Giving Compass’ Take: • Devon Klatell of the Rockefeller Foundation talks about the important role philanthropic organizations play in the food systems, not only funding innovative solutions but connecting communities across…
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Global CitizenGiving Compass’ Take: · Global Citizen reports on the ‘disease of poverty,’ explaining that homelessness is contributing to the spread of Typhus throughout America. · How can funders address this public…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • James Gallagher reports on a mystery virus that was previously unknown to science is causing severe lung disease in the Chinese city of Wuhan. • How can we…
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Click here for more.Texas Patients are More Likely to Self-Manage Abortion
Futurity Jan 16, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • According to the research in this article, approximately 7% of patients seeking an abortion at Texas clinics had tried to end their current pregnancy on their…
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Click here for more.Understanding the Health Needs of Young Indians
India Development Review Jan 15, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • The Center for Catalyzing Change (C3) launched a campaign in 2018 to better understand the health needs of India’s youngest population. • The campaign indicates that…
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Click here for more.Balancing Diets, Carbon, and Nutrition Takes More Than Changing the Menu
Food Tank Jan 15, 2020Giving 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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Click here for more.How Well Is Philanthropy Tackling Clean Water Problems?
Southern California Grantmakers Jan 14, 2020Giving 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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Click here for more.These Toxic Chemicals Steal IQ Points from American Kids
Futurity Jan 14, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from the NYU Langone Medical Center reports that exposure to lead, mercury, and other toxic chemicals, especially flame retardants and pesticides resulted in more than a…
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Click here for more.The Concerning Increase of Alcohol-related Deaths in the U.S.
Vox Jan 13, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • German Lopez, writing for Vox, discusses the findings of a multi-year study indicating that the number of alcohol-related deaths increased significantly from 1999 to 2017. • The…
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An Integrated Systems-based Approach to the Opioid Crisis
RAND Corporation Jan 13, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • Bradley D. Stein shares the highlights of his testimony presented before the Senate Judiciary Committee about building an integrated systems-based approach to the opioid crisis. • How can…
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Click here for more.New Evidence Links Minimum Wage and Suicide
Vox Jan 13, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • Recent research indicates that there may be a relationship between raising the minimum wage and reducing the suicide rate. • How can funders clarify the influence of…
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Click here for more.Addressing High Maternal Mortality Rates in Sierra Leone
Global Citizen Jan 12, 2020Giving Compass’ Take: • United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) is doing it can to reduce the maternal mortality rates in Sierra Leone, where 1 in 17 mothers has a lifetime risk of dying…
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