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Impact Investing: Combining Finance and Philanthropy to Transform Latin America
The second edition of the Latin American Impact Investment Forum will take place this Feb. 13-15 in Mérida, Mexico. Entrepreneurs, angel investors, private equity groups, venture capital funds, banks, business accelerators, foundations, academia, and government representatives from across Latin America will be in attendance.
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Incubator and Impact Investor Aims for Multiple BoP Sectors
In July 2011, Anurag Jain decided to leave his position as the head of Dell’s Services Delivery unit, where he lead a team of thousands of IT professionals working in key infrastructure areas like cloud computing, applications, and business process solutions. Jain, an engineer and entrepreneur, decided to focus exclusively on growing a multi-sector BoP impact investing incubator, Anavo Global LLC.
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Insight into the Impact Investment Market: An Interview with Amit Bouri
J.P. Morgan and the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) recently released “Insight into the Impact Investment Market,” a report incorporating data from over 2,200 private transactions and the perspectives of 52 impact investors on returns, risk and impact measurement practices. GIIN’s Amit Bouri details the progress and obstacles identified in the report.
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Unlocking Pakistan’s Enterprise Potential
The criticisms of Pakistan’s volatility are not without merit; the roses are more the thorny than plain variety. But I launched my company, Invest2Innovate (i2i) in fall 2011 because because I believe strongly in the potential of untapped markets like Pakistan, 66 percent of the population lives at the bottom of the pyramid, under $2 a day.
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NexThought Monday: A New Roadmap for Microfinance Transparency, Client Protection and Social Performance
The crises of the past few years have underscored the essential role of transparency, client protection, and high standards of social performance. Without a fundamental understanding of our clients and a commitment to tailoring our products and services to meet their needs, we are not fulfilling the promise of microfinance.
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Weekly Roundup: 1-29-12 – Creative Destruction in Response to Disaster
It would seem the real destruction in Haiti has encouraged a creative destruction of outmoded business practices in favor of new models to empower the Haitian people and their economy. Zafèn, which literally means “it’s our business’ in Haitian Creole, is but one example to emerge.
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National Social Entrepreneurship Forum: Creating a Network With Purpose
Recently I had a chance to interact with Yashveer Singh, Founder, National Social Entrepreneurship Forum (NSEF) about the organization and about their unique Authors of Change Program. (NSEF) is an organization working towards democratizing social innovation and Entrepreneurship amongst Indian youth.
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Floating But Not Adrift: Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic Model
For many, Lake Tanganyika may be the most recognizable body of water on Earth – holding 20 percent of the world’s fresh water. But for Dr. Amy Lehman, founder of the Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic, the lake represents much more. In this video interview, Dr. Lehman talks about health care access and education for isolated communities in the region.
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