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    Video Calls for Prisoners Fall Short of Expectations

    The Marshall Project Dec 31, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Marshall Project surveyed prisoners and found that video calls intended to connect inmates with the outside were high-cost and low-quality.  • How can funders work…

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    How to Ensure You Raise Philanthropic Children

    National Center for Family Philanthropy Dec 30, 2019

    Providing for children not only involves ensuring that they have clothes on their backs, roofs over their heads, and food in their stomachs, it also requires that families supply a…

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    Why Are We Protecting Failing Higher Education Institutions?

    The Hechinger Report Dec 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Nick Ducoff argues that we need to do more to protect students from college closures rather than prioritize failing institutions.  • How can funders work to protect…

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    What Crowdfunding Means for Philanthropy

    Medium

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Lazar Finker explains that crowdfunding has proven to be a persuasive and successful fundraising tool for philanthropy. • How have donation platforms changed philanthropy and impact giving?…

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    How Automation Could Make Some Jobs Better

    Brookings Dec 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Marcus Casey at Brookings argues that most occupations are expected to change in response to advances in automation and artificial intelligence (AI), however, there are studies…

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    State Criminal Justice Reforms that Could Make Headway in 2020

    Prison Policy Initiative Dec 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Prison Policy Initiative highlights criminal justice reforms that states could make in 2020.  • How can funders support criminal justice reforms? Which reforms would be most…

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    How Can Child Care Providers Collaborate to Better Serve Families?

    Urban Institute Dec 30, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Diane Schilder discusses how childcare providers using federal funds can best collaborate to serve low-income working families.  • How can funders help to connect childcare providers to…

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    Nonprofit Uses Digital Transformation Principles to Serve More People

    Tech Republic Dec 29, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Wiring for Tech Republic, Karen Roby takes a look at how a nonprofit in Kentucky is using digital transformation to reach a wider audience of rural clients. …

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    How a Strategic Pivot Can Drive Progress in Social Missions

    PhilanTopic Dec 29, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Kornhauser explains how nonprofit organizations can make strategic pivots to better serve their communities. • Pivots can help nonprofit organizations understand what is working and…

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    Partnerships to Address Food Deserts in Dallas

    Dallas Morning News Dec 29, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Organizations in South Dallas are forming partnerships to create urban farms on vacant lots owned by Dallas Area Rapid Transit to address food deserts in the…

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    Hong Kong and the Uighurs: How Far Will China Go?

    Al Jazeera Media Network Dec 28, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · This episode of UpFront from Al Jazeera Media Network focuses on the protests in Hong Kong and China’s crackdown on Uighur Muslims in Xinjiang. · What can donors do…

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    Women’s Labor Force Participation

    Center for American Progress Dec 28, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · This report from the Center for American Progress takes a look at women’s labor force participation and the normalization of women breadwinners.  · How can funders support…

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