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An Inspiration for Civic Engagement. Motivate yourself and then “Activate Good”.

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Everyone can be great because anyone can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't even have to make your subject and your verb agree to serve... You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated by love... - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Happy New Year and (...)

North Carolina MCE Competition Semifinalists

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Activate Good: Use Social Capital to Boost Local Volunteerism Project Managers: Amber Smith and Keith Morris Project Summary: Less than 1 in 4 citizens in Raleigh volunteer. We want to help transform Raleigh, NC, into an engaged volunteer (...)

MCE Summit Press Release

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News Release: On August 24-26, 2012, Millennials from five states to gather in Charlotte for historic summit. Representatives from California, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina and Pennsylvania will discuss generational challenges and compete for awards. (...)

Millennial Civic Engagement Summit Launches

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In 2008 we saw an unprecedented increase in Millennial voter turnout, where nearly two million more Americans under the age of 30 voted in the election as compared to 2004. As Millennials, we are asking ourselves: What does Millennial civic engagement look like for our Generation in the 2012 (...)

Local Students Win Awards to Launch Projects that Address College Completion

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Contact: Femi Kirby Femi@mobilize.org (202) 573-8753 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Washington, DC based non-profit, Mobilize.org has awarded two groups of Central Piedmont Community College students with awards to launch campus and community projects that address college completion in Charlotte. Crystal (...)

Giving Students a Voice on College Completion

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I was lucky enough to receive an invitation to attend the Mobilize.org Summit in Charlotte last December on a completion agenda for North Carolina. The program brought together student leaders from across the state to share ideas about how to improve student success and identify the barriers that exist for too many students. (...)

Mobilize.org and Target 2020 on SparkAction

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Spark Action, an online journalism and advocacy center by and for the child and youth field, joined Mobilize.org for its Target 2020 North Carolina summit in October 2010. Take a look at the video below with highlights, and interviews with students and special guests. Then, leave us a comment to (...)

Who Cares About Education?

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How can we battle Community College retention rates when we can’t even keep our high schools open or teachers employed? (...)

NC Community College Students Discuss Economic Impact of College Completion

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Contact: Femi Kirby Femi@mobilize.org (202) 573-8753 CHARLOTTE, NC – This Friday through Sunday, 150 students from North Carolina’s community colleges will gather at Central Piedmont Community College to discuss barriers they face when completing their education and develop ways to work with (...)

Target: 2020 | Summit Agenda

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Summit Location: Central Piedmont Community College Central Campus 1201 Elizabeth Ave Charlotte, NC 28204 Hotel Accommodations: Blake Hotel 555 South McDowell Street Charlotte, NC 28204 (704) 372-4100 Participant Arrival Day: Friday, October 22, 2010 10:00 – 4:00 PM: Summit (...)