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    Boston Builds Partnerships For Workforce Future

    Forbes

    Giving Compass’ Take: • State Street Corporation in Boston launched the Boston Workforce Investment Network (Boston WINs) in 2015 and partnered with various local nonprofits to create a pipeline for high…

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    MyMachine: Asking Kids to Dream, And Bringing Dreams to Life

    Getting Smart Jul 18, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Getting Smart reports on a nonprofit in Belgium called MyMachine that asks elementary school kids to envision a machine that can do anything they want, then…

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    Personalized Learning is About Leadership and Relationships

    The 74 Jul 18, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Personalized learning has been trending around the country, but many people are still confused as to what it entails. The 74 reports on expert opinions explaining…

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    Nonprofit Talent Investing to Build Capacity

    GrantCraft Jul 18, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • For any organization or nonprofit, staff members are the driving force behind project completion and achievement. GrantCraft discusses capacity building and explains the need for investing in…

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    Project QUEST: Workforce Development That Works

    The Annie E. Casey Foundation Jul 17, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Project QUEST is a workforce development training program located in San Antonio, TX that helps low-income individuals obtain job training and provides financial assistance, transportation, child care…

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    CAST Tech: Focusing on Career Paths in High School

    The Hechinger Report Jul 17, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • CAST Tech in San Antonio is a public high school that is modeled to be a professional development, tech-focused and design school for high schoolers to build…

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    Profile: Philanthropist Duncan Campbell’s Journey of Meaning, Purpose and Joy

    Leap of Reason Ambassador's Community Jul 17, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Leap of Reason Ambassadors Community profiles philanthropist Duncan Campbell, and explains the trajectory of his organization, Friends of the Children. He also shares his five philanthropy lessons he…

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    2017 Kids Count Data Book

    Annie E. Casey Foundation Jul 17, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Kids Count Data Book compiled by the Annie E. Casey Foundation tracks poverty within American children and families state by state and looks at targeted poverty…

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    In South Sudan, Effects of Hunger Will Linger After the War Ends

    News Deeply Jul 17, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • News Deeply reports on the growing hunger crisis in South Sudan, which has physically stunted the growth of the nation’s children, and how violence has exacerbated…

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    SDG Gaps: Counting Who Gets Left Behind

    Brookings Jul 17, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Brookings discusses the Sustainable Development Goals that are “people focused” and crunches the numbers to see where there is still room for improvement. • How can…

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    Tennessee’s Voluntary Pre-K Has Adverse Effects on Academic Achievement

    Straight Talk on Evidence Jul 17, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A large randomized controlled trial found that Tennessee’s voluntary pre-k, a fair representation of pre-k across the country, had adverse effects on academic achievement at the end…

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    3 Ways Cryptocurrency Can be Used for Good

    Medium Jul 17, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Angela Rastegar shares the potential of cryptocurrencies to be used for good, and what infrastructure is needed to make it possible.  • How can philanthropy help to…

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