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Ashoka Globalizer: Building a Pool of World Class Social Entrepreneurs
Ashoka publically launched the Globalizer website yesterday as part of an exciting new initiative that will enable the world’s leading social entrepreneurs to scale their businesses and reach new markets. The website will facilitate the emergence of a community of world class social entrepreneurs to improve their businesses and share learnings.
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Helping Farmers Pedal Out of Poverty
He has reached over one million small and marginal farmers — those owning less than one acre — in India with his low-cost irrigation tools to meet their water needs. But ask Amitabha Sadangi, CEO of IDE (International Development Enterprises) - India, how we are treat...
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NextBillion Welcomes New Staff Writer Cohort
On behalf of the NextBillion Team, I’m happy to welcome seven development through enterprise professionals who will join the group of Staff Writers.
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Oxfam’s ’Poverty Footprint’ For Business: Know Thyself
In a recent roundup I highlighted an Oxfam "Brief for Business" on their Poverty Footprint Methodology. The footprint concept, intelligently borrowed from the use of the term for carbon, is a comprehensive approach to ’corporate social responsibility’ that I think should open up opportunities for internal business improvement as well.
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Register Early for the ANDE Latin America Conference in Granada, Nicaragua
This year will see several gatherings around the role of the private sector and social enterprise in the development of Latin America; following the Miami Conference, Nicaragua will welcome the first ANDE Latin America Conference to discuss the role of small and growing businesses in Latin America’s fight against poverty. Register early!
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Apply now to be an E4SI fellow!
E4SI is a unique fellowship opportunity for Indian youth from some of the most prestigious technical schools to spend their summers working in dynamic responsible businesses.
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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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