I don’t know about you, but if I hear the word “economy” one more time, I may scream. As is true of many Millennials, I have no mortgage or investments of which to speak, and the details of the current crisis make my head spin and my stomach hurt. But whether I understand it or not, the reality is, in the long run, this crisis may affect me (as a young person) more than most. So I asked Millennial Michael Davidson to guest blog and talk about what this issue means for our generation, and how we can all be a part of fixing it to ensure economic stability for all our futures. 

Michael P. Davidson  is CEO of Gen Next, an organization that shapes and drives public and action toward overcoming challenges and solving problems for the next generation in the areas of economic growth, education, and international security. Michael was also an expert panelist for the Youth Entitlement Summit, a coalition of young leaders who develop findings and principles on how to eliminate the projected shortfalls in Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid in ways that are fair to all generations. Read more »

For the past week or so, my colleagues and I have been feverishly working to unveil a new online civic engagement campaign, "Change Begins With Me." One lucky person (and their guest) will have an opportunity to participate in the 44th Presidential Inauguration and MLK Day of Service related festivities in Washington, DC.  The concept is simple, no idea is too big or too small - just tell us how you commit to "change" your community, neighborhood, or nation...and you'll have a chance to win the trip.

But, last night as the site went live and we all went home to take a deep breath - something funny happened. We started exchanging emails and asking each other - "what would you commit to change?" And it became obvious that if we had an opportunity to participate and post our commitment for the world to see - it would be difficult to narrow down what it was that we wanted to change, especially in the 250 character limited space.  Read more »

One of the hottest gifts out there right now is the Flip video camera.  And, not only are we giving you a chance to join the "Flip rage" and win one through our Social Citizens Makeover, but Flip Video wants to help you start documenting the great work of your nonprofits, and they are looking for partners now.

In fact, they're committed to getting one million Flip camcorders in the hands of nonprofit organizations by 2012. You can learn more about the program by checking out their YouTube page or apply here.