Mobilize.org
{{Infobox organization
|name=Mobilize.org
|logo=File:Mobilize.org logo.svg
|type=Non-profit organization
(IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3)
|founded_date={{start date and age|2002}}Mission & History http://mobilize.org/about-us/history/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114064714/http://mobilize.org/about-us/history/ |date=2010-11-14 }}
|location= 1029 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC
|key_people=David Smith, founder
Maya Enista-Smith, CEO
Justin Rockefeller, former board member
|area_served=United States
|focus=Millennials
|Non-profit_slogan=Improving the way democracy works by investing in Millennial-driven solutions Mobilize.org Mission & History http://mobilize.org/about-us/history/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114064714/http://mobilize.org/about-us/history/ |date=2010-11-14 }}
|former name=Mobilizing America's Youth
(2002–2007)
|homepage=[http://www.mobilize.org www.mobilize.org]
}}
Mobilize.org is a non-partisanMobilize.org describes itself as an all-partisan network http://www.thewhitmaninstitute.org/profiles_mobilize.html#directions {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725101013/http://www.thewhitmaninstitute.org/profiles_mobilize.html#directions |date=2011-07-25 }} 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.{{cite web|url=http://mobilize.org/about-us/history/|title=Mobilizing Americas' Youth - Mobilizer Academy - Entrepreneurship|access-date=2010-11-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101114064714/http://mobilize.org/about-us/history/|archive-date=2010-11-14|url-status=dead}}
History
Mobilize.org was founded in 2002 on the campus of University of California, Berkeley by David Smith,David Smith Biography http://www.pathufindmedia.com/executive-director-ncoc-david-beaumont-smith/ 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."Associated Students of the University of California http://www.asuc.org/lobbyday/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717072816/http://www.asuc.org/lobbyday/ |date=2011-07-17 }}
Some of the students who participated in Cal Lobby Day founded Mobilizing America's Youth, now known as Mobilize.org.
The organization is now led by CEO Maya Enista-Smith.The Whitman Institute, Mobilize.org http://www.thewhitmaninstitute.org/profiles_mobilize.html#process {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725101013/http://www.thewhitmaninstitute.org/profiles_mobilize.html#process |date=2011-07-25 }}Maya Enista, CEO Mobilize.org, UTNE http://www.utne.com/Politics/Maya-Enista-CEO-Mobilize-org-Millenials.aspx
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.Mobilizing the Millennial Generation, The Case Foundation http://www.casefoundation.org/spotlight/civic_engagement/mobilize {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118060230/http://www.casefoundation.org/spotlight/civic_engagement/mobilize |date=2010-11-18 }}
=Democracy 2.0 Award Summits and Winners=
File:Old Mobilize.org office space.JPG
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.Mobilize.org's Past Democracy 2.0 Summits http://mobilize.org/get-involved/democracy-2-0/summits/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101113213029/http://mobilize.org/get-involved/democracy-2-0/summits/ |date=2010-11-13 }}
Acquisitions
In January 2010, Mobilize.org acquired the assets of GenerationEngage, a nonpartisan, youth civic engagement organization founded in 2004.Mobilize.org and GenerationEngage, A Match Made by Millennials, SocialCitizens.org {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100117085300/http://www.socialcitizens.org/blog/mobilizeorg-and-generation-engage-match-made-millennials]}} 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
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External links
- [http://www.Mobilize.org Mobilize.org]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20101118060230/http://www.casefoundation.org/spotlight/civic_engagement/mobilize Mobilizing The Millennial Generation, The Case Foundation]
- [http://www.utne.com/Politics/Maya-Enista-CEO-Mobilize-org-Millenials.aspx Maya Enista, CEO of Mobilize.org, UTNE]
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20100117085300/http://www.socialcitizens.org/blog/mobilizeorg-and-generation-engage-match-made-millennials Mobilize.org and GenerationEngage, A Match Made by Millennials]}}
- [http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/can-generation-y-keep-america-great-081810 Can Gen Y Keep America Great, Fox News 5]
- [http://www.huffingtonpost.com/sarah-newman/three-unsung-democracy-he_b_600077.html Three Unsung Democracy Heroes, The Huffington Post]
- [https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/04/02/AR2010040201452.html?hpid=topnews Millennials Accused of lack work ethic says its not all about 9-to-5, The Washington Post]
- [http://philanthropy.com/blogs/social-philanthropy/small-changestrong-ties-perspectives-on-activismsocial-media/27421 Small Change and Strong Ties: Perspectives on Activism and Social Media, The Chronicle of Philanthropy]
Category:Youth organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Category:Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.