This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • A survey of college seniors from the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University’s School of Education found that the majority of students believe their courses are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Co-op Tightshift Laboring Cooperative is a D.C. based organization aimed at helping formerly incarcerated individuals with job opportunities. • How can organizations that have successful models share their best practices?…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute details a project in collaboration with the Walmart Foundation, which aims to help workers in the retail industry improve their career pathways. •…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The Black Lives Matter movement and national voices like Bryan Stevenson of the Equal Justice Initiative have placed a spotlight on the grim shortcomings of our criminal justice system—calling for it to…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Dinadi is a social impact brand that creates employment opportunities for women by hiring and training them to produce high-quality and sustainable knit clothing. • How can we…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • The Hechinger Report examines a Wisconsin school district focused on teaching students blue-collar skills to fulfill the demands of the changing workforce. • What can philanthropists…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • More schools are engaging in the entrepreneurial mindset to teach students the critical lessons of innovation and creation to better prepare them for the current workforce. • What are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass Take: • Education Dive reports that Woz U (Apple co-founder, Steve Wozniak’s online tech education company) is partnering with CareerCircle to reach workers who want to increase their technical…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • P&G committed to sourcing $100 million from women-owned businesses in response to Global Citizen’s call for companies to alter their supply chains. • How will this significantly impact…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Liz Farmer, writing for Governing, explores a new initiative that helps veterans get jobs. It’s the first pay-for-success program tied to veteran programs. • Some say…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • CareerWise Colorado is an apprenticeship program for high schoolers that allows them to gain knowledge in specific skills sets, provides them wages, and ensures students have a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Giving Compass’ Take: • Businesses are reporting that they expect more from students when it comes to basic workplace skills such as communicating, thinking critically and being able to collaborate. • Some…