resilient virginia

What resilient virginia does

Resilient Virginia is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization headquartered in Accomac, Virginia, that operates as a statewide convening and capacity-building platform for community and climate resilience across the Commonwealth. Founded in 2014 by Annette Osso, the organization is the only statewide nonprofit dedicated exclusively to whole-community resilience and serves as the official Virginia State Affiliate of the American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN). Resilient Virginia connects government agencies, nonprofits, academic institutions, businesses, and community organizations around four interdependent pillars: ecosystem services, built environment, economic activities, and community empowerment. It holds the 2026 Platinum Seal of Transparency from Candid/GuideStar and is currently led by Executive Director Jessica Steelman, who succeeded founder Osso in 2024.

The organization's core portfolio spans educational programs, regional convening, and digital data products. The Resilience Foundations Certificate Program is a 12-week virtual professional development course delivered in partnership with Virginia Tech Continuing and Professional Education at $1,500 per participant, with a Spring 2026 cohort launched March 22, 2026. The Resiliency Academy is a 10-session webinar series active since 2020 ($16 for partners, $20 for non-partners), supplemented by the Spotlight On in-depth webinar series and the biennial Resilience Conference (next scheduled 2027). Regional action is driven through the Resilient Virginia Collaborative Alliance (RVCA), which convenes 11 Planning District Commissions across Central and Southwest Virginia via working groups in Agriculture & Food Systems, Clean Transportation, and Water Infrastructure, culminating in the 2026 Regional Resilience Roadmap. Grant-funded initiatives include the U.S. DOE–backed Virginia Energy Resilience project (solar-plus-battery backup case studies across 10 communities) and the Windward Foundation–funded Environmental Justice Data Project with VCU RISE (ESRI StoryMaps for Charles City County, Emporia, and Richmond). The Be Resilient Virginia interactive dashboard is scheduled to launch in 2026.

Revenue is generated through a diversified mix of recurring partnership dues ($100-$2,000 per partner annually across individual, nonprofit, business, government, academic, and affiliate tiers), event sponsorships ($500-$20,000 per event), Mission Impact Investments ($2,500-$100,000 tax-deductible contributions), program registrations, and grant funding from foundations and federal agencies. Distribution relies on a self-serve website (resilientvirginia.org) integrated with Givebutter for event registration, direct enterprise sales via regional working groups, and a channel/reseller relationship with Virginia Tech CPE for the Certificate Program. Customer segments are diversified across local/regional government (primary), nonprofits and community organizations (primary), academic institutions (primary), businesses and private sector (secondary), sovereign nations (secondary), and affiliate organizations beyond Virginia (secondary).

Name

resilient virginia

Legal name

Resilient Virginia

Website

https://resilientvirginia.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Resilient Virginia is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and Virginia's only statewide organization dedicated to whole-community and climate resilience. It convenes government, nonprofit, academic, and business partners through educational programs, regional working groups, and grant-funded initiatives across the Commonwealth.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Resilience Services

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Recovery, Reconstruction & Resilience Programs (BPAGAAAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental Justice & Community Environmental Health (BPAGAGAL), Community Resilience, Preparedness Training & Exercises (HLAJAGAL)

Keywords

• Community resilience programs
• Climate resilience training
• Resilience education services
• Regional resilience planning
• Community engagement platforms

Headquarters

HQ city

Accomac

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Partnership Dues / Membership Fees: Annual partnership dues from individuals ($100), nonprofits ($250–$600), academic institutions ($400–$1,000), government agencies ($300–$1,000), businesses ($300–$2,000), and affiliates ($350–$750). Provides year-round access to dashboards, publications, and partner pricing.
2. Event Sponsorships: Sponsorship revenue from the Biennial Resilience Conference (levels from $500 Ally to $20,000 Champion), Resilience Leadership & Learning Lab ($150–$500), and Resilience Foundations Certificate Program ($400–$800). Includes venue sponsorships and award sponsorships.
3. Mission Impact Investments: Voluntary tax-deductible contributions at investment levels from $2,500 to $100,000 across three programs: Mission Impact Investment, Be Resilient Virginia Investment, and RVCA Investment. Classified as donations rather than governance-conferring equity.
4. Certificate Program Registration: Registration fees for the 12-week Resilience Foundations Certificate Program ($1,500 per participant for organizations). Includes complimentary registrations tied to sponsorship tiers. Program delivered in partnership with Virginia Tech Continuing and Professional Education.
5. Resiliency Academy Webinar Registration: Registration fees for individual webinar sessions: $16 for partners and $20 for non-partners (e.g., 2026 Resiliency Academy sessions). Revenue-generating events also used as demand generation for broader partnership and program enrollment.
6. Grant Funding: Grant-funded project revenue from foundations and government funders. Examples include Windward Foundation funding for the Environmental Justice Data Project, and U.S. DOE funding for the Virginia Energy Resilience project with Virginia Energy and Clean Energy States Alliance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Resilient Virginia is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides resilience education, professional development, public programs, and community-led planning across Virginia. It also operates paid partnership memberships, webinars, a biennial conference, and a certificate program, with its work organized around ecosystem services, built environment, economic activities, and community empowerment.

