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3 Reasons Why Telcos Shouldn’t Abandon the BoP Just Yet
Are there really enough profits to make telcos want to focus on the bottom of the pyramid?? A new report, released last Monday by the technology market research firm BDA, suggests the answer is no.Before we consider the case closed, let’s take a closer look.? After all,...
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Job: Senior Portfolio Fellow, Acumen Fund
Position: Senior Portfolio Fellow Location: New York Organization: Acumen Fund is a global non-profit venture capital fund, focused on supporting the delivery of critical services ? water, health, housing, energy ? at affordable prices to the four billion people earning less than four...
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Job: Community Manager, Inveneo
Position: Community Manager Location: Washington, DC or San Francisco, CA Organization: Inveneo is a non-profit social enterprise whose mission is to get the tools of ICT into the hands of organizations and people who need them most: those in remote and rural communities in the developing...
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The Effects of Violence at the Base of the Pyramid
As it should be clear by now to our frequent and not so frequent readers, the BoP is potentially a huge market. Within this potential market there are different segments depending on who products are?directed to, which needs?they address, or what income and educational levels the target...
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Job: Vice President of Business Development and External Affairs, Root Capital
Position: Vice President of Business Development and External AffairsLocation: Cambridge, Massachusetts with travel up to 35 percent of the timeOrganization: Root Capital is a nonprofit social investment fund that provides credit and financial education to grassroots organizations?such as...
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President Obama and the NextBillion.net Agenda for the Base of the Pyramid
Not much has been written here on NextBillion.net about the election of Barack Obama to the American Presidency, as our news scope centers on base of the pyramid approaches to development in developing countries. However, I felt compelled to link the two together as we near Inauguration day...
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Job: Agora Partnerships Development Director
Position: Development Director Location: Washington, DC Organization: Agora Partnerships is a non profit, social mission organization dedicated to providing talented entrepreneurs in developing countries with the tools, networks, and financing necessary to launch successful, socially...
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Two Microfinance Conferences Set to Take Place in Colombia this Year
The major players of the Microfinance industry will convene in Colombia this year, not once but twice. Two major venues are set to take place in the country quite soon. The first is the Microfinance?as a Tool?for?Peace Building conference, scheduled for next week in Cali and organized by...
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