MEDIA REGISTRATION FOR SEPT. 11-12 SUMMIT
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Who is organizing ServiceNation?
Does ServiceNation support mandatory national service?
Who is part of the ServiceNation coalition?
Who is sponsoring ServiceNation?
ServiceNation Coalition Information and Contacts
What is ServiceNation?
ServiceNation is a national campaign to increase service opportunities, solve chronic social problems through service, and promote a culture of service in America. ServiceNation is a vision of a new America, an America where citizens unite to take responsibility for strengthening communities and building a better future, and where service is a core ideal of citizenship. The ultimate vision of ServiceNation is an America in which, by 2020, 100 million citizens will volunteer time in schools, workplaces, and faith-based and community institutions each and every year (up from 61 million today), and that increasing numbers of Americans annually will commit a year of their lives to national service.
Does ServiceNation support mandatory national service?
No. We support the idea of voluntary community and national service. We are working to both inspire more Americans to volunteer their time and to encourage our leaders to create service opportunities for every American who wants to serve their community and country. We do not support mandatory national service requirements.
Who is organizing ServiceNation?
The ServiceNation campaign was pulled together by four organizations:
- Be the Change, Inc.
- contact Tim Zimmermann , (703)850-0735
- City Year
- contact Alison Franklin
- Civic Enterprises, LLC
- contact Mary McNaught, (202)467-8908
- Points of Light Institute
-contact Pat Chandler
Who is part of the ServiceNation coalition?
ServiceNation has brought together a coalition of more than 100 organizations that collectively reach some 100 million Americans. These organizations include AARP, the NAACP, the Boys & Girls Club of America, the United Way of America, Habitat for Humanity International, and the Special Olympics, among many others. A full list of the ServiceNation coalition, with contact information, can be found below.
Who is sponsoring the ServiceNation Summit?
The September 11-12, 2008 ServiceNation Summit, in NYC, is underwritten by a grant from Carnegie Corporation of New York, and presented by AARP, Target and TIME.
Additional ServiceNation sponsors:
- Co-sponsors:
Peter G. Peterson Foundation (contact Elizabeth Wilner, ewilner@pgpf.org)
The Home Depot Foundation (contact Caroline Counihan, 770-384-2944)
- Participating Sponsors:
Bank of America (contact Nicole Nastacie, 980-388-7252)
Case Foundation (contact Rich D'Amato, RichD@CaseFoundation.org, 202-467-2080)
Charina Endowment Fund
James J. Jensen
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund
- Media Sponsor: The NonProfit Times
What is the timeline?
- September 11-12: ServiceNation summit in New York City, where leaders from every sector of American society will gather to endorse a broad set of policy of goals and a citizens' Declaration on Service (see summit facts below). To open the summit, the presidential candidates have been invited to participate in a forum on citizenship and service moderated by TIME Magazine's Richard Stengel.
- September 27: Day of Action, when communities across the country will participate in events emphasizing the importance of service and its impacts
- September 28-January 20, 2009 (Inauguration Day): National drive to gather signatures and support for Declaration of Service
- Inauguration Day- September 11, 2009: Advocacy campaign for national service legislation
- September 11, 2009: Target date for legislation signing
Summit Facts
ServiceNation's summit is September 11-12, and will take place in the New York City Hilton (1335 Avenue of the Americas).
The summit will bring together about 500 leading Americans who will spark the conversation on national service and help build enthusiasm and momentum for the ServiceNation campaign. As of July 15, there are over 60 members of the Leadership Council, including , Glenn Close, Sam Nunn, Martin Luther King III, and Kal Penn. You can view the most up-to-date leadership council list here.
The summit will be co-chaired by Caroline Kennedy, Alma Powell, Chair of America’s Promise Alliance, Richard Stengel, Managing Editor of TIME magazine, Vartan Gregorian, President of Carnegie Corporation of New York, and Bill Novelli, CEO of AARP. Mayor Michael Bloomberg will make the opening remarks. California Governor Arnol Schwarzenegger and Senator Hilary Clinton will give the closing remarks.
The night of September 11, after a Day of Service, presidential candidates Senator John McCain and Barack Obama will speak individually at the Presidential Forum on Service.
Up-to-date summit information can be found here .
