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    Inspiring Climate Activism

    Climate Action Dec 7, 2019

    Global climate change may seem like an insurmountable challenge, but together, we can protect our planet. Join lifelong sustainable development champion Katie Gilman, Senior Representative, Wilderness Society Energy and Climate Program,…

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    Musician Helping Communities Flourish Around the World

    Global Citizen

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Joe McCarthy discusses The Weeknd’s continuous efforts to address issues such as racial equality, global healthcare, and much more. · How does this action encourage other…

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    Prison Is Bad for Kids. Why Do We Keep Sending Them There?

    TeamChild Dec 7, 2019

    Much has been written about our country’s problem with mass incarceration and its devastating impacts on individual lives, families and communities. Despite extensive research showing that incarceration is especially harmful…

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    No Easy Answers for International Grantmakers

    The Center for Effective Philanthropy Dec 6, 2019

    Private U.S. foundations give around $10 billion a year to organizations that work on social and environmental problems outside of the country, particularly in Africa, South Asia, and other low-income…

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    Supporting Women and Girls With These Five Steps

    Global Washington Dec 3, 2019

    For many girls and women, life is one obstacle after another. Consider these staggering statistics: More than two-thirds of the world’s 796 million illiterate people are women At least 500…

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    Changing the Art World By Including Women

    CityLab Dec 2, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • The Baltimore Museum of Art recently announced that it would only purchase works made by women in the next year in an effort to be more…

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    10 Giving Myths Philanthropists Can Overcome

    GlobalGiving Dec 2, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • GlobalGiving’s Smart Giving 101 Guide explores 10 giving myths and how philanthropists can work to overcome them.  • How will this information help inform your giving?  •…

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    Giving Checklist: How to Become an Impact Philanthropist

    GlobalGiving Dec 2, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Here is a checklist from GlobalGiving’s Smart Giving Guide that encourages donors to give with impact and explains how to do so. • Are you already…

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    Flash Funding: The Growing Trend

    Fast Company Dec 2, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Fast Company takes a look at the rapid rise of flash funding, how it has encouraged giving, and how crowdfunding has impacted the philanthropic sector. ·…

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    How An Ecological Paradigm Can Advance Systems Change

    Alliance Magazine Dec 2, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: · Kiley Arroyo takes a look at how different disciplines are adopting an ecological paradigm to advance transformative justice and influence positive change in living systems.  ·…

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    Protest to Proposal: How Civil Society Shapes Modern Mexico

    MacArthur Foundation Dec 1, 2019

    Giving Compass’ Take: • Sharon Bissell at the MacArthur Foundation describes the rise of Mexican civil society, and the continued work of the foundation to protect human rights. • How have…

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    Seeding the Future: How to Invest in Effective Agroecological Practices

    Agroecology Fund Dec 1, 2019

    In a small plot of land in the province of Chuy in Kyrgyzstan, a group of women farmers harvest a bounty of produce: beans, beets, bell peppers, chiles, squash, tomatoes,…

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