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  • Write Effectively: NextBillion Case Writing Competition Webinar

    As part of the NextBillion Case Competition, we are offering an interactive webinar on How to Write Effective Business Cases. It will short, sweet, and full of useful pointers that will catapult you to the $1000 1st place cash prize. If not, it will make you a better writer and communicator anyway.

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  • Motivating MNCs to Engage BoP as Consumers and Producers

    At the Net Impact Conference this past weekend, I was reminded that, by enlarge, multinational companies (MNCs) may have the interest in the BoP, but those with a deep understanding of their customers and how they live are still in very much in the minority. Dileepan Siva, Senior Manager for the Synergos Institute, offered some solutions.

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  • After ’07-’08 Crisis, A New Focus on Food Security, Sustainable Solutions

    This is the first in a series of interviews with Simon Winter, TechnoServe’s Senior Vice President of Development. This interview explores the state of global food security initiatives, as well as identifying opportunities private firms can play in sustainable solutions for enhancing food quality and nutrition levels for BoP consumers.

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  • Friday Roundup – 10/29/10: Happy Birthday, Agora Partnerships

    Agora Partnerships, a pioneer in our industry, celebrated its fifth anniversary this week in New York City. I was fortunate to attend a reception where founders, directors, friends and supporters discussed what’s next for the organization.

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  • What Works? What Doesn?t? Applying the BoP Framework

    The Base of the Pyramid Impact Assessment Workshop, hosted by the William Davidson Institute, aimed at helping them separate the wheat from the chaff when it comes to economic and social impact. The tricky part is applying these important concepts to BoP ventures.

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  • Next Year?s SoCap@State to Comprise An Expansive ?Ecosystem?

    U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the State Department and SoCap will formally linkup in Washington, D.C. for SoCap@State next year. SoCap Co-Founder Kevin Jones responds to what this means for SoCap, the sector and the broader agenda.

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  • Friday Roundup – 10/22/10: New Spaces for Multidisciplinary Collaboration

    As the domain of market solutions to poverty grows, it’s critical that a diverse, multidisciplinary ecosystem engages around it; business is only part of the solution. This week’s roundup highlight two University-based initiatives that aim in that direction.

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  • Water, Water Everywhere: The Importance of Context, Partnerships

    The fourth in the four-part series analyzing community-scale water solutions concludes with some lessons on how social enterprises can influence consumer perception and increase their customer base in the heart of the BoP.

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