Entrepreneurship is the very back bone of our country and what makes us great - we are a nation of founders.

Teens look at cause-related efforts with some scrutiny. They know they are often a target market, but it has to make sense to them.

Do-gooders are easily overlooked. We're supposed to be soft, touchy-feely types, who wear Birkenstocks, compost everything, and write poetry by candlelight.

I kind of think I have the best job in America. I work with amazing people who challenge me daily. My job as a memeber of DoSomething.org is never boring. I'm constantly learning. And we laugh a lot.

We're finding [texting] 11 times more powerful than email [for communicating with kids].

I don't run a non-profit. There are lots of non-profits in America - in Detroit, parts of Wall Street, etc. I run a not for profit. We're a business. The only difference is that instead of selling soap or sneakers, we sell hope and leadership.

For a long time, the for-profit world has told us in the not-for-profit sector to behave more like businesses.