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Capital Area Food Bank Messages about MILLENNIALS Millennials are a big part of the US population. Millennials, the cohort of Americans born between 1980 and the mid2000s, are the largest generation in the U.S. Seventyfive million strong, they represent onethird of the total U.S. population 1 . Millennials are the most diverse U.S. generation to date. Many Millennials are immigrants or the children of immigrants who arrived in the United States as part of an upsurge in immigration that began in the 1940s. The share of people age 20 to 34 who were born in a foreign country is now around 15 percent 2 . The share of those age 15 to 34 who identify as nonHispanic white fell 20 percentage points from 1980 to 2012, while the share reporting Hispanic ancestry tripled 3 . Millennials embrace technology, coming of age as it has rapidly evolved. Millennials are more connected to technology than previous generations and a quarter of Millennials believe that their relationship to technology is what makes their generation unique 4 . Threequarters of Millennials have an account on a social networking site, compared with only half of Generation Xers and less than a third of the Baby Boomers 5 . The average Millennial has access to 7.1 electronic devices, and 72% want to connect to information across all devices 6 . Millennials of every race and socioeconomic group use technology, and many are dependent upon their devices for internet access. 15% of Americans ages 1829 rely on the internet provided by their smartphone as their sole access to the web 7 . Millennials use social media more frequently and are even more likely to sleep near their cell phone 8 . 1 US Census Bureau, 2013 2 15 Economic Facts About Millennials, The Council of Economic Advisors, 2014 3 US Census Bureau, 2012 4 Pew Research Center, 2014 5 Taylor and Keeter, 2010 6 Yahoo/DigitasLBi/Razorfish/Tumblr, “Content Marketing Best Practices Among Millennials”, 2015 7 Pew Research Center, 2015 8 Taylor and Keeter, 2010
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Capital Area Food Bank

Messages about MILLENNIALS  

Millennials  are  a  big  part  of  the  US  population.  

• Millennials,  the  cohort  of  Americans  born  between  1980  and  the  mid-­‐2000s,  are  the  largest  generation  in  the  U.S.  Seventy-­‐five  million  strong,  they  represent  one-­‐third  of  the  total  U.S.  population1.  

 

Millennials  are  the  most  diverse  U.S.  generation  to  date.  

• Many  Millennials  are  immigrants  or  the  children  of  immigrants  who  arrived  in  the  United  States  as  part  of  an  upsurge  in  immigration  that  began  in  the  1940s.    The  share  of  people  age  20  to  34  who  were  born  in  a  foreign  country  is  now  around  15  percent2.    

• The  share  of  those  age  15  to  34  who  identify  as  non-­‐Hispanic  white  fell  20  percentage  points  from  1980  to  2012,  while  the  share  reporting  Hispanic  ancestry  tripled3.  

Millennials  embrace  technology,  coming  of  age  as  it  has  rapidly  evolved.  

• Millennials  are  more  connected  to  technology  than  previous  generations  and  a  quarter  of  Millennials  believe  that  their  relationship  to  technology  is  what  makes  their  generation  unique4.  

• Three-­‐quarters  of  Millennials  have  an  account  on  a  social  networking  site,  compared  with  only  half  of  Generation  Xers  and  less  than  a  third  of  the  Baby  Boomers5.  

• The  average  Millennial  has  access  to  7.1  electronic  devices,  and  72%  want  to  connect  to  information  across  all  devices6.  

• Millennials  of  every  race  and  socioeconomic  group  use  technology,  and  many  are  dependent  upon  their  devices  for  internet  access.  15%  of  Americans  ages  18-­‐29  rely  on  the  internet  provided  by  their  smartphone  as  their  sole  access  to  the  web7.    

• Millennials  use  social  media  more  frequently  and  are  even  more  likely  to  sleep  near  their  cell  phone8.    

                                                                                                                         1  US  Census  Bureau,  2013  2  15  Economic  Facts  About  Millennials,  The  Council  of  Economic  Advisors,  2014  3  US  Census  Bureau,  2012  4  Pew  Research  Center,  2014  5  Taylor  and  Keeter,  2010  6  Yahoo/DigitasLBi/Razorfish/Tumblr,  “Content  Marketing  Best  Practices  Among  Millennials”,  2015    7  Pew  Research  Center,  2015  8  Taylor  and  Keeter,  2010  

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 • In  1980,  the  year  in  which  the  first  Millennials  were  born,  IBM’s  first  gigabyte  hard  drive  

weighed  550  pounds  and  cost  $40,000.  Today,  consumers  have  access  to  3  terabyte  hard  drives  —  3000  times  the  size  —  that  weigh  under  3  pounds  and  cost  around  $1009.  

