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The Consequences of Impact Investing on Philanthropy
As the investment culture expands from simply the bottom line of profit to an increased focus on the triple bottom line (social, environment and profit), philanthropy will continue to be an essential catalyst in unlocking the potential of impact investing. This is because these game-changing funding models may not achieve the necessary scale to produce a profit without some initial subsidies.
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Rethinking microfinance’s role in fight against poverty
Much has been said about microfinance. Heralded once as the ultimate tool for alleviating poverty worldwide, it was badly hit by accusations of illegal and immoral practices in India’s Andhra Pradesh in 2010-2011 and, since then, has lost some of its shine.
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The Power of Insurance: Why Haiti’s future depends on planning for the worst
People don’t think the poor need insurance, as if poverty implies they have nothing to protect. But the goal of insurance is to make sure people can survive hardships, and the poor are those who are most exposed. The challenge Haiti faces is building a safety net for rural people whose certificate of deposit is their cow, whose demand deposit is their goat, and whose cash is a chicken.
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Team McGill, Aspire Foods
As MBA students, we became acutely aware right at the start: the teaching is geared toward a career as an investment banker, a consultant, or a marketing expert.
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Beware of Strangers Bearing Gifts: Social entrepreneurs often fail to realize not everyone is as altruistic as they are
Social Entrepreneurs are driven by their selfless desire to make the world a better place. They often fail to realize that not everybody out there is as altruistic as they are.
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5 Things Big Business Could Do to Give Social Enteprise a Boost: With the CSR bill passed in India, there are more ways to collaborate
With the new Companies Bill passed earlier this month, there are huge expectations on how this new wave of corporate giving will impact the social entrepreneurship industry. But beyond the legislation, here are five initiatives that Indian big business could engage in to fast-track the growth of the social entrepreneurship industry in India.
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The difficulty of starting up a social enterprise in a warzone
With youth unemployment across countries like Egypt, Somalia and Syria still hovering between 60% and 70%, there has never been a more relevant time to encourage social entrepreneurship. In some developing countries, where there is no central government stable enough to accept foreign aid, it can be responsible for up to 90% of job creation.
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Weekly Roundup – 8/17/13: Why the Top of the Pyramid might just want to pay attention to the base
Christine Driscoll Goulay, the associate director of the INSEAD Social Entrepreneurship Initiative, has a wake up call for luxury brands: Your customers may not be following you. Her solution: CSR 3.0, which leans heavily on the Base of the Pyramid.
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