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Job: Research Associate, Growing Inclusive Markets
Position: Research Associate / ConsultantLocation: New York City, United States Organization: Growing Inclusive Markets Initiative, United Nations Development Programme.? The new flagship UNDP multi-stakeholder Initiative on “Growing Inclusive Markets” is UNDP’s most visible...
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Social Entrepreneurs from GSBI 2008: Meet Zipporah Ongwenyi, from Binti Africa Foundation
Zipporah is one of the 16 entrepreneurs that took part in this year’s Global Social Benefit Incubator, at Santa Clara University. Her?project is a great?example of how rural communities can be empowered and brought into?the value chain of products that are key to the dignity, health, and...
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Event: How Everyone Can Be a Social Investor
NextBillion ally and friend Kevin Jones passed along word that the Good Business Network is hosting an interesting event next week in San Francisco about social investing and low-income markets.? If you’re in town, be sure to check it out. Event posting: How Everyone Can Be a Social...
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Job: Country Director for New Ventures India
If you?are currently located in/ can re-locate to Hyderabad,?have a strong?interest in the acceleration of sustainable SMEs and their role as a driver for sustainable development, or know someone who?fulfills these characteristics, please read on and see the attached file for a full job...
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Market Creation at the Base of the Pyramid: It Isn’t Easy
"...you can have the very best technology in the world, and if you don’t get it out there and market it, if you don’t have a distribution network, then it doesn’t have any impact.” Martin Fisher, Co-Founder and CEO, KickStartCreating markets at the base of the pyramid...
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Moving NextBillion.net’s Servers – We’re Back Online
Thanks for your patience.? We’ve moved NextBillion.net’s servers and re-activated commenting.? Everything should be working as usual.? If you run into any issues or have questions about why we’re making the change, feel free to contact us or leave a comment. (Wondering what...
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Moving NextBillion.net’s Servers
Around 12:00 Eastern Daylight Time today, NextBillion.net will be moving to a new server. During the changeover, comments will be disabled throughout the site. Blog posts, news stories, events, resources and other existing materials will be accessible - you just won’t be able to chime in...
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Social Entrepreneurs from GSBI 2008: Meet Tendai Mawunga from Pump Aid, Zimbabwe and Malawi
Tendai used to be a teacher in his native Zimbabwe, until he saw one of his students died for reasons related to poor water quality. That event changed his life’s direction and led him to become one of the founding members of Pump Aid, an NGO that has brought safe drinking water to thousands...
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