• At  the  same  time,  the  costs  of  creating  and  distributing  all  kinds  of  digital  content  –  from  books  to  music  to  software  –  have  fallen  dramatically,  creating  opportunities  for  Millennials  to  be  pioneers  in  the  production,  as  well  as  consumption,  of  technology.10  

Millennials  value  positive  social  impact  and  innovation  in  both  their  employers  and  their  brands.  

• 40%  of  Millennials  feel  that  social  responsibility  is  among  the  most  important  attributes  of  a  brand11.      

• Globally,  more  than  seven  in  10  (73  percent)  Millennials  believe  businesses  have  a  positive  impact  on  wider  society12.  

• When  asked  to  identify  the  words  or  phrases  that  match  their  own  ideals  as  to  what  business  should  try  to  achieve,  Millennials  highlight  “job  creation,”  “profit  generation,”  and  “improving  society.”  Millennials  also  look  to  businesses  to  drive  innovation  and  enable  progress.13  

• 62%  of  Millennials  describe  themselves  as  innovative,  and  78%  believe  innovation  is  essential  for  business  growth14.    

 

The  Capital  Area  Food  Bank  is  powered  by,  and  engaging  with,  the  next  generation.  

Our  team  

• Half  of  the  Capital  Area  Food  Bank’s  staff  is  part  of  the  Millennial  generation,  contributing  to  and  often  leading  our  innovations  in  hunger  relief.    

Technology  

• The  food  bank  has  grown  its  use  of  social  media  significantly.  In  the  past  2  years,  the  food  bank  has  added  13,775  new  Facebook  followers  (1540%  increase  from  previous  year),  which  in  turn      

                                                                                                                         9  15  Economic  Facts  About  Millennials,  The  Council  of  Economic  Advisors,  2014  10  15  Economic  Facts  About  Millennials,  The  Council  of  Economic  Advisors,  2014  11  Yahoo/DigitasLBi/Razorfish/Tumblr,  “Content  Marketing  Best  Practices  Among  Millennials”,  2015  12  Mind  the  gaps:  The  2015  Deloitte  Millennial  Survey,  2015    13  Mind  the  gaps:  The  2015  Deloitte  Millennial  Survey,  2015    14  Deloitte  Millennial  Survey,  2013    

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                 increased  Facebook  post  impressions  by  215%.  CAFB  added  2,803  Twitter  followers  (149%  increase  from  previous  year).      

• We  are  increasingly  focused  on  innovation  and  technology  (see  Technology  Message  Bank)  to  address  hunger  needs  in  new  ways,  including  the  use  of  our  Hunger  Heat  Map,  CRM,  Food  Bank  Network,  and  Nutrition  Tracker.  

• Many  on  our  staff,  including  our  CEO,  are  active  Twitter  users,  blog  authors,  and  members  of  a  wide  array  of  social  media  communities.  

 

Volunteering  

• The  food  bank  offers  volunteer  opportunities  geared  toward  Millennials,  including  Warehouse  Wednesdays,  which  gives  young  professionals  the  opportunity  to  network  while  making  a  tangible  impact  in  our  distribution  center,  and  the  development  of  the  Kitchen  Cabinet,  a  Millennial  advisory  board.  

 

Events  

• The  food  bank  hosts  and  participates  in  a  number  of  events  that  meet  Millennials  where  they  are.      

o Hunger  Summit:  The  food  bank’s  annual  gathering  for  its  partners  and  the  broader  community  is  increasingly  drawing  Millennials  who  are  interested  or  involved  in  food  issues  and  hunger  relief.    

o Empty  Bowls,  an  annual  fundraiser  at  which  participants  sample  soups  from  local  chefs  and  receive  an  artist-­‐made  ceramic  bowl.  Several  of  the  event  locations  are  metro  accessible  and  all  are  mid-­‐day,  so  those  who  work  can  come  by  during  lunch.  

o Gay  Pride:  Food  bank  staff  have  walked  alongside  one  of  our  emblematic  black  and  orange  trucks  in  this  annual  June  parade  for  the  past  several  years.  

o Burgers  and  Brews:  Held  at  Clagett  Farm,  which  the  food  bank  operates  in  partnership  with  the  Chesapeake  Bay  Foundation,  this  casual  event  brings  together  foodies,  farm-­‐to-­‐table  enthusiasts,  and  those  who  support  regional  hunger  relief.    

o Helping  Happy  Hours:  We  partners  with  local  restaurants  and  bars  to  host  happy  hour  fundraisers  benefitting  the  CAFB.  

 

 


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