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    How to Increase Digital Accessibility Online

    PhilanTopic

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Nonprofit organizations should consider these strategies to make their websites more digitally accessible for all types of users to increase engagement with diverse communities.  • How…

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    For Climate-Friendly Online Shopping, Think Local

    Grist Mar 2, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Shannon Osaka argues that the carbon footprint of buying stuff online is going to depend on lots of smaller choices, such as going local.  • How can stakeholders and…

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    Supporting Access to Subsidized Child Care

    Urban Institute Feb 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: · As the cost for child care in the US rises, family find themselves unable to afford quality care.  Here, Urban Institute explains how state policies have…

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    Detroit as a Model for Urban Renewal

    Fortune

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Peter L. Scher explains that a collaboration between public, private, and philanthropic partners in Detroit led to the creation of the Strategic Neighborhood Fund: a model of revitalization…

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    Why Older Couples are Increasingly Living Apart

    TIME Magazine

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Judith Graham reports on the phenomenon of older adults engaging in committed relationships but living apart rather than marrying or cohabitating. • Isolation is a major…

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    Tips for Innovating the Healthcare System in 2020

    Christensen Institute Jan 21, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Jessica Plante, writing for the Christensen Institute, discusses three ways to innovate the healthcare system, focusing on accessibility, physician burnout, and patient-centered care. • How can donors…

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    Official Drug Death Stats Are Off By Half

    Futurity Jan 20, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Drug-related deaths hit 9% in 2016, up from about 4% about two decades prior, but new research suggests the true number is actually more than double that.…

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    What Your Agency Can Do to Advance Family Well-Being

    PhilanTopic.  Jan 17, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here are some helpful tips for organizations to understand how collaboration can help advance family well-being through a two-generation approach.  • Is your philanthropy supporting families…

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    Big Issues to Keep an Eye on in 2020

    Governing Magazine Jan 16, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is a list and explanation of the various issues that legislatures will be addressing in 2020 and beyond.  • Many of these issues are areas…

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    People With Dementia Can Benefit From Occupational Therapy

    Futurity Jan 6, 2020

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Occupational therapy can have a range of benefits for individuals with dementia by helping them accomplish daily tasks and activities each day.  • How can donors…

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    Using Data to Support Workers with Disabilities

    Urban Institute Dec 17, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Work Disability Functional Assessment Battery (WD-FAB) is a new tool that can help decipher a person’s disabilities and the corresponding benefits that they will need…

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    Collaborating to Help Meet Students’ Basic Needs in Higher Ed

    PhilanTopic Dec 17, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Sarah Belnick, writing for PhilanTopic, explains how colleges alone will not be able to meet all students’ basic needs, and that collective investment from community-based, government,…

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