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2014 NextBillion Case Writing Competition Tops 50
More than 50 entries from 34 universities and 15 countries were received for the 2014 NextBillion Case Writing Competition. The global competition is sponsored by the Citi Foundation and the NextBillion website, and is administered by GlobaLens, the William Davidson Institute's case publishing division. NextBillion is an initiative of WDI.
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FEATURED EVENT The BoP Summit 2013: Creating an action agenda for the next decade
The “BoP Summit 2013: Creating an Action Agenda for the Next Decade” (www.bop2013.org), is set for October 21-23 at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. The three-day BoP Summit 2013 is specifically designed to help build better BoP enterprises of today and a more robust BoP community of tomorrow.
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Weekly Roundup – 9/21/13 – Letting No Moss Grow: The NB Case Writing Contest is gearing up
As enthusiastic as we are about launching NextBillion Financial Innovation this week, we’re not hitting the pause button. In fact, another of NextBillion’s key initiatives is about to launch in earnest: the 2014 NextBillion Case Writing Competition. This is now the fourth year of the competition and we hope to make it just as strong as last years, hopefully stronger.
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(With Video) The BoP Summit: Set for Oct. 21, the 3-day event takes stock and charts a course
The “BoP Summit 2013: Creating an Action Agenda for the Next Decade” at the University of Michigan (www.bop2013.org), is set for October 21-23 here in Ann Arbor. While there’s lots to celebrate about inclusive business, there’s also plenty to question, ponder and reconsider - particularly barriers to success and the inability to replicate successful business models across industries and geographies.
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Re-evaluating Impact Evaluation: Why solely focusing on financials is flawed and other key points from a recent workshop
Organizations struggle to develop robust impact evaluations. If poorly designed and executed, an evaluation can result in misleading conclusions and waste precious resources. A recent workshop hosted by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs focused on outcomes data collection and analysis. Anyone concerned with social impact measurement, will want to check out these key points.
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Announcing the Winners of the NextBillion Case Writing Competition
How BTPN Bank in Indonesia continues to service low-income borrowers is the subject of the winning case in the NextBillion’s Case Writing Contest. The case, “BTPN: Banking for the Bottom of the Pyramid in Indonesia,” was written by a team from University of Virginia’s McIntire School of Commerce in Charlottesville.
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When Vaccines Can’t Help: How Supply Chain Failures Undermine Vaccine Advancements – And What’s Being Done About It
Breakthroughs in vaccine technology are revolutionizing disease prevention. But complex new vaccines can require over twice the refrigeration and transport capacity of traditional vaccines, and can cost up to 50 times more. BoP countries can’t afford to waste these new vaccines, but their supply and logistic systems make waste inevitable. Solutions exist, but only if we bring new thinking to supply chain management.
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Special Series (Part 6): BPO for the BoP : Thoughts on moving impact sourcing forward
Impact Sourcing (IS) has the potential to alleviate poverty for millions of people in a sustainable manner through job creation in the formal economy. Each piece was intended to shed light on a different facet of Impact Sourcing. The insights were derived from a project funded by the Rockefeller Foundation and performed by the William Davidson Institute (WDI).
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