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Best Ideas of 2010: Pushing Metrics Forward
In 2010, discussions about metrics, largely with a focus on impact investing, were everywhere. Although many, many more discussions are needed before we can compare the poverty alleviation impacts of all venture strategies, the diverse set of stakeholders engaged in the conversation will help us get there.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Practical Progress Via the ’Opportunity Collaboration’
In October, the Opportunity Collaboration convened a group of 300 social investors and entrepreneurs to generate a strong cross-pollination of ideas and action for poverty reduction. In a recent interview, Founder and CEO Jonathan C. Lewis provided an update on the OC’s impact and shared some unvarnished views on the state of microfinance.
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- Impact Assessment
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Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize: CGD’s Impact Investing Report
"More than Money: Impact Investing for Development" attempts to capture current perceptions and foresight around impact investing. While building a competitive new financial asset market, impact investors also expect to aim for a broader social impact. "More than Money" outlines basic and approachable recommendations to realize both goals.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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Funding for Inclusive Businesses in Latin America: sitawi?s Perspective
From NextBillion Espa?ol: Funding for Inclusive Business is a major issue. To take a look at the state of this field in Latin America, we consulted with some funds that operate in this region and learned their perspectives. Today we share the interview we did with Leonardo Letelier, CEO of the recently launched Brazilian social fund, sitawi.
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- Impact Assessment
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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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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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Connecting the Dots through Social Impact Measurement
Last week, the 2010 Social Enterprise Conference at Columbia Business School presented a panel called Connecting the Dots through Social Impact Measurement, joining the ongoing conversation that has surfaced in recent conferences such as SOCAP10 and ANDE.
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- Impact Assessment, Social Enterprise
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Impact Reporting and Investment Standards – Comment Now!
The idea that for-profit investment can have positive social and environmental impact has been talked about for some time, and is increasingly being put to practice. This phenomenon of Impact Investing has the potential to complement philanthropy and government in addressing to some of the planet’s most deeply entrenched challenges...
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- Impact Assessment
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