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The New Dork: An Entrepreneur State of Mind
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 03/08/2010 - 22:37
Remember when being a dork meant you just weren’t cool? That was before “The New Dork” – a spoof of Jay-Z and Alicia Keyes’s "Empire State Of Mind" which pays homage to the rising generation of geeky entrepreneurs – or, what we like to think of as the new trendsetters.
While “The New Dork” just started hitting the interwebs this afternoon, it’s already being deemed the anthem for entrepreneurs, and why not?
Oversharing 2.0
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 03/01/2010 - 19:50
Today's topic: oversharing. I will admit I'm a repeat offender. I can't count the number of times I've been enjoying a meal with a new acquaintance and inexplicably started sharing personal information in excessive detail. Before I know it, the words are just rushing out of my mouth like water from a broken dam, and there is literally nothing I can do to hold them back.
Young Donors Want More than a Party!
Submitted by servicewire on Fri, 02/19/2010 - 01:00
Today’s guest blogger, Derrick Feldman, is CEO of Achieve where he provides guidance to organizations to help them develop new fundraising strategies.
It's Time to Move Beyond the Great Generational Divide
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 02/18/2010 - 11:38
Yesterday our friends over at the National Conference on Citizenship turned up the heat when they posed the question, “What’s in a Generation: are stereotypes being replaced by a society wide call to do good? “ I say, let’s hope so.
About two and a half years ago when Social Citizens was just a kernel of an idea, we saw our society begin to shift in a way that was more
How to Date a Social Citizen
Submitted by servicewire on Fri, 02/12/2010 - 11:47
During D.C.'s "historic" snowstorm this week, I read, among many things, a funny (and informative) article on "How to Date a Lawyer." Since the overwhelming number of lawyers in D.C.
Millennials: Looking for More Than Just a Job
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 02/09/2010 - 00:21
With the economy still in uncharted territory and families struggling to make ends meet, we have watched as individuals and organizations alike have been forced to do more with less.
A Lost Generation of Entrepreneurs? I think I found them.
Submitted by servicewire on Mon, 02/01/2010 - 18:29
Last week BusinessWeek posted an article by Jeff Bussgang, a seasoned investor and entrepreneur, who shared his concern that we are suffering from a lost generation of entrepreneurs. It seems he tried to make a list of significant entrepreneurs under 35 and wasn't able to get very far.
As 2010 Census Begins: Will the Millennials be Counted?
Submitted by servicewire on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 01:26
As director of the US Census Bureau, Robert Groves, arrived by dog sled on Monday to Noorvik, Alaska to kickoff the 2010 Census, I wondered why this remote Inupiat Eskimo Village located 3,000 miles from Washington, DC would be the staging for the launch of this important decennial event. The information the census collects helps to determine
Up Next for Millennials: Coming of Age, Losing the Hype, and Being Better for It
Submitted by servicewire on Thu, 01/21/2010 - 23:49
Howe and Strauss, authors of Millennials Rising, predict that based on generational trends, the Millennial generation’s “complete breakout” will be around 2010. We should be hitting our peak right now, really coming into our own, and attracting a lot of attention for it. And I think, in many cases, we are.
Make it a Day On(line): MLK Day Virtual Town Hall
Submitted by servicewire on Sun, 01/17/2010 - 18:40
