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    Career and Technical Education Connects Students With Renewable Energy Careers

    Education Dive

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Linda Jacobson explains that nonprofit and other renewable energy organizations are engaging middle and high schoolers in career and technical education by providing employment and internship…

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    The New LGBTQ Workers’ Rights Law Has All-Inclusive Benefits

    Yes! Jun 18, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • George B. Cunningham, at Yes!, describes the all-encompassing benefits of the new LGBTQ workers’ rights law, which bans discrimination against LGBTQ workplace members. • How does…

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    Four Ways Schools Can Use COVID-19 To Address Class Equity

    The 74 Jun 18, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Adam Pisoni, at The 74, discusses school districts’ unique opportunity to redesign class scheduling during COVID-19 to address and improve class equity. • Remote learning can…

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    The Importance of Investing in Inclusive COVID-19 Recovery

    Smart Cities Dive Jun 17, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Rockefeller Foundation has launched the Rockefeller Foundation Opportunity Collective (ROC) that encourages investments in inclusive recovery from COVID-19.  • How can individual donors also opt-in for a…

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    The Importance of Infrastructure That Encourages Spiritual Reflection

    The Aspen Institute

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Emily Esfahani Smith explains how art nurtures civic life and discusses the work of Candy Chang as an urban planner and artist.  Chang strives to create more public…

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    What Works in Career and Technical Education

    MDRC

    Giving Compass’ Take: · This report from MDRC explores career and technical education and what research shows on the success of these programs.   · How can career and technical…

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    Understanding the Crisis of Individual Adult Homelessness

    National Alliance to End Homelessness Jun 17, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • More data on homelessness indicates that individual homelessness is increasing, and the most significant subgroups of this category are transgender individuals, Asian and American Indians.  •…

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    Rebuilding Schools and Learning During a Pandemic

    Chalkbeat Jun 17, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Principles and teachers in Chicago are working hard to rebuild student-teacher relationships through remote learning during the pandemic. • How can donors address some issues such…

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    Study on Principle Hiring Practices Finds Racial and Gender Gaps

    Education Dive Jun 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • An analysis of the Texas Education Agency data on promotions for almost 4,700 assistant principals in the state from 2001 to 2017 found both racial and…

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    How to Bring About Social Change in the Workplace

    SmartBrief Jun 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is a list of ways to incite social change in the workplace by implementing office policies that support inclusion and diversity initiatives and engage employees. …

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    Worker Earnings, Service Quality, and Firm Profitability

    Washington Center for Equitable Growth Jun 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Krista Ruffini finds that increasing low-skilled nursing home workers’ earnings creates higher service quality that translates to firm profitability. • How can funders encourage the adoption of…

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    The Boundaries Are Blurring Between Philanthropy and Business

    The Johnson Center for Philanthropy

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for The Johnson Center for Philanthropy, Michael Moody explains how the boundaries have blurred between philanthropy and business and discusses the need to redefine what philanthropy…

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