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    How Youth Are Bringing Urgency to the Sustainable Food Movement [Audio]

    Food Tank Sep 2, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this podcast episode, Dani Nierenberg interviews Haile Thomas about educating the next generation on healthy eating and how young people are fortifying the broader sustainable food…

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    Filling in the CARES Act Gaps: Bringing COVID Relief to Essential Workers

    The David and Lucile Packard Foundation Sep 2, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The David and Lucile Packard Foundation is supporting Project Ayuda to help undocumented farmworkers – essential workers who were excluded from the CARES Act.  • What role…

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    The Role of Schools in Puerto Rico Communities

    Othering & Belonging Institute Sep 2, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Othering & Belonging Institute highlights the importance of Puerto Rico schools in the larger community tapestry and why closing schools has broad impacts on community wellbeing.  •…

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    Global Agricultural Yields Could Decline 30% By 2050

    United Nations Foundation Sep 2, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Ryan Hobert and Christine Negra unpack the ways in which climate change threatens food security and the agricultural practices that can be used to fight climate change.  •…

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    Understanding the Upstream Causes of America’s Water Crisis

    Grist Sep 1, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Angely Mercado at Grist, interviews Erin Brockovich about her new book, detailing the underlying causes for America’s water crisis, reasoning that poor water protection policy has lead…

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    Native Americans Are Addressing Food Insecurity on Reservations Amid COVID-19

    Food Tank Sep 1, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Native-led nonprofit Partnership With Native Americans (PWNA) is driving progress in tackling food insecurity on reservations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  • How can donors help bolster…

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    How Food and Nutrition Education is Changing in the COVID-19 Pandemic

    FoodTank Sep 1, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Dani Nierenberg interviews food educators about how they are maintaining their commitment to their students in spite of the COVID-19 pandemic.  • As the pandemic wears on…

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    School Resource Officers Are Not the Solution for School Safety

    Wiley Online Library Sep 1, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers found that school resource officers at public schools did not improve school safety and increased the criminalization of school discipline. • Disproven techniques for improving safety –…

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    Youth as Agents of Change in Society

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    Our youth are agents of change, young people’s inclusion in the peace and security agenda and society more broadly, is key to building and sustaining peace. Their role in the…

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    A Case Study On Impact Investing

    The ImPact Sep 1, 2020

    Jim Sorenson is a successful entrepreneur, business executive, investor, and philanthropist. He is a pioneer impact investor and plays a leadership role in building the impact investing practice worldwide. Jim…

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    Lessons From the Jewish Communities That Faced Hurricane Katrina

    eJewish Philanthropy Aug 31, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Jewish community in New Orleans shares lessons from their successful response to Hurricane Katrina 15 years ago, with the hope that these learnings can help…

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    A Nudge Encourages People to Start Retirement Savings

    Futurity Aug 31, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from Stanford reveals that encouraging people to commit a specific percentage of their income to their employer-sponsored savings plan successfully increased the number of participants.  •…

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