CPF in the News:
CPF Hosts Annual CPD Awards Banquet (10/29/11)
The CPF was pleased to again underwrite and host the annual awards banquet for the Charlottesville Police Department.
CPF Names Executive Director (10/2011)
See coverage on NBC 29 here.
The Charlottesville Police Foundation (“CPF”) announced today the appointment of Mindy Goodall as its first executive director.
Randy Castleman, chair of the CPF board of directors said, “The CPF has grown a lot in recent years, both in terms of the number and scope of its programs. Much of the burden of that growth has fallen on the board. It is exciting that, just as we find ourselves limited by the board’s bandwidth, we have an opportunity to engage a capable and charismatic woman like Mindy to help us move forward.”
Goodall has worked with the Foundation since 2009, first as a consultant and then as Associate Director. She is a James Madison University graduate with a degree in Finance. She is a former consultant with Accenture and other technology consulting firms in the DC area before she moved to Charlottesville in 2002. Since arriving in Charlottesville, she co-founded a non-profit called mainly music which brings young children and music together, and launched Ivan & Mary, an accessories business.
“I look forward to helping the CPF move to a new level,” Goodall says. “Supporting our police department by enabling our officers to live in the city in which they serve, ensuring they have the training, technologies, and equipment they need to keep our community safe, promoting positive community interaction with the Department, and recognizing extraordinary staff achievements are all goals I am excited about supporting. I can’t think of a better use of my time and energy.”
Charlottesville Police Chief Timothy Longo said, “The foundation has been instrumental in helping me achieve my strategic goals for the department, stepping in to provide programs and resources for important items beyond the reach of the City’s budget and generally supporting, recognizing and rewarding excellence. I’m excited about Mindy’s appointment to executive director because it will further help the CPF support the department and the city.”Cops 4 Kids Day 2010 (7/8/2010)
Coverage on the Newsplex
Foundation Looks Out for Police Officers (1/29/2010)
See the attached article from the Daily Progress.
CPF Awarded $75,000 Grant from Charlottesville Area Community Foundation for Housing Program (10/17/09)
Read our Press Release and see coverage in the Daily Progress and on the Charlottesville Newsplex
Cops4Kids Day 2009 (added 7/13/09)
City Police Win Grant for Leadership Training (5/10/09)
CHARLOTTESVILLE – It takes more than loyalty and longevity to rise in the ranks of the city police command structure. In Chief Tim Longo’s mind, it takes management skills the likes of which are typically gained only through intensive training from the best in the business of law enforcement.
Two police supervisors will have such an opportunity this summer when they attend the National Criminal Justice Command College under a $7,800 grant from the Charlottesville Police Department Foundation (CPDF). The officers will study for ten weeks with experts in fields of law, psychology, criminal justice, and business, and receive 15 hours of college credit each.
The effort is part of an overall plan to develop police leaders who are skilled in working with neighborhoods to solve problems using strategies that go beyond a traditional policing mindset, says Longo.
“We have to begin preparing leaders early in their careers, before they’re eligible for management positions,” Longo says. “In addition to formal training like command college, we look for ways to put officers in charge of problem-solving projects, so they get practical management experience under the guidance of experienced personnel.”
The ten-week, college credit program was founded by Cynthia Orshek, director of the University of Virginia School of Continuing and Professional Studies’ Center for Executive Development, and is operated in partnership with the Virginia State Police. Last year, three Charlottesville Police officers completed similar training.
The CPDF grant includes a $4,500 grant award from the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation’s Community Endowment as part of its twice-yearly competitive grants program for local nonprofits.
The Charlottesville Police Department Foundation (CPDF), an independent nonprofit group of citizens, sponsors an annual police awards and provides grants such as this “to help the department achieve its longterm goal of excellence in policing,” says Foundation president Randy Castleman.
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New technology to help Charlottesville police track local crime (9/19/08)
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