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Jonathan Lewis: How-To Make Your Mentor Matter

2013-05-25T19:26:05Z

Students are graduating. Hard-won college diplomas are being handed out with hearty handshakes and heartfelt wishes for successful careers.

Graduati...

Read more: Social Change Careers, Economic Justice, Mentors, Video, Social Justice, Poverty, Social Change, Economic Opportunity, Social Entrepreneurship, Mentoring, Economic Development, Employment, Cafe Impact, Jobs, Students, Millennial Impact, College News

Patrick Dowd: Millennials Are the New Pioneers

2013-05-21T17:15:47Z

Millennials -- in addition to being self-centered and technologically savvy -- are leading with purpose, getting in shape, caring for others, exploring new frontiers, and building the foundations for a better tomorrow.

Read more: Creativity, Education, Social Innovation, Adventure Travel, Social Entrepreneurship, Millennials, Trains, Travel, Innovation, Millennial Generation, Entrepreneurship, Millennial-Impact, Impact News

Matt Murrie: What If Ideas Weren't a 'Dime a Dozen'?

2013-05-13T14:07:27Z

What if we stopped believing it's only those who work the hardest who bring their ideas to life -- and start admitting it's typically those with the fewest barriers to cross who end up executing the most?

Read more: What If...?, Jobs, Education, Entrepreneurs, Higher Education, Entrepreneurship, Social Entrepreneurship, Ideas, Invention, Impact X, Millennial Impact, Impact News

Maurya Couvares: International Marathoner Wants Kids to Learn to Code

2013-05-07T09:14:20Z

Christine Gary had hopes of setting a world record as the youngest person to run a marathon on each continent. But when she found out that someone else beat her by just a few weeks, she settled on a new challenge.

Read more: Computer Science Education, Learn to Code, Charity, Running, Impact News, Marathon, Technology, Great Wall of China, Digital Divide, Millennial-Impact, Opportunity-Working, Women in Tech, Impact Sports, Impact News

Joseph Peterson: From Aurora to Sandy Hook, and the Character of America's Lawmakers

2013-04-29T12:27:13Z

It seems the article I started to write and never could finish turned out to be troubling foreshadow for Sandy Hook and the ultimate victory of the gun lobby in Wednesday's Senate bill.

Read more: Gun Violence, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Second Amendment, Gun Laws, Congress, Gun Control, Aurora Shooting, Barack Obama, Guns, Millennial-Impact, Politics News

Tara Dominic: What the Tsarnaev Brothers Can Teach Millennials: We Must Step Up for Peace and Unity

2013-04-26T15:36:42Z

We must fight to preserve our proud history as a country that welcomes immigration and condemns religious persecution. We must work together to fight terrorism and prevent violence, as well as to protect innocent targets from hate crimes. Above all, we must learn how to invest in one another.

Read more: Russia, Boston Marathon Attack, Tsarnaev Brothers, Boston Marathon Explosion, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, War on Terror, Foreign Affairs, Terrorism, Chechnya, Boston Marathon Bombing, Millennial Generation, Millennial-Impact, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Impact News

Joshua McLaurin: My New Friend Likes Glenn Beck

2013-04-22T13:57:57Z

Whatever your personal reaction to the song "Accidental Racist" may be, the immediate controversy that followed is a reminder that voices appearing to call for unity are subject to intense scrutiny. And that's a good thing.

Read more: Glenn Beck, Millennial-Impact, Unity, Accidental Racist, Political Discourse, Impact News

College Students Run To Help After Boston Marathon Explosions

2013-04-17T16:53:49Z

Monday was the first time Boston College sophomore Corey Leonardi ever participated in a marathon. In previous years, Leonardi, who grew up about 50 m...

