Articles by Rob Katz
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Monday
January 12
2009Global Social Benefit Incubator Accepting 2009 Applications
Santa Clara University is known in social entrepreneurial circles for its work helping to organize and judge the Tech Museum Awards ? a showcase for social entrepreneurs, mostly from developing countries. Less well-known about the school is the Global Social Benefit Incubator, run by...
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Monday
January 12
2009Google.org Places SME Initiative “On the Back Burner”
Here at NextBillion.net, we believe in the power of small and medium sized enterprises to spur economic development at the bottom of the pyramid.? This idea - one of the core principles of the "development through enterprise" movement that’s gaining steam in business and...
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Tuesday
January 6
2009Interview: Randall Kempner Takes the Reins at ANDE
As I opened up my interview notes, Francisco pinged me over Skype.? His message was simple: I just have a feeling, 2009 is going to be the year of ANDE.? This has to be more than a coincidence, I thought.? After all, the interview notes I’d just clicked open were from a conversation with...
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Friday
December 26
2008NextBillion Will Be Back in 2009
We’re taking a few days away from research, writing, blogs and all the rest.? Back in 2009.? Until then... ...
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Wednesday
December 24
2008Change the World (And Your Life) – Become a Kiva Fellow
It’s the holiday season in the United States, which means many bloggers are talking about gifts, giving, philanthropy and the state of the world.? All this gift-blogging got me thinking about one of my favorite gifts (to give and to receive) - Kiva gift certificates.? If you need to pick...
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Friday
December 19
2008Guest Post: Endeavor Entrepreneurs React to Crisis in a Revealing Survey
Guest blogger David Auerbach works on strategic growth projects for Endeavor, a global organization that supports high-impact entrepreneurs.? He is a 2003 graduate of Yale University. By David Auerbach High-Impact Entrepreneurs ? those running high-growth, innovative businesses ? are...
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Friday
December 19
2008Job: Consultant, Safe Water and AIDS Project
Position: Consultant Location: Nyanza Province, Kenya Organization: The Safe Water and AIDS Project (SWAP) is an organization that provides women with HIV/AIDS a range of services (counseling, emotional support, paralegal assistance, health and nutrition education) as well as income...
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Friday
December 19
2008Guest Video Blog: The New Face of Farming
Editor’s note: Guest video blogger Karthik Janakiraman is an Acumen Fund Fellow. This year, Karthik is working with Global Easy Water Products (GEWP), an company in India providing poor farmers with access to affordable micro-drip irrigation solutions. He will develop a production,...
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