partnership, contact us and we will assist existing or emerging
partnerships by doing the following:
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Process partnership requests using our predetermined set of
criteria
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Work with customers whose requests have been accepted by the
committee
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Identify potential partners from county agencies, businesses, faith
based organizations, NGOs and citizens
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Provide training and facilitate the partnerships-help organizations
develop competence to maintain a partnership
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Coordinate with existing agencies and entities that are doing similar
work
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Identify opportunities for sustainability when necessary for the
partnerships
Resources
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If you are a business, non-profit, or County agency, please see our new
section, "Links & Resources."
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Looking for information on our signature partnerships such as MCCP,
CASH/VITA, Project Discovery, AHNP, AHP, or Adopt-A-Family? Please
check here: " Launched Partnerships."
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Want to find out how to get involved or give to our community? We have
ideas. Please contact our office for more information, Contact
Form
Contact Us
The Fairfax County Office of Public Private Partnerships
12000 Government Center Parkway, Suite 432
Fairfax, Virginia 22035
Main Phone: (703) 324-5171, TTY 771
Fax: (703) 222-9198
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