Partnership for Public Service
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| Abbreviation | Partnership |
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| Formation | 2001 |
| Type | Good Government Nonprofit |
| Headquarters | 1100 New York Avenue NW |
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CEO and President
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Max Stier |
| 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. |
| Website | ourpublicservice.org |
The Partnership for Public Service is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization based in Washington, D.C. whose mission is to inspire a new generation of civil servants and transform the way government works.
Two of the Partnership’s most visible programs are the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals, which honor outstanding federal employees for exceptional civil service, and the Best Places to Work in the Federal Government Rankings, an annual survey that ranks federal agencies based on employee satisfaction. The Partnership is led by President and CEO Max Stier.
The Partnership was founded by New York businessman Samuel J. Heyman in 2001 on the premise that: “Building, energizing and maintaining a high-quality workforce is the key to success for any organization—and the federal government is no different”. Heyman founded the group in 2001 with a gift of $25-million. In 2006, he committed an additional $20-million over the next five years.
Heyman began his career at the Justice Department under Robert F. Kennedy after graduating from Harvard Law in 1963. Many years after his move into the private sector, Heyman created the Partnership in an effort to reestablish public service as a desirable career and to attract talent into the federal workforce.
In 2005, the Partnership merged with the Private Sector Council—an organization founded by David Packard in 1983, which engages the expertise of the private sector to improve the business of government by connecting experts from America’s top corporations with federal leaders.
In February 2009, the Partnership absorbed the majority of the Council for Excellence in Government, another D.C. based good-government group who had ceased operations after 25 years due to the poor economy. The Partnership took over the Excellence in Government Fellows, Strategic Advisors to Government Executives and Public Service Recognition Week programs from the Council.
Call to Serve is a joint initiative of the Partnership for Public Service and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM). It is a national network of more than 700 colleges and universities and 75 federal agencies committed to educating young people about federal job and internship opportunities. Call to Serve works to eliminate barriers to federal service through various training programs, speaker presentations, federal internships and fellowship programs and other resources.
Call to Serve activities include:
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