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    Finding Solutions for America’s Transportation Dilemma

    Governing Magazine

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Peter Harkness discusses America’s transportation dilemma and the ways in which cities are working – or not working – to improve their traffic situations.  • How can funders help…

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    Putting Students At Ease With Fears Of ICE Raids

    Education Dive Aug 18, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Education Dive, Naaz Modan explains how schools can provide a safe space and resources to help ease the fears of ICE raids for students from immigrant…

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    Remembering the “Forgotten Disease”

    The Telegraph Aug 18, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Laud Anthony Basing, a biomedical engineering research graduate at Purdue University, has developed a rapid diagnostic saliva swab test to identify yaws, an often overlook neglected tropical disease.…

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    Federal Program And Partnerships Can Defray CTE Costs

    Education Dive Aug 18, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Although career and technical education programs are expensive to have, they are an integral part of preparing students for the workforce. To continue providing these programs, Education Dive…

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    What Parents Need to Know About Vaping

    On the Pulse Aug 17, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for On the Pulse, Lyra Fontaine addresses the rise in teen vaping in the US, states the risks associated with the addictive habit, and how parents can…

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    Ideology Can Skew Our Views on the Healthiness of Food

    Pacific Standard Aug 16, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • According to new research, marketing messages that are inconsistent with our ideological values can lead us to view a food product as less healthy. • What can…

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    Working with All Stakeholders for a Better Food System

    Food Tank Aug 16, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank talks with Karen Karp, founder of a consulting company to improve our food system by engaging stakeholders through three main areas: regional food economies, food…

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    How Cities Are Working to Support Opportunity Youth

    The 74 Aug 15, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Bekah McNeel shares the ways that cities from Philadelphia to San Antonio are working to support opportunity youth succeed long-term.  • How can funders work to ensure that cities…

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    La June Montgomery Tabron: Philanthropy’s Urgent Disruptor

    BlackHer Aug 14, 2019

    How do you define philanthropy? I define philanthropy as giving.  This can include giving our wealth, time, or hearts to others. When we speak about the philanthropy of people of…

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    Research Reveals State of Processed Food in the U.S.

    Futurity Aug 14, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A study from the  Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University reveals that the United States packaged food and beverage supply is ultra-processed. • How can…

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    How Will We Work Together In The Future?

    Fast Company

    Giving Compass’ Take:  • New America Foundation and Bloomberg imagine what the future of work will look like and how to prepare for a technologically advanced society.  • In what other areas…

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    How Placemaking Helped Desegregate the City of Detroit

    Urban Institute Aug 13, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Placemaking initiatives helped Detroit citizens make more equitable decisions for their city and revitalized community spaces. • How can placemaking address other community issues? Can place-based…

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