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    Africa Can Play a Leading Role in the Fight Against Climate Change

    Brookings Jan 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala argues that the world’s developed and emerging economies must take action at home and help Africa deliver the investments that will bring the goals of…

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    An Off-the-Charts Funder

    Leap Ambassadors Community

    After nearly 30 years of continuous improvement, Wilburforce Foundation now earns the highest marks we’ve ever seen on the Center for Effective Philanthropy’s Grantee Perception Report (GPR). How did they…

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    Balancing Diets, Carbon, and Nutrition Takes More Than Changing the Menu

    Food Tank Jan 15, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Changing eating habits to include more plants and less or no meat is challenging for countries where people still struggle to meet their nutritional needs. • Lower carbon…

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    To Help Australia, Look to Aboriginal Fire Management

    YES! Magazine Jan 15, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Abaki Beck writes about the Australian aboriginal community that is using a proactive way of cultural burning to combat the raging bushfires.  • According to this article,…

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    Tree-planting Drones Working to Restore Forests

    Fast Company

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Adele Peters reports that a startup in Myanmar is successfully using drones to scale up reforestation efforts, a method they say is ready to be used elsewhere. …

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    Climate Change and the Australia Fires

    Grist Jan 15, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Maddie Stone explains how climate change fueled the Austalia fires which are in turn fueling climate change. • How can funders address the needs of communities impacted…

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    To Fight Food Waste, Start Thinking About its Natural Life Cycle

    TreeHugger Jan 14, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Toni Desrosiers, the founder of Abeego beeswax wraps, explains how food has a natural life cycle, and to curb food waste, we need to think about…

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    Notable Environmental Justice Stories in 2020

    Grist Jan 14, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: •  Yvette Cabrera, writing for Grist, describes significant environmental justice developments happening at the national and local level across the United States.  • How is your philanthropy…

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    A Guide on How to Aid Disaster Relief in Australia

    Impact Hub Network Jan 14, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is a simple guide to understanding the current bushfires in Australia, why it is happening, and how you can help.  • How can funders collaborate…

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    Xiamen is A Leader When It Comes to Handling Ocean Trash

    Eco-Business Jan 14, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Xiamen, a port city on China’s southeast coast, has created an exemplary model for efficiently collecting ocean trash.  • How can donors help expand this model…

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    How Well Is Philanthropy Tackling Clean Water Problems?

    Southern California Grantmakers Jan 14, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jon Pattee explains that funding for clean water initiatives has become challenging for philanthropists. Funders are working to reframe the questions around clean water access to increase…

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    How to Help Australia’s Unpaid Firefighters Battle the Bushfire Crisis

    Mashable Jan 14, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: · As the death toll and damage caused by the unprecedented bushfires in Australia continues to rise, Mashable provides a few ways individuals can support those helping…

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