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Microsoft launches Technology for Social Impact group, pledges to help 300k nonprofits move to the cloud
“This new team will build the kind of robust ecosystem that today works so well for businesses, to help nonprofits move to the cloud and provide the support they need,” Microsoft Philanthropies GM Justin Spelhaug said in a blog post announcing the news.
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Renowned economists launch Global Poverty Research Lab
“Northwestern has become much more committed to international development in the period of my absence,” said Udry, professor of economics in the University’s Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, who started his academic career at Northwestern in 1990 before joining the faculty at Yale University. “There’s a strong base of people working in the area here. The administration was extremely supportive of an effort to energize and build on that strength and make the University a global center.”
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Study: Investors Choose Sustainability for Better Returns
The 2017 Schroders Global Investor Study of 22,100 people who invest across 30 countries found the majority of them view sustainable investing as a way to generate profits and not just potential positive impact.
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- Impact Assessment, Investing
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Press release: Symbiotics Partners with TriLinc Advisors Ahead of SOCAP17
“Symbiotics is very happy to partner with TriLinc, as an innovative impact investing manager based out of the United States, having built a model to reach the missing middle in emerging and frontier markets,” said Roland Dominicé, CEO of Symbiotics. “Our shared goals and vision create a natural alignment for our investors and target markets; we look forward to continue financing their operations and sharing on this experience at SOCAP this year.”
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New UN report reveals momentum for digital payments in Ghana could save over $230M within next four years
With 37 percent of the value of all payments now made digitally, Ghana is on course to be a leader in the region, with great potential to expand economic opportunities for businesses
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Seven Lessons From A Decade Of Impact Investing
Impact investors have funneled more than $100 billion into projects designed to make money by doing good, and $8 billion of that flowed into projects that improve the way we manage land. AlphaSource Advisors has been in the impact space for over a decade, and they’ve learned a few things along the way.
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Funding struggle: Can Liberia’s controversial privately-run schools pilot continue?
Some funders are also said to be questioning the program after an independent evaluation released earlier this month showed mixed results for the public-private partnership’s first year. While researchers of the randomized control trial reported impressive learning gains among students, they also raised concerns about the program’s cost-effectiveness and its potential to negatively impact non-participating schools in the country.
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- Education, Impact Assessment
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Press release: CGAP Launches Customer-Centric Guide
While the number of people with formal financial accounts is growing worldwide, many poor people seldom use them, suggesting they find the accounts have little value. According to the World Bank’s Global Findex report, in developing countries about 20 percent of adults left their accounts unused for at least a year.
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