Articles by Scott Anderson
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Friday
March 4
2011Friday Roundup – 3/4/11 Seeking Leaders, Words of Wisdom
DevEx is looking for a few good leaders. So too is the Skoll Foundation as well as PopTech. Meanwhile, this week has me thinking about some practical advice for leaders offered by the very knowledgeable Jonathan Lewis and the far-less knowledgeable Charlie Sheen.
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Thursday
February 24
2011Introducing Our New Video Partner, ViewChange.org
When it comes to compelling videos valuable to the NextBillion audience, we just know it when we see it. Trouble is, it takes a lot of time to find relevant video on development through enterprise. Today, we start to remedy this quandary by teaming up with ViewChange.org, a new multimedia site that brings gripping stories from the developing world.
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Friday
February 18
2011Friday Roundup ? 2/18/11: A Special Offer for NB Readers from SOCAP/Europe
NextBillion is a proud media partner for SOCAP/Europe set for May 30-June 1. And this week Kevin Jones, a principal at Good Capital and co-founder of SOCAP, lets us know about a special early bird registration available for the NextBillion Network (AKA: You).
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Thursday
February 17
2011WDI Hosting Global Summit on Educating Entrepreneurs
The intersection of international development, government agencies, microlenders and academics is an extremely crowded one. The William Davidson Institute hopes to help direct some of that traffic by convening the Global Summit on Educating Entrepreneurs, bringing together developers of many stripes to coordinate with and learn from one another.
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Monday
February 14
2011Advancing Healthcare With the BoP: Why We Hope to Hear from You
Starting Feb. 21, NextBillion, with help from Ashoka and the Center for Health Market Innovations, will begin a special series: Advancing Healthcare With the BoP. In it, we hope to bring you success stories from the field on what is making a lasting impact in market-based solutions to healthcare delivery. But, we also need the help of our readers!
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Wednesday
February 9
2011An Algorithm for Impact: Four Questions Every Venture Should Ask (With Video)
Is it needed? Does it work? Will it get to those who need it? Will they use it correctly when they get it? Four questions Mulago Foundation Director Kevin Starr says every social enterprise must answer before proceeding. In this compelling PopTech 2010 video, Starr questions the effectiveness of One Laptop Per Child, Lifestraw and PlayPump.
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Friday
February 4
2011Friday Roundup ? 2/4/11: Spring Fever Starts Now
In addition to a warm thaw, there are several reasons to look forward to spring - namely - several important forums and competition prize opportunities for social entrepreneurs, development knowledge events and for enterprising students eager to join the ranks of professionals, it’s time to start looking out for summer internships.
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Friday
February 4
2011Hat Tips, New Hands and January?s Top Posts
I?m happy to announce that two NextBillion contributors, Martin Herrndorf and Lisa Smith, have signed on as Staff Writers. Their recent articles are among our top five most-read posts in January. Martin and Lisa, as well as a couple of unsung heroes who deserve some recognition today, have contributed to a strong start in 2011 for NextBillion.
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