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    Australians Call Out Their Prime Minister for Ignoring Wildfire Victims

    Grist Jan 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Zoya Teirstein reports on the disappointment felt by the Australian public towards their prime minister and how he has handled the devastating wildfires.  • How are donors able…

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    Health is Veterans’ Biggest Challenge in First Year Home

    Futurity Jan 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Gina DiGravio highlights research showing how health concerns are the most important readjustment challenge facing veterans in the first year after they leave military service. • How…

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    Exploring the Data on Hollywood’s Gender Pay Gap

    The Conversation Jan 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Roberto Pedace researches and reports on the data around Hollywood’s gender pay gap and finds discrepancies.  • How can donors use this information to help close the gender…

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    Policy Recommendations: Upskilling India’s Youth

    AVPN Jan 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Pranav Kumar Choudhary highlights policy solutions to address India’s need to upskill the youth workforce.  • How can funders help to upskill workers? How can partnerships facilitate…

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    The Salary Issues for Special Education Teachers

    Chalkbeat Jan 5, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • There is a huge pay gap between special education teachers and general education teachers, despite special ed teachers serving students with the most needs.  • How…

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    Denser Housing Is Gaining Traction on America’s East Coast

    CityLab Jan 4, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: · In order to address the affordable housing crisis in America, states like Virginia and Maryland are following in the steps of the West Coast and have…

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    What Border Walls Could Mean For Global Trade

    Futurity Jan 3, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers report how border walls have real negative economic effects, some of which may be unintended. • What are possible ways for donors to get involved addressing…

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    The Threat of Lead in Urban Communities

    CityLab Jan 3, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Andrew Zaleski highlights the prevalence of lead in urban communities and the safety risks for humans that ingest lead in any quantity.  • How can funders work…

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    Upskilling 2019: Quantifying Progress

    The Aspen Institute Jan 3, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute shares the results from upskilling efforts in 2019, highlighting major corporate partnerships aimed at improving the workforce.  • How can funders engage in…

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    Against Rounding Up the Cost of Stamps

    Prison Policy Initiative Jan 3, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Peter Wagner explains why Prison Policy Initiative is opposing the Postal Service’s decision to round stamp prices up to the nearest nickel.  • Prisoners face high costs…

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    What To Do To Counter Regional Divergence

    The Brookings Institution Jan 3, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: · The Brookings Institution touches on different ways to counter regional divergence, starting with putting emphasis on bold responses rather than scare tactics with statistics. · How can…

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    How Tech Innovation is Advancing Urban Agriculture

    GreenBiz Jan 2, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Entrepreneurs and organizations are utilizing new technology to improve and enhance urban agriculture to meet the needs of growing city populations.  • What are the biggest…

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