 The following post ran last week in Huffingtong Post to help kick-off new series, The Real Millennials of the Nonprofit Sector that will profile Millennial change makers. Here's a little bit of background about why we think this is so important. The social sector today is at incredible inflection point -- traditional models of nonprofit engagement are being taken over by a new era of |
 Ever wanted to be published in a book? Here's your chance. For the past six months we have been on a journey eating, breathing, reading and writing everything -- Millennial. You either know one, or you are one. |
 Editor's Note: This post appeared on Achieve's Blog as a guest post earlier this week. Having grown up in a society where "never talk to strangers" was ingrained into the heads of Millennials from a very early age, it may be surprising to learn that today Millennials aren't just talking to strangers, they are relying on their opinions even more than those of their friends, family and |
 When TIME named "You" its Person of the Year in 2006, it signified the dawn of a new era and the rise of a new breed of content creators now affectionately known as the YouTube Generation. Fast forward to 2011 and some would argue that TIME may have taken the easy way out by naming "The Protester" as its Person of the Year rather than any one individual. |
 We live in a society that loves labels - some you wear on your sleeve (whether literally or figuratively), others are given to you simply because of your birth year. There are the labels that marketers have given to us in their desire to sell something from a hamburger to a new pair of kicks. |
 The explosion of Pinterest over the past few weeks has been interesting, if not entertaining to watch. For those of you who are not yet among the 6M+ users who have jumped aboard the Pinterest bandwagon in recent weeks, I'll quickly break it down for you. |
 The first post of any blog is always filled with such high pressure and personal anticipation. You struggle to find the words that make you sound like some brilliant combination of smart and witty, interesting yet fun, professional yet approachable. |