Product overview

Resilient Virginia is a nonprofit organization offering a portfolio of interconnected resilience-focused programs, educational offerings, and collaborative platforms. Its core portfolio includes the 12-week Resilience Foundations Certificate Program (delivered with Virginia Tech CPE), the ongoing Resiliency Academy webinar series (active since 2020), the Biennial Resilience Conference (next in 2027), the Spotlight On in-depth webinar series, and the upcoming Be Resilient Virginia interactive dashboard. The Resilient Virginia Collaborative Alliance (RVCA) drives regional action in Central and Southwest Virginia through working groups and the Regional Resilience Roadmap. Grant-funded initiatives cover environmental justice mapping, energy resilience, and community engagement. All offerings are grounded in a four-pillar systems-level resilience framework: ecosystem services, built environment, economic activities, and community empowerment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Resilient Virginia Collaborative Alliance (RVCA): Regional coalition strengthening capacity to address equity, economic, social, and climate challenges across Central and Southwest Virginia.
• Be Resilient Virginia
• Resiliency Academy
• Resilience Foundations Certificate Program
• Resilience Learning and Leadership Lab
• Spotlight On Webinars

Products and services

• Resilience Foundations Certificate Program A 12-week virtual professional-development program delivered with Virginia Tech Continuing and Professional Education for government, academic, nonprofit, and business leaders seeking systems-level resilience knowledge and cross-sector coordination skills.
• Resiliency Academy A 10-session paid webinar series that builds resilience knowledge, practical skills, systems thinking, and leadership capacity for professionals and community leaders across Virginia.
• Biennial Resilience Conference A statewide in-person event held every two years for leaders, practitioners, community partners, sponsors, and exhibitors to exchange resilience knowledge and coordinate action across Virginia.
• Spotlight On Webinars A focused webinar series for resilience practitioners, decision-makers, and community leaders that provides expert analysis and practical guidance on specific resilience topics.
• Resilient Virginia Partnership Network An annual membership program for individuals, nonprofits, academic institutions, government agencies, businesses, and affiliates that provides year-round access to partnership dashboards, publications, network resources, and partner pricing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100+ participants engaged across 11 Planning District Commissions in RVCA roadmap workshops
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• American Sustainable Business Network (ASBN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResilient Virginia is the official Virginia State Affiliate of ASBN. This affiliation gives Virginians access to national-level resources, knowledge, and opportunities, elevates Virginia's voice in national conversations, and brings powerful tools to local communities. Partners receive ASBN State Affiliate Partner Benefits including stronger national policy voice, access to national resources, expanded cross-sector connections, and greater organizational strength.
• Virginia Tech (Continuing and Professional Education)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirginia Tech CPE is the delivery partner for the Resilience Foundations Certificate Program, issuing the Certificate of Achievement upon completion. The partnership also extends to the CRRV (Cultivating Rural Vitality in Virginia's Food Systems) initiative and the CARE (Community Agricultural Resilience through Extension) multi-state collaborative.
• Virginia Commonwealth University Research Institute for Social Equity (VCU RISE)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerResilient Virginia partnered with VCU RISE on the Environmental Justice Data Project, funded by the Windward Foundation. The project developed equity-centered StoryMaps for Charles City County, Emporia, and Richmond, identifying how climate change and infrastructure disparities affect historically marginalized communities.
• JMU CASE (Center for American Places/Small Towns)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJames Madison University CASE collaborated on the Virginia Energy Resilience project (U.S. DOE-funded) and served as a conference sponsor. Currently co-leading the RVCA Regional Resilience Roadmap engagement activities, including hosting priority-setting workshops at JMU and providing photography and documentation support.
• Virginia EnergycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirginia Energy partnered with Resilient Virginia on the U.S. DOE-funded Virginia Energy Resilience project to help communities measure energy resilience and identify long-term solutions to reduce vulnerabilities.
• Solar Workgroup of Southwest VirginiaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on the Virginia Energy Resilience project to develop community-specific energy resilience hubs using solar and battery storage for backup power across 10 Virginia communities.
• Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClean Energy States Alliance partnered on the Virginia Energy Resilience project, contributing expertise in clean energy resilience and state-level collaboration.
• Virginia Clean CitiescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirginia Clean Cities co-leads the RVCA Clean Transportation Working Group, with Tarah Taylor Kesterson serving as co-lead. The organization is featured at the Biennial Resilience Conference and contributes to the Drive Clean Rural USA Playbook initiative.
