ServiceNation is a national campaign calling for the next President and Congress, leaders and citizens to create a new era of working together to solve our greatest and most persistent societal challenges. Obviously, this is a huge calling.
Will the ServiceNation movement be able to get the attention of those who can make it possible? The answer is an amazing yes!
This week, on September 11-12 in New York City, the ServiceNation Summit 2008 will be held. Presidential candidates, Senator John McCain and Senator Barak Obama, will participate in a Presidential Forum on Service. The remainder of the summit is packed with sessions focused on key topics related to national and community service. The participant list currently includes 700 of the top change leaders.
I am honored and excited to have received an invitation to attend this ServiceNation Summit and blog about my experience and thoughts.
I have a favor to ask of you. Please answer the following question:
What questions on the topic of service do you want answered by top leaders at the ServiceNation Summit?
If I have the opportunity to ask your questions, I will share the answers with you as well.
Go to http://www.bethechangeinc.org/servicenation to learn more about the ServiceNation movement and how you can get involved.
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Hi Roger,
I would like to have leaders consider adjusting our current tax code to encourage charitable service tax credits so citizens would be encouraged to be of more service on a personal involvement level, rather than taxing us only to let the government waste much of the money or putting it toward programs that individuals may or may not support (or not spending it in the service areas they’ve promised to benefit in the first place).
While you’ve got their ear, suggest we should just throw away our current tax code and come up with a much more fair and simple way to provide funds for the operation of the federal government on a reduced cost to its citizens.
🙂 Mark
Hi Mark,
Charitable service tax credits is an interesting concept and certainly could be a way of encouraging personal involvement.
If this was implemented, what would happen to the concept and benefits of being a “volunteer?” I would consider a tax break for service time similar to getting paid for that time. That is not really volunteering by my definition.
However, regardless of whether it is considered volunteering, it is important to get more of people’s time addressing our social issues. Your suggestion could be a part of the solution.
Thanks for the question!
I’d like to know how the candidates plan to help people make the switch from old job services to new job services – ie: manufacturing to technology services.
Of course, this is important especially in the rural areas where jobs and pay are declining as jobs fall away.
It seems rural America is ripe to take back many of the jobs that have been sourced to other countries.
David
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