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    A Path to Community-Driven Food Innovation to Help Stop Food Insecurity

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Sep 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The authors share the plight of the Inuit tribe called Nunatsiavut in Canda that deals with food insecurity on a daily basis and how innovation is the only real…

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    Improving Philanthropy Begins With Accepting Change

    Neighborhood Funders Group Sep 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Funders for Justice, a program of the Neighborhood Funders Group, interviewed two program officers working at the NoVo Foundation about racial justice and the role of philanthropy. …

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    Is Immigration Bad for The Economy?

    The Conversation Sep 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Conversation pulls past articles from its archives to determine if immigration is making a positive or negative impact on the United States and its economy. • The…

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    Does Screen Time Negatively Impact the Mental Health of Teen Girls?

    Mashable Sep 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A study last year found correlations between teen girl suicides and their screen time on social media. However, other scholars disagree with its findings and think that…

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    A New Approach to Care for Gender Non-Conforming Kids and Their Parents

    The Conversation Sep 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • An affirmative model of care for gender non-conforming and transgender children provides the space for physicians and parents to listen to the messages about gender and honor…

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    Looking To Other Cultures When Treating Dementia

    The Conversation Sep 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The author proposes that Americans can learn from other cultures when it comes to treating patients with dementia as an opportunity to provide support and care. • What…

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    Retraining Coal Workers for Solar Power Has Many Benefits

    The Conversation Sep 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Conversation explores recent Trump administration policy intended to prop up the fading coal industry, and offers an alternative: Retrain those workers for solar energy jobs,…

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    SolutionsU: Developing Tech Skills For the Workplace

    Solutions Journalism Network Sep 4, 2018

    Giving Compass is teaming up with SolutionsU, a platform that connects you to stories about responses to the world’s challenges. SolutionsU is a project of the Solutions Journalism Network: a nonprofit organization…

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    Investigating Extreme Poverty in the UK

    Global Citizen Sep 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Around the world, 769 million people are living in extreme poverty. With the definition differing among countries, Global Citizen reports that a UN investigator will be investigating…

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    Chicago Teachers Improving Opportunities for Black Boys

    Chalkbeat Sep 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · After being banned from communicating with students via social media and text, Chicago teachers are working on finding new strategies to make connections with and boost…

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    American Indians and Alaskan Natives Face Hidden Health Inequalities

    The Conversation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Annie Belcourt explains how the health inequalities that plague native people result in health and life expectancy consequences.  • How can funders increase access to and quality of…

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    Why Hospitals Are Subsidizing Apartments For The Homeless

    Fast Company

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Adele Peters reports that hospitals are subsidizing housing in order to improve the health of homeless individuals while reducing costs.  • How can this type of preventative solution…

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