Read more: The Last 5 Run, College Students Boston Marathon, Boston Marathon Explosion, Boston Marathon Charity Runs, Corey Leonardi, The Remembrance Scholars, Boston Marathon, Boston Marathon Bombing, Students Boston Marathon, Help Boston Marathon, Boston University, Boston College, Impactx, Boston College the Last 5, Millennial-Impact, Impact News

Brittany Aubin: Of Caring and Triceratops, Commitment and Extinction

2013-04-12T17:41:10Z

The sun is shining at South by Southwest as I press an inked stamp of a tyrannosaurus rex onto a woman's forearm. I hand her a flyer and explain we believe in a world where extreme poverty, like dinosaurs, can be extinct.

Read more: Extreme Poverty, Polio, Poverty Line, Poverty, Millennial Impact, Impact News

Courtney Spence: Creativity Is the Currency, Nay, Philanthropy of Our Generation

2013-04-10T16:40:05Z

When millennials -- rich with creative talent -- exercise their skills to further a cause they care about, they are not only contributing social impact, but they are developing their own skills and portfolios. It's not selfish. It's philanthropy 2.0.

Read more: Creativity, Millennials Creativity, Millennial Generation, Inspiration, Millennials Charity, Millennial-Impact, Impact News

Tinia Pina: The New Sexy: System Impact

2013-04-07T16:59:22Z

One would think that a technology used to rapidly accelerate composting would be an ultimate competitor to the traditional composter.Simply, it is just 'sexier' than the time-tested practice of windrow composting.

Read more: Environment, Ecosystems, Social Enterprise, Systems Thinking, Social Entrepreneurship, Impact, Millennial-Impact, Impact News

Amy Berkhoudt: Meet The Young People Who Really Believe In Detroit

2013-04-06T12:53:53Z

This post is part of our Millennial Impact spring series "Getting Fresh." These blogs highlight our young, innovative contributors who have new ideas ...

Read more: Detroit Food and Entrepreneurship Academy, Food Justice, Education, Detroit Youth Food Brigade, Social Entrepreneurship, Noam Kimelman, Detroit Food Academy, Detroit Impact, Amy Berkhoudt, Detroit, Detroit Opportunity, Detroit Youth, Experiential Education, Jen Rusciano, Millennial-Impact, Impact News

Manjula Dissanayake: What It Means To Be A Diaspora Philanthropist

2013-04-05T14:47:10Z

For sending remittances equivalent to 8 percent of the country's GDP, the Sri Lankan diaspora merit more than just a pat on the back. They deserve some serious attention from a wide spectrum of stakeholders, from the international community to local policy makers.

Read more: Education Children Sri Lanka, Diaspora Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka Refugees, Sri Lanka Diaspora, Millennial-Impact, Diaspora, Sri Lanka, Impact News

Maurya Couvares: Learn to Code Movement: For All Students

2013-04-03T14:34:56Z

If we want our students to think about careers in software development, we need to provide them with access, information and mentors.

Read more: Impactx, Learn to Code, Women in Tech, Low-Income Communities, Millennial-Impact, Digital Divide, Coding, Impact News

Jim Payne: How Millennials Are Playing The (Job) Field

2013-04-02T14:17:19Z

This post is part of our Millennial Impact spring series "Getting Fresh." These blogs highlight our young, innovative contributors who have new ideas ...

Read more: Green Skills Jobs, Impactx, Green Construction, Green Jobs, Millennial-Impact, Green Jobs Millennials, Impact News

Pierre R. Berastaín: Harvard's Injustice Toward its Workers

2013-04-01T15:25:49Z

The Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers (HUCTW), a 4,600 member union comprised of non-faculty staff across Harvard University's campus, has been operating without a contract. For a university that insists on its dedication to social justice, something is missing.

Read more: Union Workers, Harvard Progressive Caucus, Harvard Student Labor Action Movement, Harvard Kennedy School, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard University, Fair Pay, Unfair Working Conditions, The Harvard Union of Clerical and Technical Workers, Harvard Interfaith Caucus for Worker Justice, Labor Unions, Workers Rights, Millennial-Impact, Impact News

Rey Faustino: Introducing The Yelp For Nonprofits

2013-04-01T09:33:28Z

This post is part of our Millennial Impact spring series "Getting Fresh." These blogs highlight our young, innovative contributors who have new ideas ...

