Danielle Griffin, a visitor from Houston, Texas, interned at Generocity.org for the month of July. As a college student, we asked her to write about her perspective on how nonprofits can better work millennials as social impact leaders. Millennials are getting a lot of press lately. But what are they (or rather we) really thinking? […]

Mobilize.org‘s 13-week Moblizer Academy, which is designed to help millennials launch their own social good ventures, will wrap up with a Pitch Event on May 3 at Impact Hub. The event is modeled on a real-life pitch competition. The Mobilizer Academy consists of meetings with mentors, virtual training  and classroom sessions that teach the basics of social entrepreneurship, […]

Last year’s Ignition Philly participants share what they’ve learned. Ignition Philly, a weekend-long storytelling workshop put on by Ignite Good, is back for a second round in Philadelphia on May 2-May 4. Ignite Good held it’s first ever city-based event last November in Philadelphia. It should also be noted that Ignition Philly is also not to […]

No other city has seen quite the growth of young people as Philadelphia: the number of 20-to 34-year olds in this city has increased by 100,000 from 2006 through 2012. Unfortunately, many of them are wary about life in the city — the dirty streets, the crime, and the perennially troubled school system — and the […]

Mobilize.org Executive Director, Scott Stein (far right), with finalists at the reGenerate Philly Summit in September 2013.  Philadelphia’s millennial population has grown by 6.1 percent since 2006, according to a report by Pew Charitable Trusts. With this rise, a number of programs have emerged that cater to this cohort’s needs and potential. One of those […]