Giving Compass’ Take: • MDRC shares more than a decade of research into performance-based scholarshiped aimed at increasing college completion for low-income students. • How can philanthropy help to scale…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: · Getting Smart discusses Dallas County Promise, a program working in 7 school districts to increase access to higher education and boost career readiness for economically disadvantaged students in…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • The author interviews Jean Twenge, a writer and professor who argues that smartphones are contributing to poor mental health and anxiety in younger generations. • How can philanthropists…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • In Stockton, CA, Mayor Michael Tubbs is working on a universal basic income plan to give his residents $500 a month to address the poverty problem. • Opinions…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: · Education Dive talks with Eric Horsley, a participant in the Leading Men Fellowship, about his efforts to encourage young Black males to succeed in school and pursue a…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: · Schools are meant to prepare kids for their future, but many graduating students lack the skills they need to be successful. Getting Smart provides four ways…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: · Summers can be hard for children who rely on school for free or reduced-price meals. Governing Magazine explains how Minneapolis fights concerns of child hunger in…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: · In America, a majority of responses to homelessness usually serve to manage the problem rather than attempting to end it. Funders Together to End Homelessness discusses the…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: · Although numbers show that it’s on a decline, there is still a large number of Americans experiencing homelessness on any night. This is because the overall…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: · Individuals with criminal records often say the biggest struggle after release is finding a job. Fast Company analyzes the results of a poll of CEOs and hiring…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: · Yitzi Weiner talks with David Markovich and Zach Schleien about mental health and their journey to building 18percent. 18percent is an online peer to peer community supporting people with mental…
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Click here for more.Giving Compass’ Take: • Liz Farmer reports that many states don’t actually know how much they can afford to spend on disaster relief this year. As costs rise due to disaster…