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Future of Social: Gen Z

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I think Adora Svitak, a 16 year-old education activist, whose 2012 Ted Talk, “ What Adults Can Learn from Kids , has almost 4 million views said it best when describing the impact that these “kids” will have and why we should pay attention to them: “New generations grow and develop and become better than the previous ones.

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The Future of Social: Gen Z

NonProfit Hub

The demographic profiles of these donors skewed younger, the vast majority being Millennials or Gen Y. She quickly became a national figure with regular appearances on talk shows to discuss the problems with public education in Brazil, despite threats from teachers, administrators and even fellow students. Gen Z by the Numbers.

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Nonprofit Technology News for June 2013

Tech Soup

The leaders in adoption are China, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Nigeria, the Philippines, Brazil, and Mexico. In retail, Amazon is so 2012. There are now 2.4 billion Internet users around the world, and Internet growth continues to be brisk, especially in developing countries. You might even walk on them in building hallways.

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