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    Why Students Should Volunteer – and How to Motivate Them to Participate

    Volunteer Match

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Basil Sadiq describes why it is critical for students to volunteer to develop their life skills and have opportunities to contribute to society.  • How can funders help to…

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    How Trauma-informed Design Can Help Promote Safety and Empowerment

    Forbes

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Neha Gill explains how trauma-informed design integrates trauma-informed care into design processes, spaces, and programs to promote safety and well-being.  • Do you support nonprofit organizations…

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    Conflict and Fragility as Drivers of Extreme Poverty

    Brookings Mar 22, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Abby Maxman summarizes a report from the World Bank about the impact of conflict and fragility on extreme poverty, nudging readers to question the institution’s effectiveness…

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    Where COVID-19 Recession Will Make the Most Impact

    Brookings Mar 22, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Authors writing for Brookings break down exactly where there are vulnerable industries that will be severely impacted by the COVID-19 recession.  • How can donors help…

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    Curbing Coronavirus’ Economic Damage: The Role for Local Governments

    Brookings Mar 21, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Joseph Parilla shares Brookings’ take on what local governments can do to help workers and small businesses and limit coronavirus’ economic damage. • What might happen without…

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    As COVID-19 Closes Schools, Low-Income Kids are Going Hungry

    TreeHugger Mar 21, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Katherine Martinko writes about the impact of school closures on low-income kids’ access to food as the coronavirus continues to spread. • What can we do…

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    Is Ageism Interfering with the COVID-19 Response?

    CityLab Mar 21, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Holder explains that the perception that COVID-19 is an older person’s disease is causing people to neglect social distancing – putting people young and old at…

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    Learning to Be Resilient During COVID-19

    GreenBiz Mar 20, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Golden, writing for GreenBiz, discusses lessons learned in supply chain resilience during COVID-19.  • What opportunities are emerging for the U.S. to evaluate and analyze local…

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    Why You Should Turn to Community Foundations for Disaster Relief

    Forbes

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Kris Putnam-Walkerly explains the reasons why community foundations are useful resources for disaster relief funding. One reason? They’ve vetted organizations for you.  • Where else can individuals go…

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    Coronavirus Will Spur Changes in Urban Planning

    Eco-Business Mar 20, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Coronavirus is becoming a catalyst for change in urban planning as more cities think about food distribution, supply chains, and how to leverage technology using artificial…

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    The Science of What Makes People Care

    Stanford Social Innovation Review

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Ann Christiano and Annie Neimand examine the intricacies of social science, specifically how to tap into people’s feelings and values when it comes to messaging. •…

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    In the Future, Everything Will Be Made of Chickpeas

    The Atlantic

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Amanda Mull reports on the popularity of the chickpea in recent years, and how it’s becoming a global staple food with its nutrition and versatility.  •…

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