Posts by NextBillion Editor
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Wednesday
October 23
2019On the Ground at SOCAP19: Live Interviews and Insights from the Social Impact Sector’s Flagship Event
NextBillion’s editors are on the ground at SOCAP19, live-tweeting from panels, conducting live interviews, and providing coverage of key conversations and innovators. We’ll be updating this blog regularly from Wednesday to Friday. Also, we’ll be broadcasting live Q&As with thought leaders in social impact from 11:00 am – 12:00 pm PST on Wednesday, and 2:00 – 3:00 pm PST on Thursday. You can view them live at NextBillion’s Facebook page, and we’ll embed the videos here after they’re over.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing, NextBillion Originals
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Tuesday
October 22
2019Announcing the New(ish) NextBillion: How – and Why – We’ve Updated the Site
NextBillion is announcing several small but important changes to our site's design and content, aimed at making the platform more intuitive for readers to navigate – and easier for guest writers, potential partners and others to utilize. We explain the changes, and the reasoning behind them, in this article.
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- Entrepreneurship, NextBillion Originals
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Friday
October 18
2019It’s That Time Again – Here’s Your Official SOCAP19 Conference Preview
October is in full swing, and that means it’s time for SOCAP – the 12th annual gathering of investors, entrepreneurs and others helping to drive mission-focused business. It all happens next week, when SOCAP19 will host over 500 speakers and hold more than 150 breakout sessions at the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture in San Francisco. Team NextBillion will be there too - here's what to expect.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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Guest Articles
Tuesday
August 20
2019EXTENDED: SOCAP19 Summer Special Ends Sept 6: Register Now – And Get $250 Off With NextBillion’s Discount Code
SOCAP19 is coming sooner than you think, and NextBillion is proud to once again serve as a media partner. The conference, convening Oct. 22-25 in San Francisco, is expecting over 3,000 impact investors, entrepreneurs and innovative cross-sector practitioners, and will feature over 150 breakout sessions and 500 speakers. Register by Aug. 30 to get their Summer Special pricing, and use NextBillion's discount code for an additional $250 off.
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- Entrepreneurship, Investing
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Tuesday
April 2
2019Moving the World Toward Meaningful Financial, Social and Economic Inclusion: Welcoming Our Newest Partner, MicroSave Consulting (MSC)
NextBillion is proud to announce our newest partner: MicroSave Consulting (MSC). The organization is a boutique consulting firm that has been a leading voice in financial inclusion for 20 years – and we have worked with them informally for years to share their insights and analysis with our readers. As we expand these collaborations into a formal partnership, we're looking forward to boosting our coverage of MSC's ongoing efforts to push the world towards meaningful financial, social and economic inclusion, unlocking the benefits of financial access for low-income customers.
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- Finance
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Friday
March 15
2019Unpacking NextBillion’s Reader Survey: What the Responses Show – And How They’ll Shape Our Coverage
You likely noticed that NextBillion has been conducting a reader survey over the past few months. But you may not have noticed that the survey recently concluded. In the spirit of transparency – and because we find the results interesting – we’ve compiled some highlights from the 500+ responses. We also share our initial reactions to this reader feedback, and discuss how this survey data might impact new editorial directions on the site.
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance, NextBillion Originals, Technology
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Wednesday
February 13
2019Three Key Trends in Social Impact: Announcing NextBillion’s Special Series for 2019
NextBillion is pleased to announce the topics of our three special series for 2019: “By Women, For Women: Leaders and Innovations in Gender Equity,” “Scaling Up Without Selling Out,” and “New Frontiers in Renewable Energy.” Each series will be managed by a different member of NextBillion’s editorial team: Check out the descriptions and email the appropriate editor if you’d like to explore a potential guest post on any of these topics. We’re looking forward to seeing how the discussion in these series will develop in the coming months.
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- Energy, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Investing, NextBillion Originals
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Friday
January 4
2019See Who Won NB’s Top Post of 2018 Contest
Thank you to everyone who voted in NextBillion's seventh annual Top Post of the Year contest. Here are the winners and their vote percentage totals as well as the complete results for this year's competition. Congratulations to the top three winning contributors for their articles, which both challenged and enlightened us. And Happy New Year to all of our readers.
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- Agriculture, Education, Energy, Entrepreneurship, Environment, Finance, Health Care, Investing, NextBillion Originals, Technology, WASH
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