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    Apprenticeship Program Trains Students for High-Paid Tech Jobs of Tomorrow

    The 74 Oct 31, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Kenzie Academy’s apprenticeship program recruits students interested in pursuing careers in tech who are thinking of alternative post-secondary education options.   • More apprenticeship and CTE programs are becoming…

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    Launching Four New Workforce Leadership Academies Will Help Job Growth

    The Aspen Institute Oct 29, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute is opening four new workforce leadership academies that provide skills training to inspire collaborative solutions to community issues.  • How can philanthropists help support workforce…

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    How Do You Prepare Students for Jobs That Don’t Exist Yet?

    EdSurge Oct 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • EdSurge interviews Karen Cator, the CEO of Digital Promise, about the future digitalization of the workforce and how to prepare students. • Cator brings up how…

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    College Isn’t the Only Path to a Good Job

    The 74 Oct 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The 74 highlights a new report that shows how one-quarter of good jobs (those that pay at least $35,000 for workers ages 25 to 44) are…

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    Learning Blue-Collar Job Skills Will Pay Off

    The Hechinger Report Oct 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • When discussing the future of the workforce and automation, The Hechinger Report explains why more vocational training will pay off for students in high school now. …

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    Designing a High School for 21st Century Blue-collar America

    The Guardian Oct 25, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A new school’s superintendent in Janesville, Wisconsin is trying to design a high school curriculum that is career-focused on blue-collar jobs.  • How sustainable is this approach? How…

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    Creating Financial Stability: How To Really Help American Workers

    B the Change Oct 25, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • B the Change profiles Rhino Food, which has implemented a program that allows employees to borrow $1,000 from their local credit union if they need it,…

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    Women in Science Are Underrepresented In Leadership Roles

    Scientific American Blog Network Oct 24, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is on a mission to enroll more women as cancer researchers and work hard to fund women in science to get…

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    How Generosity Can Transform Your Corporate Culture

    B The Change Oct 24, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Sharon Lipinski, writing for B the Change, describes how creating a culture of generosity at the community, individual, and corporate level can transform the workplace.  • How does generosity…

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    The Playbook for Building a Diverse Workforce

    Unlikely Duos Oct 24, 2018

    In 2018, the national venture philanthropy organization New Profit brought together pairs of donors and social entrepreneurs from their community for candid conversations on the future of social problem-solving. These…

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    Ways to Recognize Potential and Create Opportunities for Others

    Unlikely Duos Oct 24, 2018

    In 2018, the national venture philanthropy organization New Profit brought together pairs of donors and social entrepreneurs from their community for candid conversations on the future of social problem-solving. These…

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    How Impact Investing Can Create Brighter Futures

    Unlikely Duos Oct 24, 2018

    In 2018, the national venture philanthropy organization New Profit brought together pairs of donors and social entrepreneurs from their community for candid conversations on the future of social problem-solving. These…

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