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    8 Design Principles for Successful Collective Action for Community Health Worker Models

    Skoll Foundation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • James Nardella outlines design principles for community health worker models that are undisputed pillars of the field.  • How can funders use these principles to design,…

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    Global Infant Mortality Could Be Dramatically Reduced By Basic Sanitation and Sex Education

    Al Jazeera

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Faras Ghani that high infant mortality rates in developing countries can be dramatically reduced through sex education and WASH funding programs.  • How can funders provide sustainable…

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    Progress Against the Opioid Crisis

    U.S. News Sep 22, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Carla K. Johnson addresses a recently released U.S. government survey showing that progress has been made in addressing the opioid crisis and the number of new heroin…

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    World Hunger Is on the Rise for the Third Year in a Row

    Smithsonian Sep 21, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A recent report released by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization found that world hunger has increased for the third year in a row and will…

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    How to Boost Latino Graduation Rates

    The Hechinger Report Sep 21, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning and the Latino student advocacy group Excelencia in Education created the Adult Learner 360 Academy for Hispanic-serving institutions that helps…

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    4 Powerful African Women You Need to Know

    Global Citizen Sep 21, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • This Global Citizen post profiles four influential women in Africa, from an actress who helps refugees to a mathematics professor who devoted 10 percent of her…

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    Young People Take the Lead on the Global Goals

    United Nations Foundation Sep 21, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • With the rise of global challenges, young people are becoming more and more motivated to act on important issues and make a change. Here, the United Nations…

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    Why We Need Less Elite Philanthropy and More Democracy

    Wired Sep 21, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this article from Wired, Jennifer Pahlka, founder of Code for America, highlights Anand Giridharadas as someone who is trying to institute real change by emphasizing democracy’s strengths.…

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    Social Progress Index 2018: Trends Across the Globe

    Social Progress Imperative Sep 21, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Social Progress Imperative’s Social Progress Index illuminates life in 146 countries around the world, highlighting success and room for improvement.  • How can funders use this information to direct…

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    Why are Canada’s First Nations Women Dying at Such an Alarming Rate?

    Brookings

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Randall Akee explores possible explanations for the high mortality rate among First Nations women in Canada, which is almost 5 times the national average.  • How can…

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    What This Entrepreneur Is Doing About Institutional Bias

    Forbes Sep 20, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • B Lab co-founder Jay Coen Gilbert discusses a recent company survey that showed how people of color didn’t feel completely comfortable at the office, and how he…

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    Philanthropy Bets Big on Sustainable Development Goals

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Sep 20, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this Stanford Social Innovation Review piece, The Bridgespan Group discusses philanthropy’s role in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how bold action (or “big…

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