Many might consider the emerging phenomenon of non-profits' use of new technology a fad, or, at best, just the latest trend. But for the past 8 months, MoveSmart.org has benefited enormously from what we would argue is a movement of social change activists dedicated to using new technologies. In an effort to better understand this nascent movement, writer-blogger-organizer (and friend of MoveSmart.org) Alex Steed is embarking on a 2-month, 30-city tour to meet the millenials of this phenomenon.

From his site:

From October through November 2008, I will travel to over 30 cities across the United States to meet, interview and report how young people are using the Internet to leverage their social and political power. When I was a teenager, I was always inspired by interesting, accessible stories about what other young people were doing to better the world. Now I'm trying to contribute to that same narrative as a self-proclaimed millennial activists. Millennial Activists, also known as Social Citizens, are, according to social entrepreneur and writer Allison Fine, "young people ages 15-29 who practice a nascent model of civic participation that combines immersion in social causes, idealism, digital fluency."

You can read more, check out the schedule, and help send Alex on this amazing trip at his site. He'll be in Chicago on October 23rd - 25th; reach out to MoveSmart.org or Alex directly if you'd like to chat while he's here.