Dec
10
Next week I turn 30 and I’m having a pre mid-life crisis. As much as I enjoyed working for Aspiration (the technology) nonprofit that taught me about blogs, wikis and social media, I feel this new technology is connecting me more with millennial’s and distancing me from many of my older colleagues that aren’t as technology savvy.
I am constantly using new forms of technology and information. I just got a new MacBook and set up my firefox browser with awesome add ons that allow me to see my delicious bookmarks, twitter updates, facebook account, and my new favorite thing is tag and cite research through zotero without having to go to those individual sites. Read More
From the blog of Heather Carpenter.
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Nov
19
I’m Teachers Assistant for an undergraduate nonprofit class this semester and a few weeks ago a panel of volunteer managers from Dovia spoke to our class. The panel provided great statistics about millennials.
- Millennials will have 10-14 jobs by the time they are 38.
- 1 in 4 millennials have been in a job less than 1 year.
- Millennials are 1/3 of the US population.
- They spend 170 billion a year.
- They appreciate family values and volunteer.
- 28% author a blog.
- 30.4% volunteer.
The panel also provided volunteering statistics and helpful tips about recruiting, managing, and retaining volunteers. Read More
Nov
18
Today through Tuesday I will be at the Independent Sector Conference in Philly and blogging about the Next Gen track. The conference track began with a great convening of all of the Next Gen leaders for a welcome lunch. The event was moderated by Brian Gallagher, the CEO of the United Way of America.
Tamara Draut author of Strapped: Why Twenty and Thirty-somethings Can’t Get Ahead was the first speaker. She very honestly opened the session with her confession that as a Gen Xer she is envious of millenials (aren’t we all) because they are leading the next movement of social change. Read More
