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    Healthcare Payers Face Threats From All Directions

    Healthcare Dive

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Shannon Muchmore discusses the shifting healthcare industry and the threats payers face when it comes to coverage. · What would happen if companies skipped over insurers…

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    What Happens When Teachers Run the Jail?

    EdSurge Oct 7, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Rebecca Koenig reports that the D.C. Central Detention Facility has been taken over by educators to make it a productive learning environment.  • How can funders best support…

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    The Future of Fentanyl [Video]

    RAND Corporation Oct 7, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Bryce Pardo and Beau Kilmer discuss the future of fentanyl in the U.S. and what can be done to minimize deaths.  • How can funders partner with organizations…

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    Making a Profit by Investing in Those Doing Good

    OurCrowd Oct 6, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Richard Norman discusses the potential of impact investment and how the OurCrowd Impact Fund is supporting social entrepreneurship.  • How can funders support the infrastructure social entrepreneurs need…

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    A Partnership for an Innovative Early Childhood Learning Initiative

    LouisvilleKy Oct 6, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Bloomberg Philanthropies and the Ready for K Alliance are partnering to expand the Say & Play initiative using innovative environment analysis technology in Louisville. • How can…

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    Solving the Teacher Shortage by Encouraging Autonomy

    The 74 Oct 6, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jeanne Allen promotes solving the teacher shortage by promoting an entrepreneurship mindset that allows for innovation and autonomy. • How are the current incentive structures for teachers…

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    How Local Weather Forecasters Combat Climate Misinformation

    Grist Oct 5, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Pam Radtke Russell reports that local weather forecasters are successfully combating climate misinformation through factual climate broadcasts. • How can funders work support individuals like weather forecasters who…

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    Wealth Matters as Politics Creep Into Philanthropy

    The Mitchell Foundation Oct 5, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take:  • Paul Sullivan discusses how charitable giving has become concentrated among the wealthy and how their politics are impacting philanthropic organizations. • Should politics be left at the…

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    Individualized Instruction Using Data

    The 74 Oct 5, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Anne Wicks and William McKenzie examine the Dallas Independent School District’s ACE initiative’s impact on two schools and their data driven learning. • How do these schools…

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    School Leadership Program Emphasizes Learning Through Play

    Education Dive Oct 5, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Linda Jacobson explores how the New Teacher Center’s Early Learning Leadership Program promotes learning through play for early development. • This article highlights the importance of…

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    When an Increase in K-12 Funding Means Less

    In Defense of Liberty Oct 5, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Matt Beienburg examines the stagnant funding per student in Arizona and how ESAs could help put money back into schools. • What are the benefits of ESAs? How can…

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    What Philanthropists Can Do About Domestic Violence

    GrantMakers In Health

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Grantmakers in Health examines philanthropic efforts to address to domestic violence and finds there is much room for improvement. • There are steps given for funders…

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