In a globalized, connected world, most people cling to the local more fanatically than ever.
--Trendwatching.com
Consumers no longer want to just consume, but actually create, participate and contribute.
--Trendwatching.com
This is a generation of activist doers.
--Millennial Makeover
Members of this generation are more skeptical than their predecessors and less willing to trust bureaucracy.
--The Chronicle of Philanthropy
This generation is likely to volunteer, buy socially responsible goods and be steeped in media.
--Los Angeles Times
The #1 attitude unifying the Millennial Generation is: 'I would fight for a cause I believe in.'
--Media Post
Millennials now choose products that they can 'believe in.'
--Ypulse Daily
My passion is helping people and making a difference.
--Michelle Trahey, Penn State Marketing Major
'When the economy is downsizing ... many are looking at these stipend and volunteer opportunities as a good alternative.'
--Patrick Rooney, Indiana University
Young adults are volunteering at home and abroad in record numbers.
--USA Today
Community service is part of the Millennials' DNA. It's part of this generation to care about something larger than themselves.
--Michael Brown, City Year
Social Networking grows 93%, giving rise to a new form of entertainment built around talking, sharing, and providing options and perspectives.
--Netpop Report
Definition of a trend: 'A manifestation of something that has unlocked or newly serviced an existing (and hardly ever changing) consumer need, desire, want or value.'
--Trendwatching.com
Time is now the only true scarcity.
--Trendwatching.com
We are living in an era of change where the individual is sovereign.
--Anna Greenbery, www.rebooters.net
'Who really has more influence: a congressman or Rupert Murdoch?'
--Ben Goldhirsh, Good Magazine
We still live in a very localized world.
--Herold Tribune, Eric Pfanner
Respect for difference and diversity is a core value.
--Anna Greenbery, www.rebooters.net
This civic generation is willing to put aside some of their own personal advancements to improve society.
--Millennial Makeover