• Virginia Tech Center for Food Systems and Community TransformationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirginia Tech's Center for Food Systems and Community Transformation is the home of the CRRV (Cultivating Rural Vitality in Virginia's Food Systems) collaborative seed initiative and is led by Dr. Katie Trozzo, who serves as Assistant Director of Outreach and Engagement.
• Roanoke Foodshed NetworkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFeatured in a Spotlight On webinar exploring how arts and cultural practices strengthen food systems resilience. Represents a regional collaborative advancing resilient, equitable, and accessible food systems in the Roanoke region.
• The Center for Climate Strategies (CCS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTom Peterson, President and CEO of the Center for Climate Strategies, served as a speaker at the 2026 Resiliency Academy and provided expertise on hazard identification and solution development. CCS has led over 100 major policy development initiatives across the U.S.
• Sobis IncminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSobis Inc partnered with Resilient Virginia to develop the 2022 Albemarle County Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessment, funded by Piedmont Environmental Council.
• Green Water-Infrastructure AcademyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDr. Tamim Younos, Founder and President of the Green Water-Infrastructure Academy, was featured in a Spotlight On webinar on Climate Resilient Water Management Strategies, exploring sustainable water management approaches.
• Virginia Tech Cooperative ExtensioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerVirginia Tech Cooperative Extension leads the CARE (Community Agricultural Resilience through Extension) multi-state collaborative with the University of Delaware and University of Maryland Eastern Shore, working to strengthen resilience in rural agricultural communities across the Mid-Atlantic.
• WSPcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWSP co-leads the RVCA Clean Transportation Working Group through Tracy Garland, a sustainability professional with over 25 years of experience. WSP focuses on advancing electric vehicle fleet deployment and infrastructure through innovative partnerships and funding strategies.
• 11 Planning District Commissions (Central & Southwest Virginia)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngaged through the RVCA Regional Resilience Roadmap initiative, these 11 Planning District Commissions participated in priority-setting workshops and contributed to the development of the first Regional Resilience Roadmap for Central and Southwest Virginia.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Virginia Sustainable Building Network (VSBN): Virginia-focused nonprofit advancing green building and sustainable development. Founded and led for 18 years by Annette Osso (Resilient Virginia's founder), VSBN is the closest direct peer in mission, geography, and leadership lineage.
• Center for Climate Strategies (CCS): National nonprofit delivering climate and resilience policy assistance to U.S. states and communities. CCS is a direct content partner — its President Tom Peterson is a featured speaker in Resilient Virginia's Resiliency Academy — with overlapping climate-policy and state-implementation missions.
• Virginia Clean Cities: Virginia-based nonprofit coalition advancing clean transportation and alternative fuels. Direct working-group partner within Resilient Virginia's RVCA and a comparable statewide coalition-style nonprofit serving Virginia communities.

Regional players

• Piedmont Environmental Council: Virginia-based regional environmental nonprofit focused on land conservation, rural resilience, and community sustainability. PEC is both a peer and a current funder (Albemarle County Climate Vulnerability Assessment), operating in overlapping geographic and mission territory.
• Chesapeake Bay Foundation: Largest independent conservation organization dedicated solely to restoring the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, with major operations in Virginia. Competitively comparable as a large environmental/resilience nonprofit serving Virginia communities and government partners.
• Greenbelt Alliance: Bay Area nonprofit advancing climate resilience, land conservation, and sustainable growth. Comparable as a regionally-focused resilience and sustainability nonprofit but operating in California rather than Virginia.

Broad incumbents

• The Nature Conservancy (Virginia Chapter): Global environmental nonprofit with a large Virginia presence, working on ecosystem services, climate resilience, and land conservation. Comparable as an established Virginia-focused resilience and conservation actor with deeper resources but broader geographic remit.
• ICLEI USA: Network of local and regional governments committed to sustainability and climate resilience. ICLEI is a comparable convening body for municipal resilience practitioners, though operating at broader national scale than Resilient Virginia.
• Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN): Peer-learning network of municipal sustainability and resilience directors from major U.S. cities. Comparable as a practitioner network driving resilience capacity-building at the local government level.

Emerging players

• Institute for Sustainable Communities: National nonprofit building climate resilience and sustainable communities in the U.S. and globally. Comparable as a peer resilience nonprofit focused on community-level capacity building, training, and cross-sector convening.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles6 records

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