I believe in helping young people rock causes they care about because I was one of those young people... a long time ago.

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

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 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.

I am not inspired by helping you find Chinese food at 2am in Dallas, or swipe right to get laid. I want to use tech and data to make the world a better place.

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

Commit yourself to an organization or cause that genuinely fires you up.