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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

iuMAP: The Next Level of Micro-credit is Distributor Finance

By Shital Shah

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TAGS:Capacity Building
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Tuesday, November 30, 2010

An Update from the Financial Services for the Poor Team at the Gates Foundation

By Ignacio Mas and Clara Veniard

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TAGS:Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, financial inclusion, Microfinance
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Monday, November 29, 2010

Introducing The (BoP) Project: Photojournalism at the Base of the Economic Pyramid

By Francisco Noguera

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TAGS:Base of the Pyramid, NextBillion.net
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Monday, November 29, 2010

NextThought Monday: Pakistan: A Land of Misunderstood Opportunity

By Bryan Farris — NextBillion.Net

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Saturday, November 27, 2010

Weekly Roundup - 11/27/10

By Francisco Noguera

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Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Giving Thanks for Two New NB Staffers

By Scott Anderson — WDI

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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

3 Reasons Why "Unreasonable is the New Reasonable"

By Francisco Noguera

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TAGS:entrepreneurship, impact investing, investment fund
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Inspire Business Students to Use Their Skills for Good

By Nilima Achwal

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TAGS:Acumen Fund, Ashoka, business case, William Davidson Institute
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Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Designing for the BOP: 9 Tips for Success, Pitfalls to Avoid When Evaluating a Project

By Heather Fleming

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Monday, November 22, 2010

Break No Promises

By Oscar Abello

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TAGS:Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Microfinance, poverty alleviation
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Monday, November 22, 2010

Shining a (Solar) Light on Patient Capital

By Scott Anderson — WDI

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TAGS:corporate engagement
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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Friday Roundup - 11/19/10: Is Patient Capital Changing Development?

By Francisco Noguera

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Friday, November 19, 2010

After the Dust Has Settled... Enduring Hybrid Value at CGI

By Nathan Wyeth

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TAGS:Ashoka, conferences, NGO
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Friday, November 19, 2010

Why Entrepreneurs Should Seek A Strong Board of Directors

By Al Hammond — Ashoka

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TAGS:books, entrepreneurship, leadership
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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Forum Looks at BoP in Brazil

By Scott Anderson — WDI

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TAGS:Base of the Pyramid, business development, conferences, poverty alleviation
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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Impact Investing Forum Coming Up ? Testing the ground in Europe

By Diana Hollmann

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TAGS:conferences, impact investing, investment fund
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Thursday, November 18, 2010

Being Comfortable With Uncertainty and Other 'Letters' to Entrepreneurs

By Al Hammond — Ashoka

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TAGS:books, entrepreneurship
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Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Financial Services for All Kenyans: Equity Bank and M-PESA Go Head to Head

By Ignacio Mas

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TAGS:financial inclusion, Microfinance, mobile banking
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Inspire, Empower, Connect: Celebrating Entrepreneurship in the MENASA region

By Diana Hollmann

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TAGS:conferences, entrepreneurship, MENA region
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Tuesday, November 16, 2010

CSR That Works: Interview with Hindustan Unilever's former Chairman and MD, Vindi Banga

By Nilima Achwal

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TAGS:consumer products, corporate engagement, corporate social responsibility
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Monday, November 15, 2010

Guest Post: M-PESA Gets High Marks as It Goes Down Market

By Jake Kendall

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TAGS:Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, financial inclusion, mobile applications, mobile banking
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Monday, November 15, 2010

Global Entrepreneurship Week: Let's Get to Work

By Scott Anderson — WDI

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TAGS:Acumen Fund, entrepreneurship, technology
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Friday, November 12, 2010

Friday Roundup - 11/12/10: Updates on Tata's Nano and Health Innovations

By Francisco Noguera

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Friday, November 12, 2010

Defining (Social) Entrepreneurs Up

By Courtney Lawrence — Ashoka

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TAGS:consumer products
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Friday, November 12, 2010

An Update on the Idjwi Project

By Adeena Schlussel

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TAGS:health care, public health
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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Wrapping Up Net Impact on ... Impact

By Heather Esper — WDI

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Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Civilizing the 'Wild West' of Microfinance

By Oscar Abello

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TAGS:governance, Microfinance
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Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Passing the Entrepreneurship Test

By DJ Didonna

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Tuesday, November 09, 2010

Procter & Gamble and Healthpoint Services Announce Learning Partnership

By Francisco Noguera

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Monday, November 08, 2010

Assessing Grameen Foundation?s Progress Out of Poverty Index

By Lisa Smith — WDI

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Monday, November 08, 2010

NextThought Monday: A Closer Look at the Numbers Behind Branchless Banking

By Scott Anderson — WDI

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Friday, November 05, 2010

Friday Roundup - 11/5/10: Suicides, Repayment Rates and Other Soundbites

By Francisco Noguera

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Friday, November 05, 2010

Tough Stuff Fortifying the Base

By Adeena Schlussel

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Thursday, November 04, 2010

Net Impact In Review: The Growing Imperative of Cross-Sector Collaboration

By Lisa Smith — WDI

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Thursday, November 04, 2010

Local Capacity Building and Business Development at the Base of the Pyramid

By kevin keepper

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Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Need Funding? Like Prizes? Innocentive May Be Your Answer

By Rob Katz

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Wednesday, November 03, 2010

Accessing Finance: Old Challenges, New Solutions

By kevin keepper

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Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Write Effectively: NextBillion Case Writing Competition Webinar

By Nilima Achwal

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Tuesday, November 02, 2010

Motivating MNCs to Engage BoP as Consumers and Producers

By Scott Anderson — WDI

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Tuesday, November 02, 2010

After '07-'08 Crisis, A New Focus on Food Security, Sustainable Solutions

By kevin keepper

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Monday, November 01, 2010

NextThought Monday: Social Enterprise on the Cover of the Economist

By Josh Cleveland

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TAGS:academia
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Monday, November 01, 2010

Net Impact: Ways to Profit From Social Change

By Nilima Achwal

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TAGS:leadership

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