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    Cities Address the Spread of Coronavirus in Homeless Shelters

    CityLab Apr 19, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Various cities are struggling to address how the coronavirus will spread throughout homeless shelters unless creative housing alternatives are put in place to reduce overcrowding.  •…

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    Four Ways Health Innovators Are Changing Healthcare [Video]

    The Aspen Institute Apr 19, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this video, experts focused on the inequities of the U.S. health system and provide four main ways for health innovation to address these challenges.  •…

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    Why We Need to Rescue Child Care Services from COVID-19

    The Hechinger Report Apr 18, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Lillian Mongeau reveals the impending dangers of losing vital child care services from economic and public health shocks related to the coronavirus. • How can you…

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    People Facing Homelessness Need Action to Combat COVID-19

    Futurity Apr 18, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jennifer Erb-Downward explains the need for immediate action to provide resources and shelter for people facing homelessness throughout the global pandemic. • What can we learn…

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    What Is COVID-19 Telling Us About Paying Preschool Teachers?

    Brookings Apr 18, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Andres S. Bustamante suggest COVID-19 may be teaching us something about paying preschool teachers more fairly. • With bipartisan support for paying preschool…

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    Disaster Planning Has to Now Factor in Coronavirus

    InsideClimate News Apr 17, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The spread of coronavirus is putting on a strain on the emergency response efforts and causing disaster planning management to quickly strategize.  • What can funders…

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    Understanding the Social Impact of the Food System

    GreenBiz Apr 17, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: •  Mike Hower discusses the social impacts of the food system, as it comes with many political and social challenges for farmers and consumers that seek sustainability.…

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    How Social Media Brings About Social Change

    Getting Smart

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Tom Vander Ark reports that social media platforms can be used to bring about social change by enhancing turnout, making campaigns go viral, and organizing communities. …

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    Employment Losses Within the Clean Energy Industry Due to COVID-19

    Smart Cities Dive Apr 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Job growth in the clean energy sector came to a halt with the stay-home-orders for coronavirus and is now losing 15 percent of its workforce, according…

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    How to Manage Volunteers After a Disaster

    Futurity Apr 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers found helpful ways for response teams to manage volunteers in the wake of a disaster.  • How can this help inform future response plans to…

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    Domestic Violence Fear Intensifies Amid COVID-19

    Futurity Apr 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Susan B. Sorenson, director of the Ortner Center on Violence & Abuse discusses the challenges for victims of domestic violence and the subsequent fear amid the COVID-19…

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    A New Financial Aid Tool Can Help Students During COVID-19

    EdSurge Apr 15, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • More students are filing financial aid appeals due to the economic impact of coronavirus on their finances. SwiftStudent is a website that can help inform them of…

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