Articles by Rob Katz
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Monday
January 26
20093 Reasons Why Telcos Shouldn’t Abandon the BoP Just Yet
Are there really enough profits to make telcos want to focus on the bottom of the pyramid?? A new report, released last Monday by the technology market research firm BDA, suggests the answer is no.Before we consider the case closed, let’s take a closer look.? After all,...
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Saturday
January 24
2009Job: Senior Portfolio Fellow, Acumen Fund
Position: Senior Portfolio Fellow Location: New York Organization: Acumen Fund is a global non-profit venture capital fund, focused on supporting the delivery of critical services ? water, health, housing, energy ? at affordable prices to the four billion people earning less than four...
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- Education
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- academia
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Friday
January 23
2009Job: Community Manager, Inveneo
Position: Community Manager Location: Washington, DC or San Francisco, CA Organization: Inveneo is a non-profit social enterprise whose mission is to get the tools of ICT into the hands of organizations and people who need them most: those in remote and rural communities in the developing...
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Thursday
January 22
2009Job: Vice President of Business Development and External Affairs, Root Capital
Position: Vice President of Business Development and External AffairsLocation: Cambridge, Massachusetts with travel up to 35 percent of the timeOrganization: Root Capital is a nonprofit social investment fund that provides credit and financial education to grassroots organizations?such as...
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- Education
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- academia
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Thursday
January 15
2009Job: Agora Partnerships Development Director
Position: Development Director Location: Washington, DC Organization: Agora Partnerships is a non profit, social mission organization dedicated to providing talented entrepreneurs in developing countries with the tools, networks, and financing necessary to launch successful, socially...
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- Education
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- academia, partnerships
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Thursday
January 15
2009Engineers for Social Impact Fellowships
Attention Indian engineering undergrads: the Engineers for Social Impact (E4SI) fellowship program has opened its annual recruitment process.? E4SI matches the most talented undergraduate students from fifteen elite Indian engineering schools with partner social enterprises that focus on...
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Wednesday
January 14
2009Job: African Enterprise Development Specialists, CARANA Corporation
Position: Enterprise Development Specialists Location: Africa (various countries) Organization: CARANA Corporation, a contractor for USAID, designs and directs innovative economic growth strategies to help countries and businesses compete globally, reducing poverty and raising living...
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- Education
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- academia
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Monday
January 12
2009Job: Communications and Development Associate, Endeavor
Position: Communications and Development AssociateLocation: New York, with potential for extensive travelOrganization: Founded in 1997, Endeavor works with High-Impact Entrepreneurs in Latin America, the Middle East, South Africa, and India. High-Impact Entrepreneurs are operating...
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- Education
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- academia