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    Understanding the Racial Disparities in Prosperity Across States

    Prosperity Now Jan 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Prosperity Now shares its 2019 Prosperity Now Scorecard which outlines the financial health of households in all 50 states. • How can funders work to close…

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    4 Ways AI Education and Ethics Will Disrupt Society in 2019

    EdSurge Jan 29, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Tara Chklovski, writing for EdSurge, discusses how AI education will change in the next year and outlines the four ways in which we need to do more…

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    The Future of Minimum Wage is Alive in Seattle

    Pacific Standard Jan 29, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Pacific Standard’s Jared Keller discusses how the minimum wage experiment is having success in America. New research in Seattle particularly suggests positive findings from the increased…

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    The Benefits of the Holistic Defense Model

    RAND Corporation Jan 29, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from the RAND Corporation highlights the benefits of the holistic defense model deployed in the Bronx over the past decade.  • How can funders work to…

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    What Can Border Walls Accomplish?

    RAND Corporation Jan 29, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Raphael S. Cohen explains that border walls can prove to be an effective short-term tactic, but not a long-term strategy.  • How can funders work to…

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    The Far-Reaching Economic Impacts of Child Marriage

    Skoll Foundation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Lakshmi Sundaram shares the global implications of child marriage and how the practice stands in the way of the Sustainable Development Goals.  • What organizations are working in…

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    Girls’ Education Looks Different Around the World

    Global Citizen Jan 28, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • More access and opportunities for girls’ education programs is a necessity. A new report from the University of Cambridge found that while girls should be receiving 12 years…

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    Highlighting How Technology and Race Interact

    Black Youth Project Jan 28, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Data 4 Black Lives consists of activists and organizers who are using tech to help advance the lives of black people. Recently, the group hosted a conference…

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    Our Bail System Costs the Country $15 Billion Per Year

    Pacific Standard Jan 28, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Dwyer Gunn at Pacific Standard talks about new research from the Hamilton Project at the Brookings Institution that shows that the United States’ bail system is costing…

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    How Cities Can Save Money by Providing Lawyers for Tenants Facing Eviction

    Pacific Standard Jan 28, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · A new study led by the consulting firm Stout has found that the costs and benefits of providing city-sponsored legal representation for tenants facing eviction may actually save cities…

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    How SNAP Work Requirements Could Impact the LGBT Community

    Pacific Standard Jan 28, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Brianna Provenzano reports that SNAP work requirements would have a negative impact on the LGBTQ community – although data gaps make it hard to quantify.  • How can…

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    Satellites Could Revolutionize the Way Governments Monitor Rural Development

    Pacific Standard Jan 28, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · In order to get the most accurate information about a country’s rural development and well-being, an international team of researchers suggests relying on satellites instead of on-the-ground…

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