Service Nation, a group dedicated to slavery, announces partners
National service coalition partners with Facebook
August 14, 2008 4:52 PM
NEW YORK, NY – ServiceNation, a diverse new coalition of more than 100 organizations dedicated to expanding voluntary community and national service opportunities, announced Thursday that it has selected Facebook as its lead social media partner.
The partnership with Facebook will support ServiceNation’s effort to build a national, grassroots movement of Americans who volunteer, share service experiences and build community around the idea that citizen service can help transform our democracy. ServiceNation aims to elevate the ideal of voluntary service as a core element of citizenship, and the coalition is targeting specific social problems with proven service strategies (http://www.servicenation.org).
Facebook will support ServiceNation and the upcoming ServiceNation Summit with a number of key resources, including technical expertise and advertising. Facebook will help ServiceNation build its presence on Facebook, create awareness and community through the use of Facebook’s tools and engage Facebook users in a number of critical ServiceNation campaign initiatives.
“Facebook is already a place where people are acting on their interests and ideals, connecting with each other and sharing information that can lead to meaningful change,” said Elliot Schrage, vice president of Global Communications and Public Policy for Facebook. “Through this partnership with ServiceNation we can be part of an historic effort to inspire Americans to act together to get more directly involved in and connected to their real-life communities.”
City Year CEO Michael Brown expressed excitement at the colaboration. City Year is one of the four organizations, along with Be the Change Inc., Civic Enterprises and Points of Light Institute, that brought the coalition together.
“Facebook has itself made history by helping millions across the world to come together by connecting and communicating in an easy to use, state-of-the-art online environment,” Brown. “Using Facebook’s highly-regarded organizing tools, we hope to channel the idealism and energy of our citizens into real-world action that can promote the ideal of voluntary service.”
The ServiceNation campaign will kick-off with a Sept. 11 Presidential Candidates Forum on citizenship and service, featuring Sen. John McCain (Sen. Obama has also been invited) and moderated by TIME Magazine Managing Editor Richard Stengel. The second day of the ServiceNation Summit will include distinguished leaders from American business, government, and leading non-profit institutions including New York Gov. David Paterson; New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg; Caroline Kennedy; Alma Powell of America’s Promise Alliance; Vartan Gregorian of the Carnegie Corporation of New York; Bill Novelli, CEO of AARP; and Laysha Ward, president of Community Relations and Target Foundation.
The Summit is convened and underwritten by a grant from Carnegie Corporation, and presented by TIME, AARP and Target. The keynote address will be delivered by California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who earlier this year became the first governor to create a cabinet post dedicated to service and volunteering.
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