What most distinguishes Millennials from other generations is the type of community activities in which they are involved.
“Requiring nearly contemporaneous disclosure, including a synopsis of the issues discussed, of all significant, substantive contacts lobbyists have with members of Congress, their staff or executive branch employees would also improve public discourse.”
There’s relatively little mention of one of the most important “outcomes” that nonprofits can and do generate: encouraging and enhancing democracy, public voice, and political participation.
Job displacement is affecting long-term steady employment, hindering workers’ ability to sustain a successful career characterized by upward mobility.
A special Independence Day column from former Congressman Lee Hamilton, “July 4th Is Your Call to Duty.”
Using social media to listen and learn doesn’t become important as part of one campaign or effort; it is a way of being in this new world.
Josh Fryday is a Lieutenant and Judge Advocate General (JAG) in the United States Navy, currently stationed in Japan.
Scott Beale is the founder of Atlas Service Corps and an experienced social entrepreneur who has started three citizen sector organizations and helped thousands of people in his generation become agents for social change.
The recession may actually be prompting nonprofit organizations to boost their involvement in advocacy and civic engagement.
Inspiring Americans to serve each other and their communities, and investing in the infrastructure needed to accommodate new volunteers, will mobilize the nonprofit sector to play a key role in helping build a stronger future.