Giving Compass’ Take: • UNHCR provides a comprehensive picture of forced displacement around the world in 2017. • How can philanthropists use this information to direct their giving? • Learn…
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Governing Magazine Jul 19, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: • J. Brian Charles reports that a housing advocacy group in Portland wants to move to a model of community-led urban design to avoid the harms of gentrification. …
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Project Syndicate Jul 19, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: • Homi Kharas and Jaana Remes describe how to build equitable smart cities that help all citizens – especially the elderly, disabled, and poor – live better lives. …
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The Hechinger Report Jul 17, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: • CAST Tech in San Antonio is a public high school that is modeled to be a professional development, tech-focused and design school for high schoolers to build…
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Profile: Philanthropist Duncan Campbell’s Journey of Meaning, Purpose and Joy
Leap of Reason Ambassador's Community Jul 17, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: • Leap of Reason Ambassadors Community profiles philanthropist Duncan Campbell, and explains the trajectory of his organization, Friends of the Children. He also shares his five philanthropy lessons he…
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2017 Kids Count Data Book
Annie E. Casey Foundation Jul 17, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: • The Kids Count Data Book compiled by the Annie E. Casey Foundation tracks poverty within American children and families state by state and looks at targeted poverty…
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Click here for more.In South Sudan, Effects of Hunger Will Linger After the War Ends
News Deeply Jul 17, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: • News Deeply reports on the growing hunger crisis in South Sudan, which has physically stunted the growth of the nation’s children, and how violence has exacerbated…
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Click here for more.SDG Gaps: Counting Who Gets Left Behind
Brookings Jul 17, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: • Brookings discusses the Sustainable Development Goals that are “people focused” and crunches the numbers to see where there is still room for improvement. • How can…
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Click here for more.Tennessee’s Voluntary Pre-K Has Adverse Effects on Academic Achievement
Straight Talk on Evidence Jul 17, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: • A large randomized controlled trial found that Tennessee’s voluntary pre-k, a fair representation of pre-k across the country, had adverse effects on academic achievement at the end…
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Medium Jul 17, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: • Angela Rastegar shares the potential of cryptocurrencies to be used for good, and what infrastructure is needed to make it possible. • How can philanthropy help to…
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Giving Compass’ Take: • MDRC shares more than a decade of research into performance-based scholarshiped aimed at increasing college completion for low-income students. • How can philanthropy help to scale…
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Getting Smart Jul 17, 2018Giving Compass’ Take: · Getting Smart discusses Dallas County Promise, a program working in 7 school districts to increase access to higher education and boost career readiness for economically disadvantaged students in…
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