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E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y in how government engages community partners to address human need and how public and private interests combine for the common good. The chapters of this report each present a distinct element of the quiet revolution advanced by the FBCI. While each chapter features a specific emphasis of the Initiative’s reform or innovation, they combine to illustrate interdependent parts of a transformation of government to embed solutions to need in local communities and achieve better results through expanded public-private partnerships. Chapter 1: Determined Attack on Need At the heart of the President’s FBCI is a shift from the large, distant, and impersonal transaction of Federal programs to the small, local and individualized care of effective faith-based and neighborhood organizations. Chapter 1 features a series of priority programs launched by President Bush, as well as agency-driven initiatives designed to test new public-private partnerships that address society’s most challenging problems, including homelessness, addiction, unemployment, school dropout rates, and lack of access to health care. This chapter offers windows into the FBCI at work in eleven Federal agencies. Chapter 2: Transforming Government The FBCI was not designed to be an “add-on” to existing Federal programs, but rather to fundamentally alter the way government addresses human need. This work required identifying and then removing barriers to partnership between government and grassroots nonprofits. Chapter 2 describes the barriers identified in the FBCI’s 2001 “Unlevel Playing Field Report” and the actions taken to address them. These changes were completed through policy reforms and the adoption of new regulations at each of the eleven Federal agencies operating the FBCI, positioning nonprofit organizations as a central player to address problems from prisoner reentry to HIV/AIDS in Africa. Finally, since all FBCI actions have been guided by established legal and Constitutional principles, this chapter also addresses the case law undergirding the FBCI and the Equal Treatment regulations adopted to set clear, legal guidelines for government partnership with faith-based and community organizations. Chapter 3: Strengthening Faith-Based and Community Organizations As the capabilities of nonprofits grow, their ability to solve community problems and meet needs expand. Promoting the growth of charitable organizations has been central to the FBCI, from increasing their access to Federal funds to in-depth training on specific operations issues such as outcomes tracking or board development. Chapter 3 explores these capacity-building efforts, including national and regional White House FBCI Conferences and training events hosted by FBCI Centers, as well as a series of technology-based trainings and other resources. To date, more than 100,000 of America’s social entrepreneurs have received in-person training through these efforts, and countless more through other mediums, ranging from webinars and teleconferences to on-site technical assistance. Chapter 4: Measurement Matters Each of the FBCI’s efforts point toward a single, overarching goal: enabling real results for people in need. Chapter 4 describes the objectives and accountability enforced across government to advance this goal, as well as the measurement mechanisms to evaluate its success. The chapter explains how the President’s Management Agenda sets standards for the FBCI and holds agencies accountable for their implementation. It also describes the annual FBCI grant data collection to evaluate progress toward a “level playing field” in competitive Federal grants. One form of this effort will be an FBCI National iv T H E Q U I E T R E V O L U T I O N
E X E C U T I V E S U M M A R Y Conference on Research, Outcomes & Evaluation, scheduled for June 2008, where an expansive range of studies, evaluations, and reports on the outcomes achieved through the FBCI will be presented. In addition, this chapter highlights a number of programs and policy issues of major focus for the FBCI along with portraits of their outcomes to date. Chapter 5: Taking Root in the Heartland While placing primary focus on the Federal Government, the FBCI has also worked aggressively to expand implementation of the FBCI vision at the State and local level. Today, 35 governors—19 Democrats and 16 Republicans—have offices or liaisons dedicated to strengthening faith-based and community organizations and extending their work within the community. More than 100 mayors have established similar offices or liaisons, as well. Chapter 5 describes how these chief executives from across the political spectrum have embraced the FBCI vision as a practical way to solve real-world problems. This activity is thriving even in States without a formal FBCI office. For example, California doesn’t yet have an official FBCI; yet, in 2006, its nonprofits won more than 1,550 competitive Federal grants totaling nearly $1.1 billion dollars to serve their neighbors in need including implementation of a number of the President’s signature FBCI initiatives (e.g., Prisoner Reentry). This chapter reveals how all States have implemented core elements of the FBCI, as well as the remarkable progress and diversity of State-led action. T H E Q U I E T R E V O L U T I O N v
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