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Weekly Roundup: Live from Hyderabad
This past week saw the first ever Tech4Society conference take place in Hyderabad, India, focused on the worthy goal of how to build systems that maximize the social value of technology.
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Anecdotes, Outputs and Outcomes
Most experts seem to agree that it makes intuitive sense to measure outcomes. So why aren’t more organizations measuring outcomes? Based on observations and conversations we’ve had with numerous organizations, I’ve come up with three different reasons that highlight the underlying constraints.
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New Business Models for Sustainable Trading – Part 3
This post is Part 3 of a 6-part series exploring new business models for linking small farmers to global markets being analyzed through an international collaborative effort.
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The Principle of Transparency in Supply Chains
Editor’s Note: This post is part 3 of a 6-part series exploring new business models for linking small farmers
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Making Sense of Mobile Money: An Interview with Ben Lyon of Frontline SMS:Credit
To get a handle on all this mobile money buzz and walk through what mobile payments really look like, I sat down for a tutorial with Ben Lyon of FrontlineSMS Credit while he was in the Bay Area to speak at Google.
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A Kiva Fellow Experience with Microfinance in Bolivia: Part 1
Living and breathing Kiva for three months implied me getting involved with microfinance in every sense - with laypeople that lend in hopes of making an impact,the underrated loan officers, and equally importantly, the other Kiva Fellows that constantly collaborated on best practices and shared an excited, passionate energy online.
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Overwhelming Response to the NextBillion Case Competition
I’m pleased to let the NextBillion community know that we had over 20 submissions to the first annual NextBillion Case Writing Competition from teams all over the world!
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Introducing NextBillion?s Newest Managing Partner: WDI
As announced in January, The William Davidson Institute (WDI) has joined the World Resources Institute and Acumen Fund as co-Managing Partners of the NextBillion.net site. This post is intended to introduce WDI to the NextBillion community and to invite you to explore ways to engage with the Institute.
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