Why Young People are Starting Nonprofits - Alpha Consumer (usnews.com)

Why Young People are Starting Nonprofits - Alpha Consumer (usnews.com): "Why Young People are Starting Nonprofits
July 14, 2009 11:17 AM ET | Kimberly Palmer | Permanent Link | Print

When Lindsay Hyde was a freshman at Harvard, she wanted to become a mentor to younger girls in the area, but when she looked into potential opportunities, she couldn't find any groups willing to work with undergraduates. So she organized her own team of volunteers and found two elementary schools interested in working with them. Once she graduated from college, she officially launched her nonprofit, Strong Women, Strong Girls, which now works with over 400 girls a year in Boston, Pittsburgh, and Miami."