generations

What's in a Generation's Name?

Generations are most often and aptly shaped by the events, the leaders, and even the trends of their time – but what’s in a name?  According to a recent study by Harris Interactive, 4,000 Americans aged 21 to 83 were asked what they thought of different generations.

It’s kind of interesting that Gen Y (or Millennials), Gen X, and even the Silent Generation had something to say – they all are yearning for a new brand that better represents them. In fact, Baby Boomers are the only generation that overwhelmingly agree with the label they’ve been given. Read more »

The Who's Who of Gen Y Bloggers

In true Beth Kanter style, she has gone above and beyond to provide us with a terrifically robust roundup of the “who’s who” of Gen Y and twenty-something bloggers. I’m excited to say we’ve featured many of these great voices here on Social Citizens, but some are brand new to me — and have quickly made their way as new additions to my RSS feed.

We appreciate the nod to Social Citizens and are glad to be recognized as one among the growing voice of Millennial bloggers. As we see more and more people talking about and writing about Gen Y (admittedly sometimes ad nauseam), this list renews my hope and confidence in our generation to share their own thoughts and ideas about how we’re changing the social change sector.

Here are a few blogs that have recently found themselves in my rotation … what’s in yours?

Gen Y Give: As a millennial, Miriam Kagan believes in the power of young people to “give” and talks about the motivations and trends related to her generation and philanthropy.

Mobilizing Youth: Ben Rigby of MobileVoter incidentally also wrote the book Mobilizing Generation 2.0: A Practical Guide to Using Technology to Recruit, Organize and Engage Youth, a book with lots of answers for those of you who are just looking to break into this.

The Brazen Careerist: This site based on Penelope Trunk’s blog always seems to have some timely and relevant blogs, probably because of its self-proclaimed network of “vibrant, curious and ambitious career-minded bloggers.”

Amy Sample Ward: She provides some enlightening thoughts on the intersection between the social change sector and technology.

Live blogging at Council on Foundations!

You heard it here first — the Philanthropy 2.0 party at the Council on Foundations will be the talk of the town come May 6! Kari, Eric, myself, and the rest of the Case gang are helping to host the first-ever “Philanthropy 2.0 and Next Generation Leaders Party” from the Summit. So far, it’s a smash — great food, great drinks, great music — and even better, terrific discussion about Web 2.0 technology’s role in philanthropy today. Read more »

Next Gen Leadership

Our thanks to Sean Stannard Stockton for his nod to Social Citizens in today’s Tactical Philanthropy. For those of you unfamiliar with his work (and I’m sure that’s only one or two of you), Sean delves into what he calls the Second Great Wave of Philanthropy, and does a tremendous job capturing and cataloging new trends, leaders, technologies, and strategies that are reshaping philanthropy for the 21st century. Definitely a blog to keep an eye on for thoughtful conversation and emerging ideas in the sector. Read more »

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