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    The Changemaker Model of Philanthropy

    Alliance Magazine

    Giving Compass’ Take: • David Sandman discusses how foundations can use the changemaker model to ensure their contributions achieve the intended effect. • How does an organization looking to more…

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    Saving Wildlife Recovering From Australian Bushfires [Video]

    Mashable Jan 17, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Operation Rock Wallaby airdropped thousands of kilos of carrots and sweet potatoes to help Australia’s wildlife recover from the wildfires and will do so until the…

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    Bolstering Black Male Achievement Programs to Lower Dropout Rates

    Stanford News Jan 17, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study led by Thomas S. Dee, a professor at Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE), demonstrates that black male achievement programs and similar investments can have…

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    Sharing Funds to Address Parent Fundraising Disparities in New York

    Chalkbeat Jan 17, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • New York City Councilman Mark Treyger requested that the school PTAs share their funds across districts to fill the significant parent fundraising gaps between schools.  •…

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    Understanding Mental Health Needs of Black Youth

    The Conversation Jan 17, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Rheeda Walker, professor of psychology and director of the culture, risk and resilience research laboratory at the University of Houston, examines the increase in teen suicide…

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    What Your Agency Can Do to Advance Family Well-Being

    PhilanTopic.  Jan 17, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are some helpful tips for organizations to understand how collaboration can help advance family well-being through a two-generation approach.  • Is your philanthropy supporting families…

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    How the Next Generation is Learning About Solar Energy in Colorado Towns

    Grist Jan 17, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In small Colorado towns, solar energy is becoming the way forward for communities left behind by the coal industry. In North Fork Valley, solar classes are combining…

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    Letting Grantees Lead

    Exponent Philanthropy Jan 17, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Diane Schorr explains how empowering a grantee to lead led to the creation of an impactful landscape report about first-generation college students.  • Have you rejected…

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    How Donors Can Make the Most of Their Giving Today and Tomorrow [Audio]

    Stanford Social Innovation Review Jan 17, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Una Osili, Hayden Adams, and Michael Voss discuss the implications of tax law and the economy for philanthropists and how donors can make the most of their…

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    A Call for Greater Newsroom Diversity

    Nation of Change Jan 17, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Joseph Darius Jaafari explains that a lack of Iranian voices in journalism is detrimental to coverage of American presence in the Middle East and calls for greater newsroom…

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    Understanding Human Trafficking and Homelessness

    Ending Homelessness Jan 17, 2020

    Trafficking happens in every state and can occur in any industry such as education, manufacturing, agriculture, construction, restaurants, among others. We also know that labor trafficking is the most common…

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    The Key Principles of Evidence-based Policymaking

    MDRC

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers at MDRC lay out three basic principles necessary for evidence-based policy-making to build a more fiscally responsible federal government that will ensure social programs are working. …

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