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    Nonprofit Organizations Are Seeing the Negative Impacts of COVID-19

    Philanthropy News Digest Apr 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A report titled, The Voice of Charities Facing COVID-19 Worldwide, surveyed nearly 550 nonprofit organizations and found that many are experiencing negative effects of COVID-19.  • The…

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    How a Jobs Recovery Program Can Help the Unemployed During COVID-19

    Urban Institute Apr 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • As we are unsure about how long COVID-19 will last or the long-term impact on the economy, it necessary for policymakers to start planning a subsidized…

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    How Digital Portfolios Can Enhance Learning Opportunities

    EdSurge Apr 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are five reasons why digital portfolios are critical edtech tools to support student learning amid school closures.  • How can donors support edtech tools to…

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    The Impact of COVID-19 on Seasonal Farmworkers

    The Conversation Apr 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael Haedicke, writing for The Conversation, explains how COVID-19 affects seasonal farmworkers who are at higher risk for contracting and spreading the infection, and how that will…

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    A New Center Will Track Policies that Impact Early Childhood Education

    Education Dive

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Prenatal-to-Three Policy Impact Center is an early childhood research-to-policy initiative based in the University of Texas at Austin that will review state policies that impact infants…

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    The Nuts and Bolts of Venture Philanthropy

    Giving Compass

    Philanthropy is driven by the heart, but venture philanthropy isn’t necessarily for the faint of heart. After all, by definition, any venture could just as easily fail as succeed. With…

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    COVID-19: Special Education and Accountability [Audio]

    The Thomas B. Fordham Institute Apr 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Michael J. Petrilli and Chester E. Finn Jr. discuss what COVID-19 means for special education and accountability.  • How can funders work to address the needs…

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    Automated Voice Recognition is More Likely to Misinterpret Black Speakers

    Futurity Apr 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Edmund L. Andrews reports that automated speech recognition is about half as reliable when it comes to Black speakers compared to white speakers.  • Failure to recognized…

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    A Federal Court Delivers Another Blow for the Dakota Access Pipeline

    InsideClimate News Apr 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Phil McKenna reports that the Dakota Access Pipeline will need a more thorough environmental assessment after a federal judge ruled the prior assessment insufficient.  • Lawsuits can be…

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    Responding to COVID-19 With A Race and Gender Lens

    Washington Area Women's Foundation Apr 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Claudia Williams urges funders to adopt a race and gender lens in their COVID-19 response to address the needs of people who are affected by systemic inequalities. …

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    Garrett County, Maryland, And The Rural Digital Divide

    Brookings Apr 5, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Nicol Turner-Lee recalls her experience covering Garrett County, Maryland, and what it revealed about dealing with the rural digital divide. • What sort of implications does a digital…

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    Tech Matters: Boosting Technology To Enhance Your Giving

    TechCrunch Apr 5, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Ned Desmond praises Tech Matters, Jim Fruchterman’s newest innovation to provide nonprofits with a means for wider-scale, higher impact giving. • What sort of implications might…

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