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    Beating Africa’s Hunger Crisis and Putting Farmers First

    Skoll Mar 6, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Skoll Foundation sits down with Andrew Youn, Founder and CEO of One Acre Fund, to talk about how to help Africa’s hunger crisis by supporting and funding farmers…

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    How Two Entrepreneurs Created A Philanthropic Movement With Muffins

    Forbes Mar 6, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Megan Giller at Forbes Magazine interviews the co-founders of National Muffin Day who discuss their goals to raise awareness for homelessness by distributing muffins through this…

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    Why Does the Cost of a Phone Calls From Jail Matter?

    Prison Policy Initiative Mar 6, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Wendy Sawyer explains how the high cost of phone calls from jail hurt the health, wellbeing, and case outcomes of disadvantaged people.  • How can funders work…

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    How This Philanthropist Started An Equestrian Therapy Program For At-Risk Youth

    Forbes Mar 5, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Karin Taylor is a philanthropist and the owner of Weisberg Stables, where she runs an equestrian program that helps veterans, disabled youth, and children develop critical…

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    Former White House Chef Will Use Lottery Prize to Feed the Homeless

    Global Citizen Mar 5, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen reports on Former White House chef Roberto Mendoza’s $250,000 lottery win, which he aims to use to help feed the homeless. • How can stories…

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    UK Government is Campaigning to End Global Period Poverty by 2030

    Mashable Mar 5, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The UK government has announced a new campaign to end global period poverty by 2030 and have pledged £2 million to assist organizations which are already working…

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    Global Neglect of Humanitarian Crises Caused by Climate Change

    Global Citizen Mar 5, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Erica Sanchez and Leah Rodriguez report that humanitarian crises caused by climate change primarily impact low-income countries and receive little global attention.  • How can funders work to…

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    Challenges on the Path to Universal Child Care

    Urban Institute Mar 5, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Heather Sandstrom, Shirley Adelstein, and Gina Adams unpack four challenges that and universal child care plan must address to be effective. • How can funders help to identify effective, scalable…

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    How Volunteers Conduct a One-night Survey to Better Gauge Homelessness

    Urban Institute Mar 4, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • “Point-in-Time”  Count is a one-night survey that volunteers conduct to count the number of homeless individuals in a city. Those numbers are then reported to the…

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    Investing in Resilience Is Key to Rebuilding After Disasters

    RAND Mar 4, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Although these guidelines for investing in community resilience are a response to the hurricanes last year, long-term resilience strategies are useful for all types of natural…

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    How the American Dream Went From Meaning Equality to Meaning Capitalism

    Pacific Standard Mar 4, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Brandon Tensley at Pacific Standard interviews literary scholar Sarah Churchwell on how the American dream has shifted from promoting equal opportunity to advancing capitalism.  • How can…

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    Pope Francis Calls Out Global Food Inequity in Powerful Speech

    Global Citizen Mar 4, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In a recent speech, Pope Francis condemned the wealth gap for food and resource accessibility around the world and addressed the global food insecurity problem, calling…

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