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    Pedestrian Friendly vs. Pedestrian Normal: A Metaphor for Equity Metrics

    eJewish Philanthropy May 8, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for eJewish Philanthropy, Richard Marker uses a metaphor about street crossings to explain how outcomes and equity still don’t match up. • What are we…

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    Will Robots and AI Take Your Job? Fears Over Automation

    Brookings May 8, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Brookings discusses the widespread anxiety that AI and automation will replace workers in the future, exploring the possible economic and political fallout from that. • How…

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    Stand for the Second: Parkland Counter-Protest Continues Trend of Youth Civic Engagement

    The 74 May 8, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Second amendment supports walked out of schools on May 2nd in a counter-protest to gun control protests that took place in the wake of the Parkland…

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    Study of Civic Engagement of Students at Democracy Prep is Encouraging

    The 74 May 5, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study by Mathematica indicates that students who attended Democracy Prep – a charter school network with a focus on civic engagement – have a higher rate…

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    The Power to Produce Wonders: The Value of Family Philanthropy in a Democracy

    National Center for Family Philanthropy May 4, 2018

    The passionate generosity of countless American families has inspired – and continues to inspire – extraordinary gifts. Indeed, we may know many of these families more by their philanthropy than by…

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    Civic Engagement: How Does It Help Societal Growth?

    The Aspen Institute May 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute interviews Maria Hadden, Executive Director of Our City Our Voice to understand her perspective on civic engagement and it’s significance in the nonprofit sector.  • How…

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    May 4: This Week’s Must Reads On Youth and Young Adults

    Raikes Foundation May 4, 2018

    Here’s what we’re reading:   LGBTQ discrimination is driving hundreds of thousands of kids into homelessness Tricia Raikes writes about Chapin Hall’s new study for Salon, outlining ways to address…

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    Cooperation at Heart of Africa Climate Week Talks

    Devex International Development May 1, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Africa Climate Week held at the United Nations Office at Nairobi in April focused on the need for cooperation between countries and sectors to create a lasting…

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    5 Takeaways From the World Bank Spring Meetings

    Devex International Development Apr 28, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Devex offers five takeaways from the 2018 World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings. While more money has been allocated for high-priority funding opportunities, it comes with strings attached. …

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    How YA Fiction Raises Social Justice Literacy Levels

    Giving Compass Apr 27, 2018

    If you’re looking for how the narrative of future social change is being written, browse the young adult literature section in your local bookstore. There you will find novels about…

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    New Mobile Apps Are Shaping Iran’s Civil Society

    Al Jazeera Apr 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Al Jazeera reports on how mobile technology has begun transforming Iran, with some mobile apps disseminating human rights information to citizens. • Organizations in the civil…

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    Global Anxiety Deepens Over Online Data and Privacy Protection

    UN News Apr 24, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A new United Nations survey finds that people across the world are increasingly worried about online data breaches and whether their privacy is truly being safeguarded.…

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