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Job: VP Sales and Operations, VisionSpring
Position: VP of Sales and Operations Location: New York - with 30% international travel Organization: VisionSpring (formerly Scojo Foundation) is a global social enterprise, currently operating in 13 countries, which creates jobs and sustains livelihoods through the sale of affordable...
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Guest Post: Design for Social Impact – What Does It Mean and Why Should We Care?
Guest blogger Jocelyn Wyatt works for the design firm IDEO, leading its base of the pyramid projects. Prior to joining IDEO, Jocelyn was an Acumen Fund Fellow in Kenya. She holds a MBA from Thunderbird. Jocelyn blogs at Design and Reach.By Jocelyn WyattAs NextBillion.net mentioned last...
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Remittances Gaining Relevance in BoP Development Efforts
Remittances - transfers of money from foreign workers to their home countries - have been a critical means of financial support for generations. These flows have generally been conducted away from formal markets. However, as more and more workers move abroad, the volume of remittances sent back...
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Introducing Summer Associates Joseph Bornstein and Theresa Newhard
If you’ve noticed a few unfamiliar names floating around the site lately, you’re not alone. I have heard from some NextBillion.net readers asking who Joseph and Theresa are, and what their roles will be on-site. So, without further ado, introductions: Joseph and Theresa are Summer...
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Morning Roundup: $9/day, HBR Article, Design and the BoP
Last week’s paradox has persevered into this week. More RSS feeds - plus some handy Google News and Google Blog alert feeds - means there’s more BoP stuff out there than I can do justice to individually. As such, here’s today’s roundup:SKS Microfinance founder/CEO Vikram...
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The Role of Passion in Successful Innovation
Guest blogger Arun Sharma is Scouting Lead for Innovations at the Lemelson Recognition and Mentoring Program (L-RAMP). He is also a writer for L-RAMP Blog, which explores trends in social enterprise, innovation, technology and poverty alleviation. By Arun Sharma At L-RAMP, we come into...
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?Harnessing the World?s Untapped Talent through Responsible Outsourcing?: An interview with Le
This second part of my conversation with Leila Chirayath covers her vision Samasource,?its business model and the pilot project currently under way in Kenya. Make sure to read the first part of this interview to have thorough vision of Leila’s background and the beginnings of Samasource....
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The First Consolidation Wave of Mobile Phone Operators in Emerging Countries: The Battle for MTN
Many regular NextBillion.net visitors will have noticed that the News Section has been nearly monopolized of late by news about the takeover battle surrounding mobile operator MTN, followed by a lull in events. For those who have not had the time or patience to track this news, what follows is...
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