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Mobilize.org

American non-profit organization

Field	Value
name	Mobilize.org
logo	[[File:Mobilize.org logo.svg	250px	Mobilize.org Logo]]
type	Non-profit organization
(IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3)
founded_date
founder	David Smith
location	1029 Vermont Ave NW, Washington, DC
key_people
area_served	United States
focus	Millennials
num_employees	7
former name	Mobilizing America's Youth
(2002–2007)
homepage	www.mobilize.org

(IRS exemption status): 501(c)(3) (2002–2007)

Mobilize.org is a non-partisan 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.

History

Mobilize.org was founded in 2002 on the campus of University of California, Berkeley by David 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".

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.

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.

Democracy 2.0 Award Summits and Winners

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.

Acquisitions

In January 2010, Mobilize.org acquired the assets of GenerationEngage, a nonpartisan, youth civic engagement organization founded in 2004. 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

Mobilize.org Staff http://mobilize.org/about-us/staff/ {{Webarchive. link. (2010-11-14)
Mobilize.org describes itself as an all-partisan network http://www.thewhitmaninstitute.org/profiles_mobilize.html#directions {{Webarchive. link. (2011-07-25)
"Mobilizing Americas' Youth - Mobilizer Academy - Entrepreneurship".
Mission & History http://mobilize.org/about-us/history/ {{Webarchive. link. (2010-11-14)
David Smith Biography http://www.pathufindmedia.com/executive-director-ncoc-david-beaumont-smith/
Associated Students of the University of California http://www.asuc.org/lobbyday/ {{Webarchive. link. (2011-07-17)
The Whitman Institute, Mobilize.org http://www.thewhitmaninstitute.org/profiles_mobilize.html#process {{Webarchive. link. (2011-07-25)
Maya Enista, CEO Mobilize.org, UTNE http://www.utne.com/Politics/Maya-Enista-CEO-Mobilize-org-Millenials.aspx
Mobilizing the Millennial Generation, The Case Foundation http://www.casefoundation.org/spotlight/civic_engagement/mobilize {{Webarchive. link. (2010-11-18)
Mobilize.org's Past Democracy 2.0 Summits http://mobilize.org/get-involved/democracy-2-0/summits/ {{Webarchive. link. (2010-11-13)
Mobilize.org and GenerationEngage, A Match Made by Millennials, SocialCitizens.org {{usurped

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