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    Brain Scans Can Flag Kids at Risk for Later Depression

    Futurity Jan 12, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • According to new research, early brain scans can predict whether a child is susceptible to mental health or attention problems down the road. • How can philanthropy…

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    Refugee Diaries: 10 Years In Immigration Detention In Australia

    Al Jazeera Media Network Jan 11, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Massilia Aili at Al Jazeera Media Network reports on Australia’s tough border protection policies and relays the stories of two refugee who have been through the process. …

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    NYC Schools Piloting Dyslexia Screening Programs

    Chalkbeat Jan 10, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • At two Brooklyn Elementary schools, the Department of Education will host interventions to screen entires grades of students for dyslexia as part of a pilot program. …

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    Why We Support Women Environmental Leaders of Color

    Giving Compass Jan 10, 2020

    Women (and girls) have been at the forefront of the environmental movement, galvanizing communities to respond to climate change, adopting socially responsible practices in philanthropy, and fighting for pro-environment legislation.…

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    Tackling Sexual Violence in the Slums of Nairobi

    Doctors Without Borders Jan 10, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • On a recent trip to the Kenyan capital of Nairobi, major gifts manager Abigail Betts discovered the scope of the sexual violence problem and what Doctors…

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    The Answer for Schools Is Not More Technology, It’s Teachers and Human Connection

    EdSurge Jan 10, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Danielle Arnold-Schwartz, a teacher herself,  argues that technology is not nearly as important as human connection and taking the time to address your students’ actual needs. …

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    Mississippi’s Debtors Prisons

    Mississippi Today Jan 10, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Anna Wolfe and Michelle Liu discuss Mississippi’s modern debtors prisons where inmates work low-wage, sometimes dangerous jobs to pay off debt.  • How can funders advance the rights…

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    Which Cities are Best for Black Women?

    CityLab Jan 10, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Brentin Mock explains how CityLab and urban sociologist Junia Howell worked to create a liveability index to rate cities for black women.  • What can we learn from disparities…

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    Using Existing Resources to Disrupt the Discipline Cycle

    Education Dive Jan 9, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Mike Gaskell, principal of Hammarskjold Middle School in New Jersey, describes how he used a reading initiative help integrate an in-flux of unexpected students. • How can…

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    Circling Back: Invest for Better, One Year Later

    Gender and Giving Jan 9, 2020

    Women nationwide are joining forces to become savvy impact investors: Learning together, moving money toward social change, and seizing opportunities to go beyond traditional philanthropy. And you can join them.…

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    We Need to Talk to Our Children About War

    The Hechinger Report Jan 9, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Andre Perry discusses how children handle traumatizing news and how to best talk to them about war. • How will teaching students on war differ in different…

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    When a Homecoming Video Raises Questions About Campus Diversity

    EdSurge Jan 9, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • EdSurge discusses a homecoming video from the University of Wisconsin which brought to light the issue of campus diversity.  • What are the possible underlying reasons for…

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