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Net Impact: Ways to Profit From Social Change
"The economy is now valuing social outcomes," says Jason Saul CEO of Mission Measurement LLC. So how do we go about creating business strategies for social change? Saul shares a powerful formula during Net Impact conference.
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- Education
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Net Impact: Getting to Profit in Africa’s BoP
S.C. Johnson & Son’s venture to supply cleaning products to entrepreneurs for sanitizing public bathrooms in largely slum areas of Mathare, Kenya, (with the goal of reducing sanitation-remedied ailments like diarrhea), sounds like a perfect blueprint for a sustainable BoP business. But after more than two years, it’s still not profitable.
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- Impact Assessment
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Friday Roundup – 10/29/10: Happy Birthday, Agora Partnerships
Agora Partnerships, a pioneer in our industry, celebrated its fifth anniversary this week in New York City. I was fortunate to attend a reception where founders, directors, friends and supporters discussed what’s next for the organization.
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What Works? What Doesn?t? Applying the BoP Framework
The Base of the Pyramid Impact Assessment Workshop, hosted by the William Davidson Institute, aimed at helping them separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to economic and social impact. The tricky part is applying these important concepts to BoP ventures.
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Perceiving Innovation
Does the lack of fancy salt shakers coming out of Africa imply its citizens are less innovative? No. They are. But perhaps not in a way that we, as Westernized culture, recognize. Novel solutions to problems are developed every day and everywhere by necessity.
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- Impact Assessment
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- incubators, product design
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The New Nomads and Cloud Computing in Africa
The Nomads of the Sahara are called the "children of the clouds" and in Africa, clouds announce the rain that brings hope. A new type of cloud is bringing hope for the next generation of African innovators and unleashing their creativity: Cloud computing.
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- Technology
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- employment
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A Golden Burst of Flavor and Incomes for the BOP
The small saffron-colored, marble-esque berry, with the texture of tomatillo and taste of tangerine, is generating waves of demand among Peruvian and international gourmets while creating golden opportunities for BoP farmers in the Peruvian highlands.
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- Agriculture
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Growth, Governance and Good News in Africa
As growth has stagnated in the rest of sub-Saharan Africa, countries rated in "Emerging Africa: How 17 Countries Are Leading the Way," have seen a 50% rise in income per capita since the mid-’90s, with annual investment more than doubling and total trade tripling. The key factor? With some exceptions: democratic and accountable governance.
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- Education
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- governance
