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BoP Career Paths: Interview with Justin DeKoszmovszky, SC Johnson
"How do I get a job working with BoP strategy?" I get that question all the time. The truth is that there is no one answer - everyone’s career is different. However, we can learn from those who have successfully transitioned into a career working with the base of the pyramid. This series - BoP Career Paths - will interview BoP practitioners to
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Wrapping Up the Global Social Venture Competition 2009
I wish I were in San Francisco this weekend. One of the most exciting business competitions in the social enterprise space wraps up with presentations followed by a symposium tomorrow: the Global Social Venture Competition, at the Haas School of Business of UC Berkeley.
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A Must Read!
"Emerging Markets, Emerging Models", the report on BOP entrepreneurship from Monitor Group, is probably the most important new study in the last couple of years. It is based on some intensive original research and focused on the key question: why haven’t most BOP efforts scaled?
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NextBillion.net at the Global Philanthropy Forum
Titled "Five Crises, Multiple Solutions and Our Shared Commitment to Act" , this year’s Global Philanthropy Forum promises to offer a very interesting set of talks and discussions amongst the world’s leaders in the philanthopy/ social investment space.
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The Socially Responsible Intern Surplus
If only the corporate and NGO BoP market investment matched the degree to which ambitious, smart and inspired MBA students were willing to work for it. If the number of applicants is any indication, 2009 seems to have a surplus of MBA and other highly-qualified interns.
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Good Energies Foundation – Interview with Richenda Van Leeuwen
I was fortunate enough to catch Richenda Van Leeuwen, a founding board member of the Good Energies Foundation. This interview goes into detail regarding the firm where she works, Good Energies Inc., a private equity firm focused on renewable energy, and its affiliated non-profit, the Good Energies Foundation, focused on energy for the BoP.
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Changemakers Cultivates Innovative Solutions for Smallholder Farmers
Changemakers - the Ashoka spinoff that uses "collaborative competitions" to identify innovative social enterprise models - is at it again. Their latest competition, sponsored by the Gates Foundation - is looking for "[i]nnovative solutions that span the entire agricultural value chain ? from seeds to sales."
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From the Field: Nepal’s Power
Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the world; GDP per capita is $1,100, 65% of women are illiterate, and unemployment is 42%. It is one of the richest countries in the world in terms of hydro power potential, but less than 1% of that potential has been developed; the country is, ironically, in talks with India to buy power from them.
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