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.
What We Do
- Raise awareness and improve public attitudes about government service
- Promote government service through outreach to college campuses and job seekers
- Provide hands-on assistance to federal agencies to improve their operations
- Advocate for needed legislation and regulatory reforms to strengthen the civil service
- Generate thought-provoking research on, and effective responses to, the workforce challenges facing the federal government
Partnership for Public Service Overview Brochure
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Partnership for Public Service Annual Report FY 2009
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“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.
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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.
- Public Service Recognition Week
- The Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals
- Private Sector Council
- Public Service Caucus
- Excellence in Government Senior Fellows
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.
- Center for Government Leadership
- Strategic Advisors to Government Executives (SAGE)
- Federal Human Capital Collaborative
- Best Places to Work in the Federal 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.
