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Talent Strategy for NextBillion Enterprises
On NextBillion.net, we have discussed business models, strategies, and funding for successful enterprises aimed at the world?s poorest citizens. Another critical issue is getting the right talent.Sure, you are catering to the Next Billion people. Sure, you have unprecedented hype - and...
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Update: CatComm’s Community Solutions Competition Extended Deadline for Submission
I wanted to re-post this announcement since the deadline has been extended to September 28, 2007Catalytic Communities has launched a competition in which participants will help identify creative, community-based solutions to challenges in Education & Skill-building, and Business &...
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Social Marketing in the Developing World: What Have we Accomplished and What Does the Future Hold?
Private Sector Partnerships for Better Health (PSP-One) along with USAID are seeking for submission of abstracts for the upcoming 2008 On-line Social Marketing Conference. The deadline is September 30!There are nine different topics to choose from. “The topics can be addressed...
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Jobs: Ashoka’s Full Economic Citizenship Initiative, Egypt
Ashoka?s Full Economic Citizenship initiative (FEC) aims to create pioneering large-scale solutions for low-income populations by harnessing the joint power of businesses and citizen sector organizations.Ashoka seeks a team of entrepreneurial individuals to launch a country-wide ?Housing...
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Fall 2007 Issue of Stanford Social Innovation Review is Out
The latest issue of one of my favorite journals - Stanford Social Innovation Review - is out; they only have 4 issues a year, so I get really excited when the new issue comes out. There are a couple of interesting articles in the Fall 2007 issue addressing both the non-profit and the for-profit...
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Reflections on “India’s Rural Poor- Why Housing Isn’t Enough to Create Sustainable Communities”
Knowledge @ Wharton published an article on the living conditions of India?s rural poor, and on the shortcomings of central and state-funded government housing programs. The author, Abraham George, maintains that the primary reason for failure is an exclusive focus on providing low-cost...
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Introducing Abigail Keene-Babcock as a Staff Writer
We at WRI’s Markets and Enterprise Program (which powers NextBillion.net) are happy to welcome Abigail Keene-Babcock to the team.? She will be a staff writer for NextBillion.net, among other research duties.Abigail joins WRI as an intern working in the Markets and Enterprise Program. She...
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’Strategies for the Bottom of the Pyramid’ Convention in India
The Madras Management Association will be organizing the sixth All-India Management Students’ Convention in Chennai, India on September 21 and 22. The convention will focus on Strategies for the BOP. There will be three business sessions in this convention. The first session will focus...
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