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Sneha Iyer
Dalberg

Sneha Iyer is an Associate Consultant at Dalberg’s Mumbai office. She has experience working in education, access to finance and innovative financing, with multilaterals, large foundations, private sector companies and NGOs. Sneha has a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the National University of Singapore, where she was part of the University Scholar’s Program and a Business School Dean’s Scholar.

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October 5
2015

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NexThought Monday – Applying Wall Street Ideas to NGOs in Rural India: A closer look at the first education impact bond

Business and financial buzzwords that have long dominated boardrooms and global conference calls - like “make vs. buy” or “risk and return” – are entering the landscape of NGOs. The latest manifestation of this is a new type of bond for development programs that leverages investor and risk dynamics typically found in business deals. The very first of these “development impact bonds” in education launched in rural India last year.

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Impact Assessment

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impact bonds, impact investing, impact measurement

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NexThought Monday – Applying Wall Street Ideas to NGOs in Rural India: A closer look at the first education impact bond

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NexThought Monday – Applying Wall Street Ideas to NGOs in Rural India: A closer look at the first education impact bond

Sneha Iyer
Dalberg