Young adults' involvement in nonprofit work rises - - The Times Republican

Young adults' involvement in nonprofit work rises - - The Times Republican: "Young adults' involvement in nonprofit work rises

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CEDAR RAPIDS (AP) - Mike Brooks was accepted to law schools across the nation. Stanford was his top choice.

But as he visited those schools, he realized his heart was somewhere else: in two Iowa City nonprofits he helped found The 10,000 Hours Show, which gives 1,000 volunteers a concert ticket for 10 hours of community service; and The James Gang, a community-building organization.

'The only thing I really wanted to be doing with my time was working on The 10,000 Hours Show,'' said Brooks, 24, of Iowa City, who will live the next 12 months off a $9,500 AmeriCorps stipend while working on 10K. 'I always wanted to do something I loved that had a positive effect on the community.''

More young adults like Brooks are seemingly considering the nonprofit sector as a career. Fueling the trend is a desire to help others, more awareness of nonprofits and a need for professionals to run the organizations."