Archive for August, 2011
Does age matter in youth organizing?
Matthew Segal is one tough boss — he plans to fire himself. While some say that 30 is the new 20, the 25-year-old co-founder and president of Our Time—an organization founded by young adults for young adults —says when he turns 30, he’ll be too old to stay on as staff. Advocacy groups for young people such as Our Time, generally have young leaders who reflect the demographic they serve. But what happens when they age out of their organization’s target demographic?
Full StoryAll-Stars visit MLK Memorial
More than a half century after they were denied the opportunity to play in the Little League World Series, the 1955 Cannon Street YMCA All-Stars – originally from Charleston, S.C. – visited the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial to share their story of segregation and lost opportunity.
5 triggers that will ignite the next bull market
U.S. stock investors applauded Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke’s reassuring speech on Friday, but many potential buyers are still sitting on their hands.
Full StoryTurning virtual into reality
Go behind the scenes with the companies behind some virtual technology and see how virtual reality companies design and make equipment that they say will help them stay profitable even as the national defense budget shrinks.
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