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Global Poverty

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    Rethinking Global Poverty Reduction In 2019

    Brookings Dec 30, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • 2019 started with the lowest prevalence of extreme poverty ever recorded in human history, but this Brookings post urges us to look at poverty reduction rates, which…

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    America’s Health-Inequality Problem

    The Atlantic Dec 30, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Olga Khazan at The Atlantic discusses data revealed in a study by the journal Health Affairs showing that America has one of the biggest income-based health disparities around the world. …

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    How Returnships Help Women in Tech Return to the Workforce

    Mashable

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Asha Vade reports that returnships are helping parents enter back into the workforce by offering training programs and skill-building to reacquaint them with what they’ve missed.  •…

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    Lasting Legacy of Racist Forced Sterilization Programs in California

    The Conversation

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Nicole L. Novak and Natalie Lira explain that forced sterilization in California disproportionately impacted Latina women who continue to face discrimination.  • In what ways do you see…

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    This Contraception Program Could Help Reduce Poverty Across the US

    Global Citizen Dec 28, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Global Citizen talks about the work of Upstream, a new nonprofit organization training health centers across the state of Delaware to provide women with any form of…

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    Measuring Access to Opportunity in the US

    The Annie E. Casey Foundation Dec 28, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · This report by The Annie E. Casey Foundation publishes the KIDS COUNT data snapchat on child poverty in the US and how government programs are actually affecting state…

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    Prep School Scams College Admissions for Students, Hurting Everyone

    The Atlantic Dec 27, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Will Stancil explains how T. M. Landry College Preparatory School was able to scam top college admissions processes by faking records of low-income black students.  • How can…

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    Finding Who Needs Your Funding Most

    Hispanics in Philanthropy Dec 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for Hispanics in Philanthropy, Michelle Threadgould explains that funders should take a deeper look at who is really in need of their dollars before funding an…

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    The Cost of Segregation

    Urban Institute Dec 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Urban Institute shares the research of Gregory Acs, Rolf Pendall, Mark Treskon and Amy Khare on the cost of racial residential segregation in America. · How do economic…

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    Do School Vouchers Only Benefit the Wealthy?

    Governing Magazine Dec 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • As Governing magazine explores, Arizona’s education savings accounts — a variation on vouchers — have been used overwhelmingly by families whose children were already attending high-quality…

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    14 Innovations That Helped Make the World a Better Place in 2018

    Mashable Dec 26, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Mashable takes a look at how innovators, activists, and organizations worked together in 2018 to create many innovations to help people around the world with various challenges. …

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    How Brain Science Is Pulling Parents Out of Poverty

    The Atlantic Dec 25, 2018

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Writing for The Atlantic, Tara García Mathewson explains how a Boston nonprofit known as EMPath (Economic Mobility Pathways) is using brain science to develop new pathways out of poverty. …

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