S.A.Y.- Service and Youth Project

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As Millennials approach college, they enter into a new world that requires a balance of independance and responsibility. The support systems for help are there for you but may not always be readily visible. Mobilize.org recently had a chance to interview Helen Roldan, a member of an award winning (...)

Giving Back to Others

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Tears rolled down my cheeks as I watched amazing celebrities and leaders from various non-profit organizations pursuing to make a change in this nation and worldwide at the American Giving Awards 2012, Pasadena, California. It was impossible to vote for one winner for each category and determine (...)

The Mobilizer Academy: Training Leaders of Tomorrow

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Leadership is needed more than ever today. Rather than being used to delegate jobs in corporations, rather, it is needed more than ever in communities that could benefit from positive social change. Millennials especially, have the opportunity to make great impacts with the right kind of (...)

Team Rubicon: Then and Now

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I recently had the opportunity to interview Jacob Wood, founder and president of Team Rubicon. Founded in January 2010 by Wood and William McNulty, Team Rubicon’s mission is to take military veterans as they come home from war and provide them with an opportunity to continue their service through (...)

What One a Day Means

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Roman Baca works in a small office in Tribeca, and in his work space, he has a Time magazine cover that hovers over him as powers through tasks, compelling him to push forward with the work he does. It’s a black and white cover (aside from the red striping consistent with all Time covers). The sky (...)

MCE Elected Officials Panel: Phillip Gilfus

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Phillip Gilfus, 31, a native of Fayetteville, N.C, is an attorney and a former Cumberland County commissioner. Appointed to fill a vacancy on the Board of Commissioners in 2009, he served as Cumberland County’s youngest ever county commissioner at the age of 29. Phillip is an active-duty (...)

An Interview with the Robyn Hood Project

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The Robyn Hood Project’s ultimate goal is to help close the higher education funding deficit in California by educating students on how to advocate for sustainable solutions. The Robyn Hood Project will include an education campaign, lobbying to legislators, and creating alliances with faculty (...)

Target 2020 Summit Overview

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In 2010 - 2012, Mobilize.org will convene three Summits, each with 150 Millennial community college students in attendance and many more participating online. At each Summit, Mobilize.org will provide awards to the top projects that address community college completion rates. Through the use of keypad-voting technology, winners will be decided by Summit participants, and at each Summit a total of $25,000 will be distributed to projects that will be incubated by Mobilize.org for a period of 12 months. (...)

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