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    What Jobs Are Affected by AI?

    Brookings Nov 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: •  These authors at Bookings argue that better-paid, better-educated workers face the most exposure and impact from artificial intelligence (AI) affecting their jobs.  • How can philanthropists expect and…

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    How Crowdfunding Technology Is Solving Homelessness Through Skills Training

    Causeartist Nov 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Grant Trahant at Causeartist talks with Alex Stephany, the founder of Beam, a crowdfunding platform who is trying to solve homelessness by creating career opportunities by using…

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    The Benefits of Congestion Pricing

    Smart Cities Dive Nov 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Chris Teale reports that congestion pricing could increase equity in mobility and address climate change if the unpopular policy can be implemented.  • Could congestion pricing…

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    Realities of Undocumented Families after Disasters

    Center for Disaster Philanthropy Nov 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Vickery illustrates the devastating choices that undocumented families face as they struggle to cope with the aftermath of natural disasters.  • How can funders help to…

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    Overview of Sub-Saharan African Immigrants in the U.S.

    Migration Policy Institute Nov 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Carlos Echeverria-Estrada and Jeanne Batalova provide an overview of the demographics of the more than 2 million sub-Saharan African immigrants living in the U.S. in 2018.  • How…

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    Helping Philanthropists and Organizations Go Beyond Collective Impact

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Nov 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Eric Nee, at Stanford Social Innovation Review, discusses a new model called the community system solutions framework that aims to go beyond collective impact to become…

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    An Effort to Improve and Advance Job Quality in the United States

    The Aspen Institute Nov 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program plans to engage with leaders across industries to improve job quality and help employees gain access to more economic opportunities.  • How…

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    California’s Chinook Salmon Are in Danger and Rice Fields Just Might be Their Savior

    The New Food Economy Nov 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The New Food Economy reports that California’s native Chinook salmon have been losing habitat to agriculture for decades but now they’re getting a much-needed boost from…

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    Wealthy Cities Can Afford to Expand Preschools, But What About Everyone Else?

    The Hechinger Report Nov 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Megan Conn at The Hechinger Report writes that in struggling Rust Belt cities, childcare deserts and lack of preschool funding threaten educational progress. • What makes childcare in…

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    The Effects of California’s 2004 Paid Family Leave Act

    Washington Center for Equitable Growth Nov 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Washington Center for Equitable Growth found that California’s 2004 Paid Family Leave Act did not have the intended effects. • Could a variation of this legislation be more…

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    Climate Change Threatens Oyster Safety

    New Food Economy Nov 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Sam Bloch explains how researchers discovered that climate change is impacting the safety of oysters, necessitating a particular delivery process to avoid making consumers sick.  • This…

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    What Climate Change Means for Agriculture Growing Seasons

    The New Food Economy Nov 19, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Karen Stabiner discusses how climate change changes agriculture growing seasons as fires, heat waves, and early frost create unpredictability for farmers.  • How can funders work to…

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