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    TEEBAgriFood Report 2018

    UN Environment Jul 6, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food (TEEBAgriFood) report from the UN provides a global perspective on the food system including the impact…

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    CGIAR Platform: Leveraging Big Data for Farmers [Q&A]

    Food Tank Jul 6, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Brian King and Andy Jarvis explain why big data is needed to transform the agriculture industry and how the new CGIAR Platform helps to bring the…

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    How International Corporations Can Help Global Education

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Jul 5, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The author describes how private partnerships are a promising way to fund global education. One corporation in particular, the Global Business Coalition for Education, is spearheading programs…

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    What Motivates People to Participate In Civil Society?

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Jul 5, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, American Enterprise Institute’s Ryan Streeter talks about the reasons behind civil society participation, and finds that the seeds are embedded in…

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    Food Instability Is A Real Threat to Our World

    Global Citizen Jul 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Food insecurity is exacerbated by economic conflict and government crisis but can become the root of instability rather than the byproduct of tragedy or disaster.  • What can…

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    This South African Activist Created an App to Empower the ‘Voiceless’

    Global Citizen Jul 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Koketso Moeti is utilizing technology in order to create more civic engagement opportunities. Activists can use their phones to coordinate events and better communicate their collaborative efforts. …

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    Your Old Textbooks Might End Up in a Refugee Camp

    Global Citizen Jul 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Global Citizen reports on a school in Lebanon, where Syrian refugee children and learning from donated picture books via the International Book Bank. • The IBB…

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    Defining What the Common Good Really Means

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Jul 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Writing for Stanford Social Innovation Review, Alutiiq native Sarah L. Kastelic discusses her heritage’s culture of altruism and how it can be applied to visions of the…

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    How Cryptocurrencies are Creating Social Change Around the World

    Medium Jul 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Cryptocurrency exchange Swapity discusses how cryptocurrency is already being used to create stability and access and how it can be used to lower aid costs in the future. …

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    Microsoft Pledges $25 Million to AI Research for People With Disabilities

    Global Citizen Jul 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Microsoft’s new “AI for Accessibility” grant program will help to develop AI to serve people with disabilities around the world.  • What are the needs of people…

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    Cloud Microbes: Can Microbial Life From the Ocean Influence Climate?

    The Atlantic Jul 4, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • New research suggests that microbes from the ocean that can change cloud composition and therefore the climate of the planet.  • How can philanthropy further research on…

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    People With Criminal Records Now Have A Job Opportunity

    Fast Company Jul 3, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • 70MillionJobs is a startup that helps formerly incarcerated individuals in the U.S. obtain job stability, through partnering with employers that create profiles on a platform and view…

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