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    Ingredients Matter: A Call for More Transparency in Medicine

    The Conversation Sep 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Trained pharmacist and researcher, Yelena Ionova, calls for more transparency in medicine ingredients, particularly the inactive excipients that can still cause adverse reactions for consumers.  • Ionova’s…

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    What Will Job Recovery Look Like After COVID-19

    Brookings Sep 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Marcus Casey, writing for Brookings, explores what job recovery may look like beyond COVID-19, musing that job composition, training and skill-building may not return to normal. •…

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    How the Pandemic is Widening Gaps in STEM Education

    Futurity Sep 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A clinical professor in the Department of Early Childhood and Elementary Education at Georgia State University describes the growing gaps and disparities for students in STEM…

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    Lack of Access to Networks is A Barrier for Leaders of Color in Philanthropy

    TriplePundit

    Giving Compass’ Take: • In an interview with TriplePundit, Echoing Green President Cheryl Dorsey shares significant hurdles for leaders of color, such as developing equitable networks of access within the philanthropic community. …

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    Student Activists Lead Grassroots Movement to Ban Synthetic Herbicides

    Food Tank Sep 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Francesca DiGiorgio at Food Tank writes about a student-led organization HFC (Herbicide-Free Campus), who works to get rid of synthetic herbicides from schools across the country.  • How…

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    An Online Platform is Enabling Farmers to Deliver Straight to Consumers

    Food Tank Sep 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Food Tank highlights MilkRun, a Portland, Oregon-based company is supporting small, local farmers by enabling them to sell produce safely and directly to consumers’ homes. • Where…

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    Reevaluating American Cities’ Inclusiveness During COVID-19

    Urban Institute Sep 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • An article at Urban Institute updates its evaluations of different American cities’ inclusiveness racially and economically to help serve marginalized communities during COVID-19. • Why is…

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    Five Steps to Starting a Socially Impactful Business

    Causeartist

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are five steps to creating a meaningful strategic plan to start a socially impactful business. • What outcomes would donors want to see from a…

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    The Importance in Creating Equitable Design in Edtech

    EdSurge

    Giving Compass’ Take: • EdSurge interviews anthropologist Mimi Ito, who discusses why equitable design in edtech is necessary so that students can achieve intended outcomes by educators.  • It’s important for edtech designers…

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    Pathways for Social Investors to Scale Impact

    Alliance Magazine

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Filipe Santos explains that as social entrepreneurship makes progress in tackling issues and igniting innovative solutions, scaling impact needs to be a priority for entrepreneurs.  •…

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    Three Ways to Tackle Digital Equity

    Getting Smart

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Beth Holland shares three strategies for addressing digital equity: resources, community action, and digital literacy.  • Which of these strategies could benefit your community? Are you ready…

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    The Importance for Funders to Connect to Their Communities

    Exponent Philanthropy Sep 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Funders need to recognize the strengths of the communities they are serving and make intentional moves to build relationships within those communities.  • How are you…

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