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    The Facts on Offshore Drilling – [Video]

    The Surfrider Foundation Mar 23, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from the Surfrider Foundation, Pete Shauffer highlights a new short film from surfers Rob Machado and Tyler Allen on the effects of offshore…

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    Social Capital and Public Policy

    American Enterprise Institute Mar 23, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Ryan Streeter explores the growing importance of social capital even as public policy retreats from engaging in it.  • How can funders help to bring social capital…

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    Leading the Way Towards Impact Investing and Racial Equity

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Matt Onek explains how foundations are coming together to lead a movement towards impact investing and racial equity.  • Is your organization ready to join this movement?…

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    How Social Investment Funds Are Successful in Japan

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Mar 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Fund managers in Japan explain how social investment funds can be a successful way to leverage capital to generate both financial and social gains.  • What…

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    A Social Enterprise to Advance LGBTQ Rights

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Mar 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Le Geng, Yulin Li, and Yong Wang explain how an app, Blued, is turning a profit and promoting LGBTQ rights, creating a sustainable model for progress.  • How…

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    Gender-Lens Investing Strategies for 2019

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Mar 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The author explores gender-lens investing strategies that make sense in 2019 as this practice gains more momentum in the impact investing world.  • How will gender-lens…

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    Etsy is the First Global E-Commerce Company to Offset All Shipping Emissions

    Fast Company Mar 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Fast Company reports how Etsy became the first global e-commerce company to offset all of its emissions from shipping.  • How can more investors drive sustainable…

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    Coming Soon: A Community of Low-cost 3D-printed Homes

    Fast Company Mar 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Adele Peters reports on the efforts of New Story, a startup working to produce low-cost, 3D-printed homes for low-income families in Latin America.  • Is this a sustainable,…

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    Using Technology to Measure the Forests Used for Carbon Offsets

    Fast Company Mar 21, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Adele Peters explains how satellites and drones are being used to measure forests used as carbon offsets to ensure that the forests are accurately represented.  • How…

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    Peer Mentoring in Schools Can Help Curb Mental Health Crisis

    EdSurge Mar 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Amanda Novak, writing for EdSurge, discusses how peer mentoring programs can help field mental health problems for students that counselors are unable to get to.  • How…

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    What Does Trump’s 2020 Budget Proposal Mean for School Funding?

    Education Dive Mar 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Linda Jacobson explains how Trump’s 2020 budget proposal would impact school funding around teacher development.  • How can funders help to define and implement effective teacher development? …

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    Impact Investing for Educational Equity

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jamie Merisotis explains how the Lumina Foundation is working to improve educational equity through impact investing.  • How can funders work together to increase educational equity across the country? …

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