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Global Poverty

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    Forced Displacement in 2017

    UNHCR Jul 19, 2018

    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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    Community-Led Urban Design: The Solution for Gentrification?

    Governing Magazine Jul 19, 2018

    Giving 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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    Building Equitable Smart Cities

    Project Syndicate Jul 19, 2018

    Giving 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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    CAST Tech: Focusing on Career Paths in High School

    The Hechinger Report Jul 17, 2018

    Giving 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, 2018

    Giving 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, 2018

    Giving 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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    In South Sudan, Effects of Hunger Will Linger After the War Ends

    News Deeply Jul 17, 2018

    Giving 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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    SDG Gaps: Counting Who Gets Left Behind

    Brookings Jul 17, 2018

    Giving 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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    Tennessee’s Voluntary Pre-K Has Adverse Effects on Academic Achievement

    Straight Talk on Evidence Jul 17, 2018

    Giving 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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    3 Ways Cryptocurrency Can be Used for Good

    Medium Jul 17, 2018

    Giving 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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    The Promise of Performance-Based Scholarships for Increasing College Completion

    MDRC Jul 17, 2018

    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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    Boosting Career Readiness in Dallas

    Getting Smart Jul 17, 2018

    Giving 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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