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Compass Pilots in Sweden
This post was written by Michael Durante, Compass’s VP of Expansion. From Gate 17 at Stockholm-Arlanda airport, my final window into Swedish culture after two weeks in this fine country, I write you this message. And what a two weeks it has been. Among navigating new city maps, public transit systems, currencies, and language barriers*,...
the [blank] canvas presents: the [kickoff]
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This post was written by Heather Hingston, a Compass Fellowship alumna, a Compass Mentor at American University, and Founder of the [blank] canvas. When I was an eensy-weensy high school student, I organized benefit shows in church basements for a charity about which I was very passionate. It had numerous challenges: finding an adult to...
Rebuilding Haiti
Although it has been more than a year and a half since an earthquake killed 300,000 Haitians and wrecked the homes of a million more, surprisingly little progress has been made towards rebuilding Haiti. Janet Reitman’s recent piece in Rolling Stone has exposed some of the many failures behind the relief efforts in Haiti. Thousands...
Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneurs
The Hitachi Foundation announced recently that it has renewed its search for young socially-minded entrepreneurs to win $40,000 from its Yoshiyama Young Entrepreneurs Program. The program’s goal is to provide strengthening capital to five entrepreneurs who are working to create economic opportunities for low-income individuals. The Hitachi Foundation is a non-profit focused on discovering and...
Social Entrepreneurs in Action: Neil Blumenthal
Neil Blumenthal can describe the concept behind his business Warby Parker in one simple phrase: “Glasses are fun, but they are unfun when they cost $500.” Blumenthal, along with his three friends and co-founders of Warby Parker, all shared this same sentiment when they first launched their business less than 12 months ago. Warby Parker’s...
Compass Partners Announces Shift Series!
Compass is excited to introduce its first annual, national conference: Shift Series, a multidisciplinary discussion about preparing today’s world to address tomorrow’s social problems. Save the Date! The Shift Series conference will take place in Washington, D.C. on April 1 and 2, so mark your calendar, because you won’t want to miss this! Early registration...
Unreasonable Institute Marketplace
Just today, our friends at the Unreasonable Institute have launched an interactive and interesting showcase of 45 entrepreneurial ventures called the Unreasonable Marketplace. These finalists were selected from over 300 applicants in 60 countries. Each presented a financially self-sustaining venture that could possibly serve the needs of at least 1 million people as well as...
New Director of Social Media
We’re proud to welcome Alana Ramo as our new Director of Social Media! Alana is a native North Carolinian and a graduate of UNC Chapel Hill. She holds a degree in International Studies and Spanish and maintains an affinity for the online community. A recent newcomer to Washington D.C., she spends the majority of the...
Ideas for Generating Ideas
For the past couple weeks my conversations have been noticeably more exciting. Why, you ask? Because I’ve assumed the role of sounding board! Students in the Compass Fellowship have begun conceptualizing their social business ventures. They’re kicking around interesting, new ways to create financially-sustainable businesses that can tip the social impact scale. I’ve had the honor of...
From My Perspective – Peter Starkey
The Following Post comes from 2014 Compass Fellow Peter Starkey at George Washington University in DC: Compass Fellows are some of the most interesting ones you will find: 1. We are all very motivated in what we can do, what we want to do, and what we dream of doing. 2. We all have a...
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