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Calvert Foundation’s ‘Accessible, Reliable’ Road for Impact Investing: CEO Lisa Hall discusses options for engaging investors
Calvert Foundation is at the apex of impact investing. As an organization, it has a lot to share in the way of knowledge and expertise, which is why I’m excited to announce that Calvert Foundation will be joining NextBillion as our most recent content partner. For an overview on the nonprofit lender’s 17-year history and for a sense of what’s next for both Calvert Foundation and the broader impact investing sector, I spoke with President and CEO Lisa Hall.
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Socially Contagious: How Microclinic International is Spreading Healthy Behaviors
Whether you’re buying shoes or making health-related decisions, your behavior is influenced by those around you. That’s the premise behind Microclinic International, which uses social networks to make good health contagious.
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NextBillion Founder WRI Exiting Partnership: The William Davidson Institute will continue to direct and invest in NB
Today, I’m announcing that the World Resources Institute (WRI) has stepped down as co-managing partner of the NextBillion network. The William Davidson Institute (WDI) will continue to direct the network of sites as sole manager of NextBillion, along with input and involvement from our Content Partners.
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What’s the Matter with India?: A Powerhouse of Social Innovation Struggles to Take the Next Step
India is the site of countless cutting-edge programs focused on the base of the pyramid. In health care alone, the Center for Health Market Innovation profiles more than 240 innovative programs in India - including 46 social enterprises. But are these programs really reaching communities with the greatest need?
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The Data Collection Revolution: How Remote Monitoring Is Transforming Health Care Business
Remote data collection is now possible in most underserved communities, and this data can dramatically redefine products designed for these markets. During the design and pilot phases of product development, usage data can give insight that ensures that products meet the specific needs of users. This information fundamentally changes the way designers iterate, allowing for accelerated improvements and better overall design.
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Can You Really Make a Fortune in Bop Health Care? An Interview With Paul Polak
Paul Polak has dedicated his life to promoting business solutions to global poverty. He believes there’s a fortune to be made in "radically affordable" products marketed to BoP customers. But does his approach work with the complexities of health care? And is for-profit business an ethical way of providing products that people literally can’t live without?
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Capturing the Gains: Improving the lives of workers and producers through global value chains
The importance of global value chains to the lives of millions of poor people cannot be ignored. Over US$2 trillion sales in manufacturing and services are now conducted through global value chains - much more if agrofood is included. Lead firms coordinate their value chains, linking activities from production, through distribution and logistics to retail. They provide jobs and incomes for many millions of workers and small-scale producers.
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Creating a Sense of Place By Investing Locally: Strategies for rebuilding community wealth in the U.S., globally
As more and more impact industry leaders think about how to invest locally, and as more people become interested in opportunities to do so, the impact sector has to come up with resources to educate people. It also must offer them opportunities to invest, whether through platforms such as Microplace or through Direct Public Offerings (DPOs)
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