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    Your Loved One Dies. The Prison Leaves a Voicemail.

    The Marshall Project Jun 24, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Having a loved one die is hard enough, but when that loved one is in prison, family members often hear the news by voicemail left from…

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    Exploring the Crisis of Unsheltered Homelessness

    National Alliance to End Homelessness Jun 23, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Almost 200,000 Americans sleep outside or in areas not meant for habitation every night. Here, the National Alliance to End Homelessness discusses the issues causing the unsheltered…

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    The Education Struggles of Military Children

    InsideSources Jun 23, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Military children are put at a disadvantage when it comes to education—they are constantly forced to relocate with their parents and have to adjust to as…

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    Autonomous Vehicles: Potential and Challenges

    Route Fifty Jun 23, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Bryan K. Barnett, mayor of Rochester Hills, Michigan, shares the potential and promise he and other mayors see for the future of autonomous vehicles. • How can…

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    How Local Workforce Systems Can Support Lifelong Learning

    Urban Institute Jun 22, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Every day, the world offers something new to be discovered and technology is constantly advancing. Christin Durham at Urban Institute discusses the importance of lifelong learning in…

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    Tracking From School To Workforce

    EdSource Jun 21, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · A recently released report from Education Insights Center suggests that schools in California should have a data system to track information about students as they move from…

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    How Donors Can Help Organizations Survive Civil Society Threats

    PEAK Insight Journal Jun 21, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • As more laws limiting civil society are passed around the world, Julie Broome shares how donors are helping organizations navigate this difficult time and continue to…

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    Measuring the SDGs [Q&A]

    UN Foundation Jun 20, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Minh-Thu Pham, the UN Foundation’s Executive Director for Policy, discusses the learnings from the first three years of measuring the SDGs. • How can donors align their…

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    Congress Tackles Mounting Opioid Epidemic

    The Hill Jun 19, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · The number of opioid-related deaths continues to rise every year, with roughly 115 Americans dying every day due to an opioid-related overdose. As The Hill reports,…

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    G7 Brings Canadian Indigenous Voices to the Table on Development

    Devex International Development Jun 16, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Devex interviews Hannah, an anishinaabekwe woman from Wikwemikong Unceded Indian Reserve in Ontario, to talk about her position in advocacy at Canada’s G-7 meeting. Hannah spoke not only for…

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    Understanding Pain Could Curb Opioid Crisis

    The Conversation Jun 16, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Although the Opioid Crisis Response Act of 2018 has been established, there is not much focus on researching what causes people to turn to opioid use—pain. Susan…

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    Liberal Philanthropy Isn’t Saving the World From Climate Disaster

    Medium Jun 16, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Liberal philanthropy has not helped the climate initiative as much as it give itself credit for—it has been unsuccessful to date and action needs to be…

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