The state with the second oldest population is struggling to hold onto millennials as they begin to reach ages of settling down and having children. While New Hampshire has increased its pull of out-of-staters in the last 10 years, barriers to civic.
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Stay, work, engage
New Hampshire s young people are not as civically engaged as older Granite Staters, but not because they don’t want to be
May 17, 2021
The $100-a-year pay for legislators, says Rep, Manny Espitia, D-Nashua, is a barrier to participation by younger people and communities of color: ‘You lose out on so many potential voices who only would make our bills that much better.’
The state with the second-oldest population is struggling to hold on to millennials as they begin to reach ages of settling down and having children. While New Hampshire has increased its pull of out-of-staters in the last ten years, barriers to civic engagement may be a part of what is prompting this generation to leave.
Many of New Hampshire’s nonprofits saw donations surge last year, especially thanks to 2020’s NH Gives, an online event run by the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits that encourages Granite Staters to support their local nonprofits. Last year’s event.
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Organizations hope to maintain donation boost after unprecedented fundraising success last year
May 11, 2021
Editor’s note: NH Gives takes place from 5 p.m. June 8 to 5 p.m. June 9. Nonprofits that haven’t yet done so can sign up to participate in the event until May 17. Over 325 nonprofits have already signed up. Interested organizations can sign up at the NH Gives
Donations for many New Hampshire nonprofits surged last year, thanks in particular to 2020’s NH Gives, an online event run by the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits that encourages Granite Staters to support their local nonprofits. Last year’s event “shattered all previous records,” according to an official press release, raising more for nonprofits than the previous four years combined.
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In virtual meeting, three entrepreneurs say they’ve felt welcomed by their communities
February 11, 2021
Jose Diaz, Geno Miller and Gail Somers are just the sort of new entrepreneurs Stay Work Play New Hampshire would like to proliferate in the Granite State.
The trio also happen to be people of color. In a virtual meeting Feb. 9 focused on the experience of professionals of color in New Hampshire, they praised the reception they’ve received from customers and the community, and gave tips for others who may want to follow in their footsteps.
Stay Work Play New Hampshire, which sponsored the meeting, is a nonprofit that supports economic, workforce and community development by promoting the state as a favorable place for young workers and recent college graduates. It supports diversity, equity and inclusion.