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    Don’t Feel Sorry for Refugees – Believe in Them [Video]

    TED

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Luma Mufleh explains why it is important to support refugees while believing in their potential rather than pitying them.  • How can funders help to shift international…

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    Age-Forward Cities for 2030

    Milken Institute Oct 23, 2019

    A massive shift is taking place in the makeup of the world population, and societies are already struggling to cope. By 2030, more people worldwide will be over the age…

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    Social Media Campaign Highlights LGBTQ Individuals That Need Protection

    Mashable Oct 22, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Rainbow Railroad is a nonprofit organization spearheading a social media campaign to highlight LGBTQ individuals that are persecuted in countries for their sexual orientation. • How…

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    Seven Funding Dilemmas Raised by Unsavory Major Donors

    MIT Technology Review Oct 20, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Angela Chen and Gideon Lichfield explore dilemmas raised by the Epstein funding scandal, questioning what type of money should be accepted by institutions. • Should there be…

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    Three Reasons People Give Up On Innovation

    WASHfunders Oct 18, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Mambwe Chella, writing for WASHfunders, explores three hurdles that WASH innovators face on a daily basis and how to combat these challenges. • How can you…

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    For 1.6 Billion People, Beating These Diseases Means a Gateway Out of Poverty

    Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Oct 18, 2019

    For women like Haimamote, who lives in a remote area of Ethiopia, daily life comes with a risk. Tasks like washing clothes and taking care of sick family put her…

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    Digging Out of Philanthropy’s Entrenched Practices

    Medium Oct 18, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jennie Curtis writes on how her team found ways to create alignment and support better collaboration among organizations looking to advance renewable energy and address climate change. • How can you…

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    The Need for Urgency to Save the Ocean

    GreenBiz Oct 17, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are recommendations from the IPCC report on the Ocean and Cyrosphere, that examine how to curb biodiversity loss.  • What role can donors play in…

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    14 Women Changing Food Around the World

    Food Tank Oct 17, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • From empowering smallholder farmers in the developing world, to building food as medicine into the medical system, to re-imagining a more accessible and sustainable grocery store, these…

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    Financing Energy Access is an Opportunity

    Thomson Reuters Foundation Oct 16, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Access to energy is an overlooked issue as global leaders are focused on climate change and sustainable development. However, there is potential to overcome this challenge…

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    An Equitable Climate Solution [Video]

    TED Oct 16, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Ted Halstead gives a TED talk on how technology could help inform climate policies through a killer app that could serve as a potential climate solution.…

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    Addressing Global Energy Poverty

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Oct 15, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Sheila Herrling and Todd Moss discuss the importance of addressing global energy poverty to increase prosperity. Without reliable electricity, employers in many countries have to cut…

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