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    Nursing Homes Still Face PPE Shortages

    Futurity Aug 25, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • After six months of the pandemic, there are still significant shortages in staff and personal protective equipment within nursing homes.  • How can donors help address PPE…

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    Four Ways We Can Work Towards Creating Inclusive Workspaces

    Presidents' Council on Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are four insights on how to make workspaces more inclusive that go beyond the legal terms to create a dialogue around disability. • How can…

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    Is the Lack of Diversity in Therapy an Issue for Patients?

    The Guardian Aug 11, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Rose Hackman, at The Guardian, investigates the issue of diversity in therapy, asking whether or not patients need a therapist who understands them culturally.  • How essential…

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    COVID-19 Response Needs Community Engagement

    India Development Review Aug 7, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • A new study from the Bridgespan Group identifies key community engagement models in India that offer lessons for effective COVID-19 response.  • How might a community…

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    How Intergenerational Programs Could Fill Education Gaps

    EdSource Jul 29, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Intergenerational programs can help address the COVID deficit for younger students and engage older adults to leverage their skills and talents to help students learn.  •…

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    Recovering From the Trauma of Prison

    YES! Magazine

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Allen Arthur explains how Thrive helps former inmates recover from the trauma that experienced prior to and during their incarceration.  • Could earlier mental health intervention prevent incarceration?  •…

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    What Question Should Corporate Leaders Be Asking in This Moment?

    CEOWORLD Magazine Jul 22, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Kris Putnam-Walkerly suggests that corporate leaders need to examine their business missions and if those values align with their philanthropy.  • How can business leaders’ philanthropic…

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    Joint Intervention Tactics Can Help Kids Experiencing Trauma

    Futurity Jul 15, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Joint tactics such as the police and community-based organization partnership called the Child Trauma Response Team, can help children who experienced or witnessed trauma in their household.…

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    Leveraging Science and Technology to Address Societal Challenges [Q&A]

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    Giving Compass’ Take: • Tom Kalil shares how government agencies providing social services can make a bigger impact when they have a scientific research arm to help to create and test new…

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    Why Families of Children with Disabilities Need Policy Change

    Urban Institute Jul 8, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are some ideas for how policy solutions for families with children of disabilities can focus on getting them the services they need in both the…

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    Food Relief Brought on By Little Free Pantries

    Food Tank Jul 7, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Little Free Pantries is an initiative in Seattle where residents are filling street pantries with dry goods for neighbors to use as they need.  • How…

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    Raising the Children of the Opioid Epidemic: Support for Grandfamilies

    Grantmakers in Aging

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Generations United released a report chronicling how many children grow up in grandfamilies due to a parents’ substance abuse problems exacerbated by the opioid crisis. • How can philanthropists and…

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