Articles by Francisco Noguera
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Friday
November 5
2010Friday Roundup – 11/5/10: Suicides, Repayment Rates and Other Soundbites
This week we introduce a new format of the Friday Roundup, and share a few resources on a recent debate passes through 99% repayment rates, suicides and other dangerous soundbites.
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October 29
2010Friday Roundup – 10/29/10: Happy Birthday, Agora Partnerships
Agora Partnerships, a pioneer in our industry, celebrated its fifth anniversary this week in New York City. I was fortunate to attend a reception where founders, directors, friends and supporters discussed what’s next for the organization.
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October 22
2010Friday Roundup – 10/22/10: New Spaces for Multidisciplinary Collaboration
As the domain of market solutions to poverty grows, it’s critical that a diverse, multidisciplinary ecosystem engages around it; business is only part of the solution. This week’s roundup highlight two University-based initiatives that aim in that direction.
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October 15
2010Friday Roundup – 10/15/10: New Links in the Patient Capital Curve
USAID, Vinod Khosla, Blog Action Day and microfranchising on this week’s Friday Roundup.
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October 8
2010Friday Roundup – 10/8/10: Social Enterprise and a $100 Million Gift
This year’s Social Enterprise Conference happens on a special week for Columbia University and its Business School in particular. One of its distinguished alumns, Mr. Henry Kravis, announced a pledge of US$100 million to help the school complete its expansion projects in the next several years.
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Thursday
October 7
2010Tomorrow: Columbia Business School Social Enterprise Conference
Have you registered for the Columbia Business School Social Enterprise Conference? It’s tomorrow, and we’re looking forward to the discussions that will build on the recent SOCAP and ANDE conferences.
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Saturday
October 2
2010Friday Roundup – 10/1/10: Columbia, SOCAP, ANDE and Unreasonable Leadership
Where to start this week? My notebook is packed... I’ll go in this order: Columbia, SOCAP, ANDE and "Unreasonable Leadership".
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Tuesday
September 28
2010Power to the People: New Report on Energy for the Base of the Pyramid
WRI’s new report, Power to the People, produced in collaboration with the Center for Development Finance-IFMR, looks at the market potential for clean and renewable energy in rural India. The following interview, with co-Author and NextBillion Staff Writer Saurabh Lall, explores the study’s main insights and conclusions.
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