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Red Flags: Over-indebtedness is the yang to microcredit’s yin
While working to understand the experiences of clients suffering from severe over-indebtedness in the U.S., EA Consultants began to consider patterns that have emerged in lesser-developed countries. Barbara Magnoni, EA Consultants’ president, discusses their research and its implications for microfinance.
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- Education
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Connecting Assets to Impact: ImpactAssets 50 showcases private fund managers that deliver social and environmental impact as well as financial returns
The ImpactAssets 50 - whose 2014 edition was released last week - is an annual showcase of 50 private fund managers that deliver social and environmental impact as well as financial returns. Its free, searchable database provides filtering by asset class, geographic region and issue area, and gives a detailed overview of each firm.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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NexThought Monday – Warby Parker Blurring Lines Between ‘Social’ and ‘Business’: Glasses firm takes BOGO model to new heights
The "buy one, give one" model allows companies to tap into the formerly unrequited millennial desire to do good from a distance – and with style. Dozens of companies have adopted the strategy. Among them, the author says, Warby Parker does it best.
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- Environment
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Twitter Top Ten – 10-26-14: Our favorite tweets of the week
We’re continuing what we’re calling a "pilot feature" here at NextBillion. Each Sunday for the next three weeks, we’re running a post highlighting the top tweets that crossed our editors’ computer screens during the preceding week. Our goal is to highlight emerging developments in our coverage areas, while also drawing attention to some compelling voices online.
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- Health Care
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Weekly Roundup – 10/25/14: Why Ebola could spell collaboration for drugmakers and even adversarial countries
Amid all the finger-wagging about Ebola, two pharmaceutical giants have decided to collaborate to find a cure. What else could happen if we look at infectious diseases through a different prism?
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- Health Care
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Improving Everyday Financial Decisions: Brief, specific and targeted education could help the poor make better choices
In Uganda, nearly half of surveyed adults were unable to correctly answer a basic question about interest rates, according to a recent study. What is the best way to address this kind of financial capability gap? Research from IPA and others suggests some mechanisms through which financial education might be delivered in Uganda and around the world.
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- Education
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Building Inclusion Into the Pyramid: Introspection, evalution in revealing the ‘BoP Roadmap’
Is the Base of the Pyramid concept in need of a recharge? That’s what two of its founding fathers think. Along with some re-energizing, it’s a concept that could use some humility as well. This introspection and evaluation comes at a time when many others at the intersection of commerce and development are doing the same thing.
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- Education
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Shared Information = Sustainability (Survivability): Group fighting leprosy makes inroads through mutual support, self-help groups and loans
Self-help groups of six to eight people – all affected by leprosy – not only offer mutual support, but also receive training in self-care, skills to rebuild lives and incomes and life skills such as how to open a bank account and manage group finances.
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- Agriculture, Education, Environment, Health Care
