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    Despite New Reporting Rules, California Farms’ Water Use Still Unclear

    News Deeply Jul 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Although required to report consumption, water usage on California’s farms is still unclear. According to News Deeply, the process was disrupted and the policy wasn’t enforced, leaving…

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    More People Are Living in Their Cars

    Governing Magazine Jul 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take:  · Governing Magazine discusses the increasing homelessness crisis spreading along the West Coast and the numerous attempts to help solve the issue. As Mattie Quinn explains, a…

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    8 Lessons For Today’s Youth-Led Movements

    Waging Nonviolence Jul 25, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The author offers eight lessons for youth-led movements based on his own experiences participating in climate activism.  • The eighth lesson in the article is “Youth need mentors,…

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    National Domestic Workers Alliance is Helping To Bring Back Values of Human Dignity

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Jul 25, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The author relays the mission of National Domestic Workers Alliance, an organization that fights for the rights of nannies, house cleaners, caretakers and other domestic workers.  • The…

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    What Are the Global Goals — and How Close Are We to Achieving Them?

    Global Citizen Jul 25, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Global Citizen discusses the 17 specific Global Goals initiated by the United Nations to address the roots of poverty and explains how far we’ve come in…

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    Secret Service Wants to Help Prevent Mass Shootings at Schools

    The Hill Jul 25, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · According to The Hill, the Secret Service wants to share its expertise in gathering information and assessing the risk of students to prevent further mass shootings in schools. …

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    Student Borrowers May Be Eligible to Cancel Federal Student Loans

    EdSource Jul 25, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · According to EdSource, a number of students enrolled in for-profit colleges during the time of their closure may be eligible to cancel their federal student loans.…

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    Beirut Museum Struggles to Remember Civil War

    News Deeply Jul 24, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • News Deeply reports on the efforts in Beirut to preserve a museum to honor the past and reflect on Lebanon’s civil war, but public sector disputes…

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    Digital Age Needs Ethical and Legal Guidelines

    The Naked Scientists Jul 24, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · The Naked Scientists touches on a talk given by Jeroen van den Hoven where he addresses the desperate need for a universal framework and set of guidelines to…

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    Detroit Students Suing State Because They Weren’t Taught to Read

    The Atlantic Jul 24, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · A group of Detroit students are suing the state of Michigan for their Constitutional right to equal, nondiscriminatory education after being denied access to basic literacy…

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    The State of the SDGs: Good and Bad News

    United Nations Foundation Jul 23, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • For the last two weeks, the attendees of the High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) at the United Nations evaluated the current state of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)…

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    Decolonizing Wealth: An Interview with Gita Gulati-Partee

    Medium Jul 22, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Edgar Villanueva, author of “Decolonizing Wealth,” interviews social leadership consultant Gita Gulati-Partee on how we can begin to address inequities in society by making philanthropy examine its…

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