Our Vision
We envision a dynamic and innovative federal government that effectively serves the American people.

Our Mission
The Partnership for Public Service works to revitalize our federal government by inspiring a new generation to serve and by transforming the way government works.

Our Guiding Principles
We believe that good government starts with good people.

We live by our name of Partnership – working with others whenever possible.

We exist not to do the job of government, but to help government do its job better.

We work to improve OUR government, not THE government, focusing on goals that transcend ideology and politics.

PARTNERSHIP ANNUAL REPORT
FY 2008

The economic crisis, like no other story, validates the importance of the Partnership's mission to improve government performance and reminds us that, in times of national crisis, we turn to our federal government for solutions.

And, while the economy is highlighting the need for effective government, the 2008 election and subsequent transition are shining a spotlight on another core tenet of our mission: the need to attract a new generation into public service.

This annual report illustrates why our mission has never been more relevant and how our organization has never been better positioned to drive real change in government. It outlines everything we are doing to take advantage of these opportunities and to capture the energy surrounding government today.

Partnership for Public Service
Annual Report FY 2008

“THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST”

The Partnership for Public Service and its founders, Samuel J. Heyman and Ronnie Heyman, are profiled in the premier philanthropy publication The Chronicle of Philanthropy.

Partnership for Public Service
Financial Disclosure Forms

Our Strategy for Change

Building, energizing and maintaining a high-quality workforce is the key to success for any organization — and the federal government is no different. To revitalize public service and improve government performance, the Partnership pursues three strategic goals.

Building Communities of Support

The challenge of revitalizing government service is so large in scope that the Partnership cannot do it alone. Through outreach campaigns and legislative advocacy, we work to increase public support for government and mobilize stakeholders who can drive change.

Securing the Right Talent

To meet the country's most pressing challenges, our government will need the right talent with the right skills in the right jobs. To aid in this effort, the Partnership conducts outreach to inspire and educate young people and other key pools of talent needed by government. We also work directly with federal agencies to increase their capacity to recruit and retain the nation's top talent.

Fueling Innovation

Improving government performance will require changing the culture at many agencies from an environment guided by the status quo to one that constantly strives to innovate. The Partnership drives change in government by providing hands-on assistance to federal agencies from both in-house experts and private sector partners to create models of reform, conducting research to measure government performance in ways that promote transparency and accountability, and growing and training a new class of change agents within our government.

The Partnership for Public Service is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works to revitalize our federal government by inspiring a new generation to serve and by transforming the way government works.