Articles by Rob Katz
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Monday
January 25
2010Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know: The Philanthrocapitalism Debate
Resolved: Market-based models will save the world. Bishop, New York Bureau Chief of The Economist and co-author of Philanthrocapitalism: How the Rich Can Save the World, spoke in the affirmative. Edwards, Distinguished Senior Fellow at Demos and author of the newly published Small Change: Why Business Won’t Save the World, took up the negative.
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Tuesday
January 19
2010BoP Heavyweights Bishop, Edwards and Tooley Coming to NYC
If you are based in or around New York - or have plans to travel there in the coming months - you may be interested in two upcoming events that feature base of the pyramid subjects and experts.
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- Agriculture, Investing
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Wednesday
January 13
2010Announcing the William Davidson Institute as a New Partner to NextBillion
We are pleased to announce that the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan has agreed to join the NextBillion community as a Managing Partner. WDI joins the World Resources Institute and Acumen Fund as co-Managing Partners.
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Tuesday
December 22
2009The $25K Global Social Benefit Incubator 2010
An emerging program at SCU is getting more and more press every year: the Global Social Benefit Incubator or GSBI. Next year, 20 organizations will be selected for a full scholarship, valued at US $25,000, to participate in 4-months of online preparation and then to attend the intensive two week in-residence program (to be held August 15-28, 2010)
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Saturday
December 19
2009Women in Social Enterprise: Three Conversations
I think I may be starting to figure it out: Joanna is a great listener. She seeks out interesting people and asks them probing questions, listening and capturing fantastic insights. Having seen Joanna in action while working for Dial 1298 for Ambulance - where she conducted surveys of low-income customers, among other things - this is no surprise
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Friday
December 18
2009Root Capital, E+Co Tap Major New Funding
It must be the (giving) season. Just this week, NextBillion allies and SME investment pioneers Root Capital and E+Co announced $14M each of new investments and grants. Congrats to our friends and colleauges at both Root and E+Co - who have done pioneering work in the agricultural finance and energy finance sectors, respectively.
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Thursday
December 17
2009Journey for Change: India Snapshot
The UK-based social business Journeys for Change recently brought a group of senior leaders from some of the world?s top private, public and civil society organisations (including Credit Suisse, Swedbank, BonnVentures & the Esmee Fairbairn Foundation) to meet some of India?s most inspiring social entrepreneurs in Calcutta and Hyderabad.
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Wednesday
December 16
2009VisionSpring Shows How Glasses Make an Impact
You have to see it to believe it - no pun intended. VisionSpring, the award-winning social enterprise, has released a new video highlighting its impact on base-of-the-pyramid communities around the world. It’s fantastic to see (pun intended) VisionSpring grow with my own eyes. In just the past two years, they have spun out from Scojo New York...
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