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    Food Relief Brought on By Little Free Pantries

    Food Tank Jul 7, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Little Free Pantries is an initiative in Seattle where residents are filling street pantries with dry goods for neighbors to use as they need.  • How…

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    Six Lessons on Improving Work Training and Job Placement

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Mona Mourshed and Ali Jaffer share six lessons from Generation’s efforts to improve workforce training and job placement.  • How do local stakeholders, including schools and employers,…

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    Including Immigrants During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Urban Institute Jul 7, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Authors at the Urban Institute highlight the importance of including immigrants in state and local COVID-19 response efforts.  • How can funders work to ensure that…

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    Preparing Students for the Uncertain Future

    The 74

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Robin Lake discusses the need for education reform and innovation in order to successfully prepare students for the uncertainty in an automated workforce. · How is…

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    Building Inclusive Innovation to Address the Roots of Societal Issues

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Jul 7, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Ryerson Diversity Institute brings together academic partners, government, private sector, and community partners to utilize a systems approach to inclusive innovation.  • How can donors fund this…

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    Why Nutrition Needs To Be Prioritized During COVID-19

    Eco-Business Jul 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Individuals, as well as food supply professionals, need to prioritize nutrition and promote efforts to ensure food security and access to healthy food during the pandemic. …

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    Could Online Classes Lead to a Retention Crisis?

    EdSurge Jul 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A professor and online educator is dubious whether or not online courses are giving way to a retention crisis in education during COVID-19.  • The author…

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    COVID-19: Protecting Survivors of Domestic Abuse

    RAND Corporation Jul 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors highlight the need to ensure that domestic abuse survivors are safe during the COVID-19 pandemic and have access to safe housing after the pandemic. …

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    Raising the Children of the Opioid Epidemic: Support for Grandfamilies

    Grantmakers in Aging

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Generations United released a report chronicling how many children grow up in grandfamilies due to a parents’ substance abuse problems exacerbated by the opioid crisis. • How can philanthropists and…

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    How We Can Achieve Economic Growth and Climate Security Together

    India Development Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Britt Groosman and Richie Ahuja explain how India and other countries can advance economic growth and climate security simultaneously to ensure long-term prosperity.  • How can funders work…

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    Policy Changes to Improve Outcomes for Babies and Toddlers

    The Hechinger Report

    Giving Compass’ Take: • John King and Myra Jones-Taylor explain how certain policy changes could give babies and toddlers a better start in life.  • How can funders help to shape…

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    Three Ways Pollution Hurts People in Poverty Disproportionately

    Global Citizen

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Joe McCarthy explains how people in poverty suffer disproportionately by the lack of clean and healthy air and contaminated water and food caused by pollution.  •…

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