Articles by Lisa Smith
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Guest Articles
Monday
May 16
2011Tapping into the Talent Pool Within the BoP
Ashoka’s Changemakers, along with the Opportunity Project from eBay Foundation, is focused on employment and income generation for vulnerable populations via its open competition for systematic/disruptive market-based innovations. You have until June 15 to submit your ideas. Read on for more details on the competition and Tuesday’s Twitter chat.
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Wednesday
March 23
2011Thoughts On Strategic Transitions From Humanitarian to Development Work
The Humanitarian Innovation Fund (HIF), outside of improving humanitarian aid practices, may present an opportunity for us to better examine this cross-section of modern change by innovating programs that consider the important transition from short-term (humanitarian) to long-term (development and beyond) ownership of projects.
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Monday
January 17
2011Jeffery Sachs, Video Games and Social Change
Sachs recently discussed rapid economic convergence, or the ability of developing countries to narrow the income gap by absorbing technologies available from developed countries. Some have suggested that video gamers, who simulate life experiences while honing decision-making, could constitute a major untapped resource to assist in that mission.
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Tuesday
January 4
2011Wrapping Up the Best Ideas of 2010 Series: Redefining How We Collaborate
While the field of business strategies for the Base of the Pyramid is built on the idea of community relevance and empowerment, there has been no standardized method for the development and implementation of approaches that strategically consider positionality and culture. One solution: community-based participatory research, or CBPR.
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Monday
November 8
2010Assessing Grameen Foundation?s Progress Out of Poverty Index
If used appropriately and in a widespread fashion, Grameen Foundation’s Progress out of Poverty Index (PPI) could standardize the process for how migration out of poverty is measured, while creating a large sample population for comparison. By the same token, there are some potential shortcomings in the 5-month-old certification process.
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Thursday
November 4
2010Net Impact In Review: The Growing Imperative of Cross-Sector Collaboration
Whether the intent was to better engage the BoP in healthcare, rebuild Haiti or create a sustainable social enterprise, one recurring theme at Net Impact 2010 was the need to increase mindful cross-sector collaborations, particularly within the field of development.
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