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    Struggling Rural Grocery Stores Get A Pandemic-Driven Boost

    Harvest Public Media May 26, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: · With a higher demand for food security during the pandemic, rural grocery stores are getting an economic boost due to greater customer traffic and limited food…

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    COVID-19’s Child Care Challenges and How Providers Can Help

    MDRC May 25, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Caitlin Anzelone and Emily Marano present providers with five strategies to alleviate the stress of COVID-19’s child care challenges for parents. • How might these strategies…

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    How to Lead with Relational Activism

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Becca Dove and Tim Fisher explain the value of relational activism and offer three ways to engage in the practice to lead social action. • How can these…

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    How COVID-19 is Prompting the Rise of Alternative Meat

    Grist May 25, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • As more meatpacking plants become COVID-19 hot spots, the alternative meat market continues to grow as a viable option. • What are the benefits of more…

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    New AI Maps Offer Much-Needed Help In Predicting Wildfires

    Futurity May 24, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Josie Garthwaite writes for Futurity on how new AI maps play a crucial role in predicting wildfires out west, especially while resources are so thin from…

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    Intergenerational Mobility for the Middle Class in Higher Education

    Brookings May 24, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Research indicates that students from middle to low-income families can increase their intergenerational mobility by attending college. • How can this research inform school districts and…

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    How Energy Efficiency Jobs Are Decimated By The Pandemic

    InsideClimate News May 24, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • At InsideClimate News, Dan Gearino discusses how people are losing energy efficiency jobs at a dramatic rate during the global pandemic. • Why are energy efficiency…

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    Unemployment Insurance Claims Help Locate COVID-19’s Impact

    Brookings May 23, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Alan Berube details the benefits of analyzing unemployment insurance claims to locate areas that need the most coronavirus support. • Why is it important to understand…

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    Coronavirus Has Hit Uganda’s Small Business Operations Hard

    Brookings May 23, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Corti Paul Lakuma and Nathann Sunday recount the devastating impact of coronavirus’ shutdown on Uganda’s small business operations. • How do Uganda’s small business struggles reflect those…

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    Microgrants Aid Low-income Students by Covering Small Costs

    Education Dive

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Amelia Harper explains that as the name suggests, microgrants are small grants awarded to students for necessary items like textbooks, clothing, and meals to help them…

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    Job Quality During COVID-19: Supporting Workers [Video]

    The Aspen Institute May 21, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this webinar, Emily Dieppa, Katie Lynn-Vecqueray, Liddy Romero share their expertise and discuss what can be done to support workers and improve job quality during the COVID-19 pandemic. …

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    Giving In India: An Opportunity to Scale Impact

    Giving Compass

    There are tremendous opportunities for impact giving in India because of the scale of need, growing nonprofit capacity, and local philanthropic engagement. India is known for its rich multiplicity of culture,…

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