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    Context is the Key to Impact

    PSI May 15, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Valéry Ridde and Claire Cole explain how evidence-based solutions only work for the specific context where they are studied.  • What unique factors influence your context?  • Learn about…

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    Does Exposure to Green Spaces in Childhood Lead to Better Mental Health?

    Smithsonian May 14, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • An expansive new study shows the potential connection between exposure to nature and green spaces in childhood can lead to better mental health in adults.  •…

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    Prioritizing Financial Literacy for Women

    Global Citizen May 14, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Vanessa McGrady explains how teaching people – particularly women – financial literacy can improve their long-term outcomes.  • How can funders help to ensure that children are…

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    Evidence Links Breast Implants to Cancer

    The University of Cambridge

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Stephen Ducray explains the evidence linking breast cancer to implants, a connection that is important for people considering impacts. • How can funders help to develop understanding…

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    Counties with More Trees and Shrubs Spend Less on Medicare, Study Finds

    University of Illinois News Bureau May 12, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · According to a new study from the University of Illinois, countries with more shrubery and forests have reduced Medicare and healthcare costs. · How does nature and…

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    Students Around the World Practice Mindfulness Together

    The 74 May 11, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Kate Stringer reports that ClassDojo is bringing students around the world together through the practice of mindfulness.  • What are the advantages of practicing mindfulness?  • Learn…

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    Why isn’t Global Health a CSR Priority?

    Fortune May 11, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Ashish K. Jha and Peter Sands report that only 9% of the world’s Fortune 500 companies have a global health strategy, while 74% have an environmental strategy. •…

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    How to Calculate Your Food Footprint

    Food Tank May 10, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank highlights FoodPrint, an online hub that houses resources for developing a sustainable lifestyle, and is a tool that consumers can use to learn about the…

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    Cash Transfer Programs Help Families Invest in Their Children’s Futures

    ideas42 May 9, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Human Development Cash Transfer program in Madagascar helps women who are the main providers in the household to better manage and prioritize their family’s finances.…

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    The Trump Administration’s Policies are Fueling the Extinction Crisis

    Pacific Standard May 8, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Pacific Standard highlights a new U.N. report finds one million species face extinction globally and unfortunately, the Trump administration’s Department of the Interior and the Fish and…

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    How Foreign Aid is Changing

    Vox May 8, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Raj Kumar discusses his new book The Business of Changing the World: How Billionaires, Tech Disrupters, and Social Entrepreneurs Are Transforming the Global Aid Industry and the…

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    What Could Change the Minds of Climate Change Skeptics?

    Futurity May 8, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jeremy Craig reports that one effective way to change the minds of climate change skeptics is to highlight the enormous costs that climate change will inflict.  •…

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