-
Less than Four Days Left to Vote on American Express Members Project
American Express recently unveiled the top 25 projects selected as semi-finalists for Members Project, the online initiative that invites cardmembers and the public in general to come together and submit, discuss and vote for projects to make a positive impact on the world, which American...
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
Introducing Social Entrepreneurs from GSBI 2008: Meet Alfonso Gamboa, from Saravia Blue Crab Coopera
In case you are not familiar with the video series we have been displaying over the past couple of weeks with entrepreneurs from Santa Clara University’s GSBI, make sure to catch up by meeting David, Tendai, Zipporah, Neelam and Christopher. Today’s turn is for Alfonso Gamboa, an...
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
World Bank Report: More Poverty, But Higher Poverty Line
Most estimates of the size of the BoP population sit between 3 and 4 billion people. The original population figure of 4 billion by CK Prahalad in his “Fortune at the Bottom of the Pyramid” has been criticized as an over estimation. It is true that, for scientific analysis, exactness...
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
Guest Post: Reflections on my Summer Internship with Agora Partnerships
Guest blogger Liliana Valle is an MBA candidate at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. She?recently?worked as?a Summer Associate with Agora Partnerships in Managua, Nicaragua. By Liliana ValleThe time had finally come,? I knew some day I would be back.? This summer I had...
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
Why Social Enterprises Need Money to Grow On
In The Search for Social Entrepreneurship, Paul Light writes, “If the idea is matters, so does management?to the extent that management is essential for scale-up and impact, socially entrepreneurial organizations need to embrace it.” Light’s idea that high performing...
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
Advancing the Dialogue on Microfinance: New Center for Financial Inclusion Launched by ACCION
ACCION International has been instrumental in the rise and mainstreaming of microfinance as a key component of bottom-up approaches to poverty alleviation. It has played a key role in promoting thriving organizations that are bringing financial services to the poor. Under the leadership of...
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
When Being Disruptive is a Good Thing ? (Part 2)
Editor’s note: The posts in the "When Being Disruptive is a Good Thing" series were originally published as Guest Posts by Mark Beckford, before he joined NextBillion.net’s team as Staff Writer.In general, the penetration of tech products into emerging markets has not made a...
- Categories
- Uncategorized
-
Job: Program Officer, Skoll Foundation
Position: Program Officer Location: San Francisco, California Organization: The Skoll Foundation was established in 1999 by eBay’s first president, Jeff Skoll, who serves as our founder and chairman. The foundation’s innovative approach to philanthropy is based on the belief that...
- Categories
- Uncategorized
Subscribe to Our Weekly Newsletter, "NextBillion Notes"
Published each Wednesday, our e-newsletter features NextBillion's latest original articles, along with a selection of news, jobs, bizdev opportunities and events from our recent coverage — and regular conference ticket giveaways.
We respect your privacy. Your information is safe and will never be shared.
Don't miss out. Subscribe today.