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Mobilize.org

Mobilize.org
Founded2002; 22 years ago (2002)[1]
FounderDavid Smith [2]
TypeNon-profit organization
(IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3)
FocusMillennials
Location
Area served
United States
Key people
David Smith, founder [2]
Maya Enista-Smith, CEO
Justin Rockefeller, former board member
Employees7 [3]
Websitewww.mobilize.org
Formerly called
Mobilizing America's Youth
(2002–2007)

Mobilize.org is a non-partisan[5] American non-profit organization that works with and for members of the Millennial Generation. The stated mission of Mobilize.org is to empower and invest in Millennials to create and implement solutions to social problems.[6]

History

Mobilize.org was founded in 2002 on the campus of University of California, Berkeley by David Smith,[2] a Berkeley senior, as Mobilizing America's Youth.

On the morning of March 11, 2002, Smith and a group of 110 students from the Berkeley student government staged a protest in Sacramento over University of California tuition and housing fees. The meetings resulted in a stay on student fees and a $15 million housing bond for low-income student housing which the University matched for a total of $30 million. This day is now known in UC Berkeley history as "Cal Lobby Day."[7]

Some of the students who participated in Cal Lobby Day founded Mobilizing America's Youth, now known as Mobilize.org.[2]

The organization is now led by CEO Maya Enista-Smith.[8][9]

Democracy 2.0

At its Democracy 2.0 Summits, Mobilize.org convenes Millennials to choose projects that receive financial investments and expert support from Mobilize.org and its partners to be implemented on college campuses, in communities or online.[10]

Democracy 2.0 Award Summits and Winners

The former Mobilize.org office.

Past Mobilize.org Democracy 2.0 Award Summits include: 80 Millions Strong, Beyond the Welcome Home, Outdoor Nation, Millennial Return on Investment, and Target 2020 (North Carolina). During each Democracy 2.0 Summit, five projects are awarded Democracy 2.0 Awards. Winning projects include, myImpact.org, Team Rubicon, and The One Percent Foundation.[11]

Acquisitions

In January 2010, Mobilize.org acquired the assets of GenerationEngage, a nonpartisan, youth civic engagement organization founded in 2004.[12] GenerationEngage co-founder and former program director, Justin Rockefeller, is a former member of the Mobilize.org Board of Directors.

Additionally, the company has also acquired YouthNoise and Sparkseed over the years.

References

  1. ^ Mission & History http://mobilize.org/about-us/history/ Archived 2010-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b c d David Smith Biography http://www.pathufindmedia.com/executive-director-ncoc-david-beaumont-smith/
  3. ^ Mobilize.org Staff http://mobilize.org/about-us/staff/ Archived 2010-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Mobilize.org Mission & History http://mobilize.org/about-us/history/ Archived 2010-11-14 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Mobilize.org describes itself as an all-partisan network http://www.thewhitmaninstitute.org/profiles_mobilize.html#directions Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Mobilizing Americas' Youth - Mobilizer Academy - Entrepreneurship". Archived from the original on 2010-11-14. Retrieved 2010-11-23.
  7. ^ Associated Students of the University of California http://www.asuc.org/lobbyday/ Archived 2011-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ The Whitman Institute, Mobilize.org http://www.thewhitmaninstitute.org/profiles_mobilize.html#process Archived 2011-07-25 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ Maya Enista, CEO Mobilize.org, UTNE http://www.utne.com/Politics/Maya-Enista-CEO-Mobilize-org-Millenials.aspx
  10. ^ Mobilizing the Millennial Generation, The Case Foundation http://www.casefoundation.org/spotlight/civic_engagement/mobilize Archived 2010-11-18 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ Mobilize.org's Past Democracy 2.0 Summits http://mobilize.org/get-involved/democracy-2-0/summits/ Archived 2010-11-13 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Mobilize.org and GenerationEngage, A Match Made by Millennials, SocialCitizens.org [1]
Quelle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobilize.org