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    Typhus and Homelessness

    Global Citizen

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Global Citizen reports on the ‘disease of poverty,’ explaining that homelessness is contributing to the spread of Typhus throughout America.  · How can funders address this public…

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    Looking Back, Looking Forward Part 2: Big Questions

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Jan 17, 2020

    The critics of the late 1990s and early 2000s who had slammed philanthropy for under-performing and put forward approaches rooted in ill-fitting business analogies began to fade into the background,…

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    The Gender Bias in Venture Capital Pitches

    Harvard Business Review Jan 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here, the authors describe the various elements of venture capital pitches that involve gender bias and explore how it is failing female entrepreneurs.  • What are…

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    Big Issues to Keep an Eye on in 2020

    Governing Magazine Jan 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is a list and explanation of the various issues that legislatures will be addressing in 2020 and beyond.  • Many of these issues are areas…

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    Social-Emotional Learning for Low-income Students

    The 74 Jan 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Wings program is a nonprofit organization that teaches students social-emotional skills using after-school programs.  • How can donors help expand these partnerships between nonprofits and…

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    Incubating a Food and Beverage Nonprofit Enterprise

    MacArthur Foundation Jan 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Hatchery, a grantee of the Macarthur Foundation, is a nonprofit enterprise that supports career training in culinary arts and spurs community growth and entrepreneurship.  •…

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    How Funders Can Support Children and Youth Participation

    PhilanTopic Jan 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Open Society Youth Exchange team explains how to facilitate youth participation within the donor space to inform funders on crucial issues.  • As an individual donor,…

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    Innovation is Not Only Happening in Big Cities

    Futurity Jan 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Researchers found a more comprehensive method to measure innovation and found that it isn’t just in big cities, but studies indicate innovation is present in rural…

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    Addressing the Negative Impacts of Fines and Fees the South

    The Aspen Institute Jan 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Aspen Institute shares its approach to reducing the negative impacts of fines and fees in the South where low-income people and people of color disproportionately…

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    Building a Middle Class in the Digital Age

    Brookings Jan 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Ryan Avent discusses the need for radical changes in order to effectively build a middle class in our modern digital age.  • Are you ready to tackle…

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    Funding Movement Building: Lessons from the Bay Area

    Justice Funders Jan 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Justice Funders highlights learnings from a survey of movement building funding efforts in the Bay Area.  • How can learnings be spread to other communities? What…

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    Five Lessons from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    Raikes Foundation Jan 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Lindsay Hill at the Raikes Foundation highlights five lessons to remember on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and throughout the year.  • How can funders incorporate these…

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