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Request for Proposals: Work with a NextBillion Sponsor as It Relaunches Its Communications Strategy
New Ventures (NV), an initiative housed at the World Resources Institute, is one of NextBillion.net’s sponsors. The attached request for proposal aims to identify capable vendors that work with us in the redesign of our visual identity and web properties.
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Are You Unreasonable?
Well, are you? If you are, then be sure to apply to this year’s Unreasonable Institute. The Institute is an social enterprise incubator / fellowship / peer-selected investment fund all rolled into one somewhat messy, completely brilliant ball.
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A BoP Perspective on Energy Venture Capital
Christine Eibs Singer, CEO of E+Co, comments on Vinod Khosla’s excellent article in the most recent Innovations Journal. Click through the jump for the full story.
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MajorityMarkets.org ? A New Site for BoP Experts
MajorityMarkets.org is a new website led by the Opportunities for the Majority Office (OMJ) at the Inter-American Development Bank. Staffed by reputed OMJ experts, it aims to share its knowledge about BoP markets while aiming to become a "clearinghouse for people and organizations" seeking advice and guidance in the field.
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The ?Big Squat? and the Market Opportunity in Tackling Sanitation Challenges
If you’d been to the Chowpatty beach in Mumbai on November 19, you would have found a group of people squatting together with a couple of portable toilets in the vicinity. They were not alone. People all over the world were celebrating the "World Toilet Day" by taking part in "The Big Squat".
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Staff Transitions: The NextBillion Team Continues to Evolve
One of the privileges of working on NextBillion.net is having the opportunity to meet, discuss and interact with a talented group of Staff Writers that are making important contributions to the BoP movement from different positions and perspectives. Today, NextBillion announces the departure of two Staff Writers and the arrival of a new one.
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Weekly Roundup: Ripples Across the Arabian Sea
Water innovation spreads from India to East Africa, MFI’s contemplate housing finance, and January deadlines for upcoming opportunities cloud MBA holiday plans.
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MFIs Wary of Housing Loans over Default Fears
Bangalore: Concerns of defaults are holding back microfinance institutions, or MFIs, from a full-fledged expansion into home loans even as they seek to turn their clientele of poor borrowers into consumers and compete with commercial banks. MFIs, established mainly to lend small sums to the unbanked poor to help them earn a living, say there’s potentially a huge demand for home loans among their customers. At least two of seven prominent MFIs that Mint spoke to have started...
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