> Sec. 2. Mission and Functions of the Council. The Council shall support the nationwide "Call To Service" campaign authorized in the Serve America Act (Public Law 111 13) by:
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> (a) identifying the key attributes of effective community developed solutions to our national problems;
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> (b) identifying specific policy areas in which the Federal Government is investing significant resources that lend themselves to cross-sector collaboration and providing recommendations for such collaborations;
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> (c) highlighting examples of best practices, tools, and models that are making a demonstrable positive impact in communities and fostering increased cross-sector collaboration and civic participation;
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> (d) making recommendations to the President on how to engage individuals, State and local governments, institutions of higher education, non profit and philanthropic organizations, community groups, and businesses to support innovative community-developed solutions that have a significant impact in solving our Nation's most serious problems; and
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> (e) honoring and highlighting the work of leaders in service and social innovation who are making a significant impact in their communities.
Best practices! Leaders! Innovative solutions! It's all here - all the NGO/nonprofit speak. Anything to avoid spending public money.
Among the appointees to the council: Jon Bon Jovi.
> The Asbury Park Press reports the rocker said he has seen “firsthand the powerful impact when people from the public, private and nonprofit sectors work together.”
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> Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/jon_bon_jovi_named_to_white_house_7PuzgfSMqN4VNHdvEGZmwL#ixzz18Ckx0QJR
Doug