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    Engaging The Private Sector To Achieve The SDGs

    Medium Jun 23, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Paloma Duran,  Director of the SDG Fund, describes how public and private partnerships will help drive progress in achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals. • What…

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    Funding and the Arts: A Lesson for the Nonprofit Sector?

    PhilanthroMedia Jun 23, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Nonprofit arts organizations put in creative work to develop unique revenue structures that don’t rely solely on philanthropic capital. • How can other nonprofit organizations employ…

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    Recipe for Success: How to End Malnutrition

    WASHfunders Jun 23, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The author explains that having too many stakeholder groups involved in an approach to end malnutrition will not help drive progress. • What are better approaches…

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    SDG Philanthropy Platform Connects Global Network of Philanthropists

    Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors Jun 23, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors created a platform that connects philanthropists by providing resources and information sharing tools concerning SDG progress.  • How will this platform help spread…

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    How Donors Can Invest in International Peacebuilding Strategies

    GrantCraft by Candid Jun 23, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A study from The Social Change Initiative, Funding in Conflict-Affected Environments: Notes for Grantmakers, identifies strategies for donors to invest in and scale up peacebuilding efforts. …

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    Civic Engagement: Taking an Active Role in Democracy

    GrantCraft

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Kristen Cambell, writing for GrantCraft by Candid, discusses how funders can consider taking an active role in democracy through civic engagement and explains what that looks like. …

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    New Essay Analyzing Racial Inequality in the U.S.

    Manhattan Institute Jun 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for the Manhattan Institute, Brown University’s Glenn C. Loury examines the complex causes behind persistent racial inequality in America and explains why racial inequality is an…

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    How Overconfidence in the Upper Classes Limits Social Mobility Among All

    Pacific Standard Jun 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Pacific Standard, Tom Jacobs explains how overconfidence in the upper- and middle-class people is often perceived as competence and capability by employers, limiting the potential…

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    This Moment For Participatory Democracy

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are three models that give citizens a voice by encouraging participatory democracy.  • What are the benefits? Do you have opportunities in your community for…

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    Philanthropy Can Help Address Challenges of the 2020 Census

    United Philanthropy Forum Jun 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • From tech challenges to insufficient funding, the 2020 Census is facing serious challenges. Because nonprofits and governments rely on this data to administer services, there is…

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    How 10 Cities Are Testing What Works to Increase Economic Mobility

    Route Fifty Jun 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • City leaders are tapping into data to figure out policies that will improve the prospects of people struggling in communities across the country. By closely tracking the…

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    What the Census Citizenship Question Means for Representation

    Urban Institute Jun 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Steven Martin and Charmaine Runes discuss how the Census citizenship question could affect congressional representation through both apportionment and gerrymandering.  • How can funders work to ensure…

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