Read more: Social Sector 2.0, Yelp for Nonprofits, Impactx, Millennial Service, One Degree, Millennial Impact, Impact News

Student Wants To Open Cafe That Serves Discarded Food For Free

2013-03-28T20:17:39Z

Turkey meatballs, organic Greek yogurt, fair trade coffee. It sounds like the makings of a persnickety shopper’s grocery list. But it’s just one b...

Read more: Gleaning, Video, Dumpster Diving, Maximus Thaler, Gleaners Kitchen Kickstarter, Gleaners Kitchen, Food Waste, Millennial-Impact, Impact News

New Social Change TV/Internet Channel Targets Idealistic Millennials

2013-03-28T09:31:12Z

March 27 (Reuters) - A new cable channel from Participant Media, backer of movies such as "Lincoln" and "The Help," plans to offer an Internet subsc...

Read more: Video, Watch Lincoln Online, Participant Channel, Reuters, Lincoln Live Streaming, Participant Media, Social Change Channel, Social Change Movie, Millennial-Impact, Participant Live Streaming, Impact News

Adam Smiley Poswolsky: Social Entrepreneurs Collaborate On Building Detroit's Future

2013-03-25T16:24:03Z

Listing the dismal array of social problems facing the city of Detroit is easier than bobbing your head up and down to an Eminem song.

Read more: Social Innovation, Detroit Around Town, Social Entrepreneurship, Michigan Corps, Colors-Detroit, Avalon International Breads, Urban Revitalization, Detroit, Startingbloc, Detroit Collaborative Design Center, Challenge Detroit, The Green Garage, Sustainable Design, Millennial-Impact, Impact News

Derrick Feldmann: Building a New Nonprofit Workforce With Millennial Leaders

2013-03-25T14:28:03Z

Millennials don't necessarily want to tear down and get rid of the system; instead, they want to build it, reimagine it, and yes, some even want to run it.

Read more: Nonprofits, Generation Y, Millennials, Opportunity-Nonprofit, Opportunity-Working, Millennial-Impact, Impact News

Jonathan Lewis: Get YOUR Social Justice Career Started Today

2013-03-12T11:57:54Z

Falsely, neophyte social entrepreneurs often suppose that innovative social change starts with a great idea -- a brilliant insight. Maybe.

Read more: Video, Social Justice, Poverty, Social Change, Economic Opportunity, Ionpoverty, Social Entrepreneurship, Employment, Jobs, Millennial-Impact, Opportunity-Working, Impact News

Allison Jones: 5 Ways to Find a Career That Makes a Difference

2013-03-11T15:33:27Z

A social-impact career requires more than good ideas and good feelings. Here are a few tips to keep in mind if you're ready to create a career that gives back.

Read more: Nonprofits, Nonprofit Work, Starting-a-Job, Finding a Job, Making a Difference, Giving Back, Millennial-Impact, Millennial Impact, Impact News

Sarah Davidson: Bring it Back Now Ya'll: Turning to Our Traditional Past, Seeking Sustainable Solutions for the Future

2013-03-01T16:55:14Z

It's a strange world we live in today. We are more dependent on our advanced technologies than ever before, yet we remain deeply nostalgic for a past ...

Read more: Triumph Cruise Ship, Sustainable Living, S.S. Columbia, Local Food, Climate Change, Green, Sustainability, Millennial Generation, Green Living, Hipsters, Denver, New York City, Ecofriendly, Millennial-Impact, New Amsterdam Market, Green News

Jay Lee: 5 Lessons Between Tech and Social Entrepreneurship

2013-02-27T12:42:39Z

It was like cracking open a can of crazy -- the good kind. For you social entrepreneurs out there, here's what the team at Smallknot thinks we've figured out so far.

Read more: Civic Accelerator, Social Entrepreneurship, Millennial-Impact, Impact News