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    When Legalizing Marijuana, Include Expungement Statutes

    SSRN Jan 6, 2021

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Alana E. Rosen argues that states that legalize marijuana should also include expungement statutes to help to reduce the harmful impacts of marijuana criminalization that fall disproportionately…

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    Five Questions that Will Define Homelessness in 2021

    Ending Homelessness Jan 6, 2021

    What Will We Learn from the COVID-19 Pandemic? COVID-19 forced communities to confront new limitations and innovate through them to keep people safe. Those innovations were all driven by an obvious…

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    Improving Job Quality During COVID-19

    The Aspen Institute Jan 6, 2021

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Maureen Conway and Alex Swartse explain how dedicated funding to improve job quality can make an impact.  • What role can you play in improving job quality?…

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    How Human Services Organizations Filled Gaps in 2020

    Philanthropy News Digest

    Human services charities provided an essential lifeline in 2020 to millions of Americans grappling with the economic and health impacts of COVID-19. Indeed, the unprecedented events of the year reinforced…

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    Guidance for COVID-19 and Supporting Mental Health

    Center for High Impact Philanthropy Jan 6, 2021

    As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, mental health and addiction challenges have emerged as a major health crisis that will continue beyond the distribution of a coronavirus vaccine. Social distancing, anticipated…

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    The Importance of Digitizing Archives to Preserve From Wildfires

    The Conversation Jan 6, 2021

    Editor’s note: As wildfires came dangerously close to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks in September 2020, the curator of the archives there worked with Emily Lin, librarian and head…

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    Understanding the Critical Vaccination Level for COVID-19

    The Conversation Jan 5, 2021

    Pedro Mendes, University of Connecticut It has been clear for a while that, at least in the U.S., the only way out of the coronavirus pandemic will be through vaccination.…

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    Corporate Social Responsibility Models vs Corporate Philanthropy

    Johnson Center

    It is important to note that CSR and corporate philanthropy are not synonymous. CSR is broader in scope and encompasses many ways that corporations contribute to social good, one of…

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    What Will Equity in Schools Look Like Beyond the Pandemic?

    EdSurge Jan 5, 2021

    Several months into the pandemic and school closure, our leadership team at Highline Public Schools was struggling. Like so many other district leaders across the country, on many days we…

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    Five Traits of Sustainable and Ethical Brands

    Medium

    Integrity in business goes beyond simply standing behind your products and adhering to rules and laws. The 5 traits below are associated with brands that are truly sustainable and ethical…

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    A Roadmap to Address Food Waste

    Second Harvest Jan 5, 2021

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Research from Second Harvest identifies ways to prevent food waste and loss at every stage of the production cycle in order to address Canada’s food waste…

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    COVID’s Inequitable Eviction and Foreclosure Impact

    Futurity Jan 5, 2021

    Without more intentional, long-term solutions and investments, an extension of the moratorium on evictions for renters will only postpone an inevitable housing crisis, a new survey shows. “Data from our…

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