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World’s Largest Social Enterprise Directory, iuMAP, Gets a Makeover
In July, Ayllu released iuMAP in media partnership with NextBillion. Since then, it has grown by 50% and is easier to search the majority of the world’s social enterprises (450 enterprises in 65+ developing countries). This week Ayllu is unveiling a new and improved iuMAP, with improved filtering, sector pages and new features to come this spring.
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Friday Roundup ? 1/5/11: Bye Bye 2010, Hello 2011! New Start Also for Endeva
Turning from 2010 to 2011, many of us - including NextBillion’s writers and editors - have taken the opportunity to reflect on the past. But the turn of the year not only gives a good reason to look at what happened, it also prompts us to think about what is to come. An organization that looks ahead and starts anew this year is Endeva.
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Building Markets for Financial Inclusion … Beyond Micro-credit!
The micro-credit crises under way in Andhra Pradesh will probably affect micro-credit operations globally. Time to take a broader look at financial inclusion ? on how to bring credit, transactions, savings and insurance to those currently excluded formal banking ? through a review of the Global Financial Inclusion report by McKinsey.
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Launching Engineering for Change, A Design Tool Whose Time Has Come
Few tools exist that bridge the knowledge gap between the realities on-the-ground and development professionals. Enter Engineering for Change (E4C). Equal parts catalog, database, research and collaboration tool - with the accessibility of the Internet worldwide - E4C is what the design and development sector has needed for decades.
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Wrapping Up the Best Ideas of 2010 Series: Redefining How We Collaborate
While the field of business strategies for the Base of the Pyramid is built on the idea of community relevance and empowerment, there has been no standardized method for the development and implementation of approaches that strategically consider positionality and culture. One solution: community-based participatory research, or CBPR.
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Previewing Grassroots: Social Profit
I recently spoke with Amrit Pal at Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership who is leading public relations for: Grassroots:Social Profit in India. The event is set for Jan. 15 in Goa, the picturesque home to "a niche breed of small-time entrepreneurs and a student-demography that has remained largely alienated from the entrepreneurial ecosystem."
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Why You Should Be More Focused on Data Access at the BoP
After the industrial revolution, the global economy shifted from the production of physical goods to the provision of services. However, the digital age has ushered in a new focus: the data economy. It appears as if, once again, developing countries (and especially the poor within those countries) will be left behind.
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Discussing ’Next Business Strategies With for Base of the Pyramid’
On Dec. 16, 2010, I took part in a live Webchat with the NextBillion community to discuss the new book, "Next Generation Business Strategies for the Base of the Pyramid," which I co-authored with Stuart Hart. The replay is available here.
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