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    Four Ways States Can Help Students With Disabilities Graduate Ready for Employment

    The 74 Aug 2, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Karla Phillips and Travis Pillow share four strategies for states to help students with disabilities graduate with the skills they need to enter the workforce.  • How…

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    This Program Seeks to Tackle Childhood Obesity

    The Riverdale Press Aug 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Wellness in Schools nonprofit program’s goal is to end child obesity by partnering with public schools and providing nutritious food and education. This article shows how…

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    How Will Work Change in the Coming Decades? A Pittsburgh Case Study

    Getting Smart Aug 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • According to this article from a Pittsburgh report, workers of the future might change jobs as many as 15 times in their lifetimes. Getting Smart writes on…

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    Fast-Casual Vegan Restaurant Proves Plants Are Tasty

    Food Tank Aug 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take:  • A Detroit-based fast-casual vegan restaurant is bringing unique food combinations that are appealing to the masses and proving plants are tasty. • How can this story inspire…

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    Report Quantifies the Unpaid Care Gap

    Global Giving Aug 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jackie Marchildon and Gaëlle Langué report that researchers found that only small improvements have been made in closing the unpaid care gap, with the majority of the…

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    Where Humans Rank on the Food Chain

    Smithsonian Magazine

    Giving Compass’ Take: · By using food supply data from the U.N Food and Agricultural Organization, a group of French researchers was able to determine where humans rank on the food…

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    Why Rural America Needs Cities for Revitalization

    Brookings Aug 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Nathan Arnosti and Amy Liu explain that rural America will benefit from investment in local cities as they can bring stability to struggling areas. • How will policy…

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    Local Communities Take Food Policy Into Their Own Hands With Councils

    The New Food Economy Jul 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Towns and counties are creating food policy councils to take responsibility for their health and become more civically engaged in food policy that impacts them.  •…

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    Census Undercount: Implications for U.S. Schools and Children

    U.S. News Jul 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • School educators are banding together to ensure an accurate count in the U.S. census in 2020.  • How can communities collaborate with school administrators to ensure…

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    Chef’s Smart Recipes for Customers, Farmers and the Planet

    Food Tank Jul 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank interviews Indian chef Anahita Dhondy who cooks with millets, providing people with an opportunity to discover how beneficial smart foods are for their health,…

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    Providing Latinos Access to the Environment

    GOOD Sports

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Kristin Marguerite Doidge explains that Latinos Outdoors is a grassroots organization that uses strategic partnerships to increase access and connection between the Latino population and the great outdoors.  …

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    Fighting for Gender Equality in Farming

    Global Citizen Jul 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Thin Lei Win explains how entrepreneurs are fighting for gender equality in farming, an incredibly unequal field.  • How can funders and impact investors work to support…

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