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Summer Benefit Attracts a DC Crowd
This past week, members of the Compass community gathered in DC to celebrate the future of the Compass Fellowship. On Wednesday night, Compass Partners hosted a Fellowship Benefit Event in Copley Formal Lounge at Georgetown University. In attendance were many Compass supporters, including board members and advisors, professors and administrators from our DC campuses, Mentors...
Sparkseed Hosts Dangerously Ambitious Summit
There’s nothing more exciting for us than to see the incredible things that our good friends and partners are accomplishing. We’re proud to have had an amazing relationship with Sparkseed over the last couple years. They are now gearing up for a high impact summit for ambitious, young leaders that we wanted to share with you. Dangerously Ambitious,...
Compass Creates Simulation for 400 Students
At the start of August 400 high school sophomores gathered together for the Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership World Leadership Congress (HOBY WLC) in Los Angeles where they all participated in a social business simulation created by Compass Partners. Representing every state in the US as well as 32 countries around the world, these sophomores gathered...
Compass Fellowship Taking Great Leaps
As we have periodically discussed on our blog, the Compass Fellows pilot program at Georgetown University has proven to be a success above and beyond anyone’s expectations. Enthusiastic about these results, the Compass Fellows expansion team has been hard at work this summer to gear up for a regional expansion. Three new campuses will begin...
Compass Fellow off to Ethiopia
Here is a post from 2010 Compass Fellow Nick Maida: My name is Nick Maida, student at Georgetown University and founder of Africa Unite. This time next week things are going to be a little bit different to say the least. I will be half way around the globe in one of the most impoverished nations in...
Some Sweet Inspiration
The Following is a post by 2010 Compass Fellow: Elizabeth Sabol-Jones: Mondays are always hectic. The week has just started, morning classes seem never-ending, and the students of Georgetown have to get back into the swing of a week of homework heavy nights supplemented by a good dose of caffeine. Regardless of...
Compass Fellows Land Big Win
A post from 2010 Compass Fellow James Li: My name is James Li, one of the lucky Compass Fellows, and, as a result of the program, I am the founder and CEO of RE:action Strategy Group alongside my partner, another Compass Fellow, Yeo Zuo Yi. RE:action is a donor relationship management consulting firm that...
Summer Internships Available
As you all know, this summer is an exciting time for Compass Partners. We’re planning on expanding the Compass Fellowship nationally and making this vibrant two-campus program into a national movement. After all, everyone should be given the opportunity to experience the enriching college experience we have all had. To make this all happen, we are...
Making ‘Headlines’
Here is a post from 2010 Compass Fellow, Angela Morabito: Hey Everyone! My name is Angela, and right now, I am the luckiest person on Lau 3. That’s because, while people flip through textbooks and crank out papers, I’m working on my Compass Venture! Note: Compass has taught me that working smarter is...
Forging New Partnerships
As we move forward in growing Compass Partners, we’re continuously reminded that the social entrepreneurial community is dynamic and tightly-knit. It seems to be that organizations and individuals who view business as an instrument for social change become attracted to each other like magnets. What’s most incredible in all of this is that leaders in...
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