Traditional trade schools tout completion rates. Visit their websites, check their billboards, and the message remains consistent: 97% of students earn certificates. Mike Feinberg asks a different question when evaluating workforce training programs: “How many got jobs? They don’t know.” That distinction shaped the design of WorkTexas, the Houston nonprofit Feinberg co-founded in 2020. The…
Most discussions of environmental sustainability focus on carbon emissions, but Colcom Foundation draws attention to a broader and arguably more troubling measure: biocapacity overshoot. This calculation considers the total ecological footprint of a population how much productive land and water is needed to generate the resources people consume and absorb the waste they produce. The…
When Greg Soros sits down to develop a new character, he is thinking about two different kinds of readers at once. Some children open a book hoping to find their own experiences reflected back. Others come looking for a view into a life different from their own. The Greg Soros author approach is built around…
Rural Roots and Global Reach: Understanding Karl Studer’s Unique Leadership Perspective There is a particular clarity that comes from growing up close to the land. For Karl Studer, his rural Idaho upbringing did not just shape his values — it gave him a lens through which he reads complex organizations, long-term risks, and the human…
It takes more than a compelling plot to make a great children’s book, according to Greg Soros. The author, who has worked with young audiences for over 16 years, believes the best stories for children accomplish something specific and essential: they help kids feel recognized while simultaneously nudging them toward understanding people whose lives look…