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    Formulating and Implementing Strategy in Your Nonprofit

    TechSoup Mar 8, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In a blog at TechSoup, Kris Putnam-Walkerly takes readers through the most efficient ways to formulate and implement strategy for improved nonprofit giving. • Putnam-Walkerly mentions…

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    Improving Worker Benefits in Family and Medical Leave

    Urban Institute Mar 8, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Blogging for Urban Institute, Elisabeth Jacobs shares some of her suggestions to modernize family and medical leave policies and better support American workers.  • What is…

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    How to Conduct Sensitive Yet Impactful Surveys

    NPC Mar 8, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Giulia Todres blogs on NPC about strategies for conducting sensitive yet impactful surveys that unearth vital information on vulnerable groups’ experiences. • Why is important not…

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    How Open Educational Resources are Having a Worldwide Impact

    EdSurge Mar 8, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • At EdSurge, Rebecca Koenig reveals how open educational materials have attained global reach, offering higher-quality resources to students across the world. • How can more equal…

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    Texas Initiative Bans Greeting Cards in Prisons

    The Marshall Project Mar 7, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • At The Marshall Project, Keri Blakinger writes about the possible effects of a questionable Texas initiative to ban store-bought or homemade greeting cards in prisons. •…

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    How School Districts Can Prepare for Coronavirus

    EdSource Mar 7, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Arun K. Ramanathan shares best practices for school districts facing coronavirus based on experience with the swine flu (H1N1). • How can funders help school districts prepare for…

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    Place-Based Impact Investing Collaborations: Opportunities for Cross-Sector Partnerships That Drive Change

    Mission Investors Exchange Mar 7, 2020

    Foundation leaders and philanthropists who have place-focused missions and who are making or exploring impact investments are increasingly asking the question, “What does it take to seed, nurture, and grow…

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    Silicon Valley’s Emergency Assistance for Residents in Need [Audio]

    Silicon Valley Community Foundation Mar 7, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Manuel Santamaria speaks about an assistance network’s efforts to provide emergency food supply and housing to underserved clients. • How can we take a lesson from…

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    The Key to Successful Generational Transitions in Family Philanthropy

    National Center for Family Philanthropy Mar 6, 2020

    In the webinar Successful Generational Transitions, staff members from the Seattle Foundation and the Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta shared techniques for smoother transitions. Key to all of this work is understanding the skills staff…

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    The Continued Rise Of Collective Giving

    Philanthropy Together Mar 6, 2020

    Collective giving groups, often known as giving circles, have tripled in number since 2007 and are an increasingly popular way for donors from diverse backgrounds to amplify the impact of…

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    Making Food Justice a Priority in Local Economies

    Food Tank Mar 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Dawn Reiss sat down with Jim Slama, founder, and CEO of Chicago non-profit FamilyFarmed and co-founder of Naturally Chicago, to discuss the importance of food justice in the city.  •…

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    Women Who Are Pioneering the Climate Movement in 2020

    GreenBiz Mar 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Heather Clancy, writing for GreenBiz, lists 25 women who have been instrumental at paving the way for the climate movement to thrive in 2020.  • What are…

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