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The Secret Sauce Behind 12 Successful Impact Investment Funds
What makes a successful impact investment fund successful? Where’s the secret sauce? That’s what Cathy Clark, Ben Thornley and Jed Emerson set out to discover. Their new book The Impact Investor : Lessons in Leadership and Strategy for Collaborative Capitalism (Jossey-Bass, Oct, 2014) contains the results of their two years of research, with insights gained from studying 12 long-standing funds with a clear track record that, in total, have raised more than $1.3 billion in impact capital.
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- Impact Assessment
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- impact investing
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WHO: Millions Die Prematurely From Non-Communicable Diseases
The World Health Organization (WHO) said 16 million people under the age of 70 are dying prematurely every year from non-communicable diseases (NCDs). A new report is calling for action to reduce these largely preventable deaths.
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Why 2015 Will Be Important for Financial Inclusion in India
The year 2015 could be a watershed year for India in its quest to provide access to a wide range of financial services to all its citizens.
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- South Asia
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Launch of DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia 2015
Into its second year, the DBS-NUS Social Venture Challenge Asia (SVC Asia) is offering SGD 150,000 of seed fund to the winners of the challenge, in commemoration of Singapore’s 50th year of independence. The increased funding, from last year’s SGD 55,000, also encourages participants to submit ideas that demonstrate greater scalability and potential for sustainable social impact.
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- Impact Assessment
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- South Asia
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The Fight Against Malaria, At a Critical Juncture
Lindsey Graham stood at a podium at the festooned Knight Conference Center in Washington’s Newseum in early December and addressed a room full of public health advocates, researchers and politicians gathered for the 2014 Malaria Champions Breakfast.
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- Education, Health Care
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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- research
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Accion Microfinance Bank Attains National MFB Status in Nigeria, Gives Out N32bn Loans
Accion Microfinance Bank Limited has upgraded to the category of a national microfinance bank (MFB). By this development, the bank said, it has surpassed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) requirements for a national MFB.
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- Sub-Saharan Africa
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Arctic Waters Could Hold Secret to Creating Life-Saving Drugs
It is early afternoon on board the "Helmer Hanssen," and the Arctic sun is already starting to set. Near the back of the ship, two people dressed in orange rain slickers are anxiously waiting. Any minute now, the ship's lines will pull taut, and a green mesh bag will be back up on deck.
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- Health Care
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- Europe & Eurasia
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bKash CEO Discusses the Scope, Growth and Future Prospects of Mobile Banking in Bangladesh
In a recent interview with Dhaka Tribune, Kamal Quadir, CEO of bKash, discusses the scope, growth and future prospects of mobile banking in our country.
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