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    Behavioral Design Teams: A Model for Integrating Nudges in City Government

    ideas42 Jun 15, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • ideas42 outlines ways for governments to use behavioral science-based ‘nudges’ to improve the use of public services.  • How can donors help implement these changes in…

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    Breaking Into the Field of Arts Education

    Americans for the Arts Jun 14, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jane Cheung at Americans for the Arts interviewed Anna Lisa Caraveo Flores, Director of Pablove Shutterbugs, a program that approaches childhood cancer through art and science. • What…

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    How Schools Can Become Learning Spaces That Build Career Skills

    Education Dive Jun 14, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: •  Shawna De La Rosa, writing for Education Dive, discusses how schools can better position themselves as learning space to advance modern career skills through design and rearrangement. …

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    How to Be a Better Ally – and Why It Matters

    Giving Compass Jun 14, 2019

    This piece is based on panel conversations from Social Impact Exchange 2019: Shaping the Future: Philanthropy as Change Capital. More foundations are deepening their understanding of the racial disparities that…

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    California’s Largest Utility Resorts to Blackouts to Prevent Wildfires

    Pacific Standard Jun 14, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • California’s wildfire season is upon us and although power outages and blackouts were intended to be a last resort in PG&E’s wildfire mitigation plan, the company…

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    Case Study: Nonprofit Consolidation and Impact

    The Power of Possibility Jun 14, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Power of Possibility describes how two Boston homelessness organizations merged to create a more impactful organization to assist their target population. • How can organizations…

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    What Does the Trade War With China Mean for American Jobs?

    Pacific Standard Jun 14, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jeffrey Kucik unpacks what the trade war with China means for American jobs and wages, outlining where gains and losses are occurring.  • How can funders work…

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    Giving Students Employment Opportunities During College to Pay for Higher Education Costs

    The Hechinger Report Jun 13, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Students from the University of Utah share their employment experiences, acquired through a nonprofit called Education at Work that arranges partnerships between universities and large employers. …

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    Mekong Hydropower Project Hurts Poor Locals

    Devex International Development Jun 13, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A dam that was supposed to bring clean energy and development along the Mekong has hurt local communities that rely on fishing for sustenance.  • How…

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    Saving the Planet Takes More Than Changing What We Eat

    Food Tank Jun 13, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank argues that it is not only what we eat that will save the planet but how we produce our food and agriculture’s relationship with…

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    Addressing the Unique Challenges of Cyclone Fani

    India Development Review Jun 13, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Liby Johnson explains that the unusual timing of Cyclone Fani presents unique challenges for disaster relief because the summer storm has implications for crops and shelters.  •…

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    Is Automation Labor-Displacing?

    Brookings Jun 13, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers from Brookings explain why automation may not be labor-displacing in spite of widespread fears to the contrary.  • How can funders work to ensure that middle-…

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