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    U.S. Food Policy is Shifting Toward Nutrition for Better Health Outcomes

    The Conversation Feb 4, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Policymakers are working to create better food policies that help encourage nutritious diets for Americans that lead to positive health outcomes. • What can philanthropists do…

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    We Need to Rethink This Concept to End Extreme Poverty

    Global Citizen Feb 4, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Global poverty is decreasing at a slower rate than it has in the last 40 years. Daniele Selby and Erica Sanchez at Global Citizen discuss how a new…

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    Many Families May Need Months to Recover From the Government Shutdown

    The Atlantic Feb 4, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • As federal employees and contractors return to work from the government shutdown, the financial and emotional effects are being felt.  • The shutdown shed light on…

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    Activists Call on U.S. Education Department to End Period Poverty in Schools

    Global Citizen Feb 4, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · According to Global Citizen, activists are calling on the U.S. Department of Education to provide better menstrual hygiene education and free period supplies to students at school…

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    Matt Damon Has Helped 16 Million People Get Access to Water

    Global Citizen Feb 4, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Global Citizen, Joe McCarthy and Erica Sanchez explain that billions of people around the world lack access to clean and safe drinking water, but celebrities like…

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    Does the Education System Hurt Working Class Americans?

    The Hechinger Report Feb 3, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this opinion piece from The Hechinger Report, author Andrew Hanson argues that working-class Americans will continue to fall behind economically unless the post-secondary education system…

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    $500 Million Goes to Bay Area Housing Fund

    NBC Bay Area Feb 3, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from NBC Bay Area, authors Sam Brock and Stephen Ellison highlight a $500 million donation by the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative into a bay area…

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    All Parents and Children Deserve School Choice

    InsideSources Feb 3, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for InsideSources, Ashley MacLeay shares her opinion that every family deserves the right to choose where their child will go to school because education is not “one…

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    Metamodern Philanthropy: A New Paradigm

    Medium Feb 2, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Medium, author Brent Cooper explores Tomas Bjorkman’s venture into metamodern philanthropy, a philosophy which focuses on synthesized, macro-level patterns and solutions. •…

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    Syncing Data: Criminal Justice, Health, and Social Services [Video]

    Arnold Ventures Feb 2, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story, Arnold Ventures describes how social service, criminal justice, and health systems can pool their data to better help at-risk individuals. This approach is…

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    Four Ways to Help Young People Succeed in Today’s Economy

    United Nations Foundation Feb 2, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story, author Rajesh Mirchandani reports on four requests young leaders had at the 2019 World Economic Forum in Davos. • According to the World…

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    The Economy is Changing, Education Must Follow

    Getting Smart Feb 2, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In this story from Getting Smart, author Tom Vander Ark discusses how changes in the economy make it necessary for the education system to evolve. In…

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