Investment in Gen Y can help nonprofits grow
November 23, 2011 | BY Tamara Bell
The holiday season is a time filled with shopping, parties, and family traditions. But it’s also a time to think of others less fortunate. For both Gen Y and nonprofits, however, connecting to broaden participation in giving seems to be a challenge. How can these two forces come together to make a difference in people’s [...]
Volunteering gives Gen Y voice in community
May 25, 2011 | BY Tamara Bell
In today’s episode of Keeping Up with Gen Y, we meet the May Y Gen Cares volunteer, Courtney Graham, who will soon be joining Austin Pets Alive, a nonprofit volunteer organization dedicated to making Austin a no kill city for homeless pets. Courtney encourages Gen Y who, like herself, have put off community service because [...]
Gen Y driving nonprofits to innovate and thrive
May 4, 2011 | BY Tamara Bell
David J. Neff is co-author of The Future of Nonprofits: Innovate and Thrive in the Digital Age, which shows how innovation, internal entrepreneurship, fundraising and social media communications are going to radically reshape the landscape of nonprofits in the next five years. He joins Keeping Up with Gen Y to talk about how Gen Y [...]
Internet creating Gen Y volunteer opportunities
April 27, 2011 | BY Tamara Bell
In today’s episode of Keeping Up with Gen Y, we meet the April Y Gen Cares volunteer, Kara McManus, who volunteers as the communications coordinator for Lights.Camera.Help, an Austin, Texas-based nonprofit dedicated to encouraging other nonprofit and cause-driven organizations to use film and video to tell their stories. Kara discusses how the Internet has created [...]
Volunteering helps Gen Y live well-rounded lives
March 30, 2011 | BY Tamara Bell
In today’s episode of Keeping Up with Gen Y, we meet the March Y Gen Cares volunteer, Shelby Wardlaw. The 22-year-old is an Austin, Texas, native who volunteers with the Saint Louise House, a local nonprofit that provides affordable housing and essential services to mothers and children experiencing homelessness in Central Texas. Shelby explains how [...]
Gen Y volunteers fueled by real change
February 23, 2011 | BY Tamara Bell
During this past holiday season, Y Gen Out Loud and Offers.com presented a contest to recognize and celebrate Gen Y who give back to their communities, whether that’s locally, nationally, or globally. In today’s episode of Keeping Up with Gen Y, we talk with Stephanie Hood, the second winner of the Y Gen Cares at [...]
Tapping into the volunteer generation
January 25, 2011 | BY Tamara Bell
During this past holiday season, Y Gen Out Loud and Offers.com presented a contest to recognize and celebrate Gen Y who give back to their communities, whether that’s locally, nationally, or globally. In today’s episode of Keeping Up with Gen Y, we talk with Joni Watson, one of the winners of the “Y Gen Cares [...]
Gen Y leaving mark on communities
November 17, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
In today’s episode, Keeping Up with Gen Y talks to Rick Cohen, Director of Administration & Operations for the National Council of Nonprofits, about why Gen Y volunteers are especially needed in these difficult economic times.
Youth shaping the future of government
May 5, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
In today’s episode of Keeping Up with Gen Y, Texas State Rep. Mark Strama talks about the role of young people in the 2010 midterm elections, and how this generation has the talent and potential to change the world.
Engaging Generation Y in causes
April 28, 2010 | BY Tamara Bell
In partnership with WomensRadio Network, Y Gen Out Loud is hosting a new radio show called “Keeping Up with Gen Y,” which offers discussions, interviews, and commentary for the younger generation. Check out what our first guest, David J. Neff, creator of Lights.Camera.Help., has to say about engaging Gen Y in causes.
