millennials

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Social Citizens is moving!
by Jean Case
Five years ago, we at the Case Foundation made a bet on Millennials. We believed that this generation would, through their collective actions, represent an epic shift in the way youth engage with others; consume goods; spend their time and money;...
by Mashable
A study comparing Millennials with non-Millennials sheds light on some of the key behaviors and attitudes of the generation. The Boston Consulting Group recently surveyed 4,000 Millennials aged 16 to 34, as well as 1,000 non-Millennials aged 35 to...
by The Washington Post
The Occupy Wall Street movement is largely fueled by a relatively small set of young people who view the protests as a fight for their future. The vast majority, however, are getting up and going to work every day — or wishing they could. These...
by YPulse
There was a time when young people didn’t use coupons. They were far less likely than their older peers to read a Sunday newspaper and see coupon inserts, and they didn’t care much about clipping coupons to stretch their money further. That is,...
by Sokunthea Sa Chhabra
Last week's guest post by John Bridgeland addressed a very important segment of our unemployed population - millennials. As referenced in his post, four million young adults between the ages of 16 and 24 are unemployed! Kari Saratovsky and Kristin...
by Kristin Ivie
Excerpts from this week's conversations on Social Citizens, which explores the potential impact of individuals who are combining their use of digital tools and people power to make change in their communities and around the globe. How can we help...
by Kristin Ivie
Excerpts from this week's conversations on Social Citizens, which explores the potential impact of individuals who are combining their use of digital tools and people power to make change in their communities and around the globe. Exploring the...

Infographic

by The Millennial Impact
As part of the 2012 Millennial Impact Report, this infographic details the key findings in this year's study on how Millennials prefer to connect, get involved and give to nonprofits. This year, Achieve and Johnson, Grossnickle and Associates (...

Spotlight Archive

by Gaby Pham
In Strapped: Why America's 20- and 30-Somethings Can't Get Ahead, author Tamara Draut doesn't hold back in revealing the growing debt burdens facing low- and middle-income households. We asked her about how these financial burdens are impacting this...
by Gaby Pham
David Smith is not your average 20-something, and he doesn't believe you have to be either. As the founder and executive director of Mobilize.org, Smith is dedicated to educating, empowering, and energizing those aged 16 to 30 to become more engaged...

Video

by drupal
Jared Duval's  "Next Generation Democracy: What the Open-Source Revolution Means for Power, Politics and Change" launches at Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC. Read more at http://www.socialcitizens.org/blog/how-can-millennials-form-next-...
by drupal
Derek Silvers narrates the video of that shirtless dancing guy (official name), using it as an example of how social movements start and describing the importance of the 'first follower' in igniting group action. Read more at http://www....

Web Resource

by Pew Research Center
Take this quiz over at Pew Research Center to find out if you're a true "Millennial" - and compare your answers to respondents from a nation-wide scientific survey.