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  Best Ideas of 2011: Green Economy and Green Growth

  An economy that works better for both people and the planet - it almost sounds too good to be true. But this year, the ideas of green economy and green growth became the subject of much buzz that has the potential to turn into action starting in 2012.

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  From the ’Last Mile’ to the ’Last Centimeter’

  Calls that pharmaceutical companies should make the pills and powders available at low prices are abundant. But that’s where the challenges start - and the solutions, something examined by a soon-to-be-launched Endeva report, "Bringing Medicines to Low-income Markets."

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  Dispelling the Top Five Mobile Money Myths

  I like talking about how to build mobile money networks, how people use it, what additional functionality can be built on it, and how it might give people more opportunities to improve their lives. But I often find myself side-tracked into slaying mobile money myths. Here are five concerns that I wish people didn’t lock into quite so quickly.

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  Social Innovators Collective, Shared Experiences (Without Consultants)

  The Social Innovators Collective was established to address common challenges and share resources among social entrepreneurs. The NYC group is deep seeded in the belief that collective (as the name suggests) insights and efforts are more effective when united than apart. Launched nearly two years ago, the network is charting a new path for growth.

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  Social Entrepreneurs: Gary Hattem and Asad Mahmood

  When Gary Hattem and Asad Mahmood of Deutsche Bank AG closed the $15 million Eye Fund I in 2010, they completed what had become a more than five-year endeavor. "When it started, the problems were conceptual. People were not ready for it," says Mahmood, a managing director who oversees $500 million in loans and investments. "The common perception was that bringing debt into hospitals that are serving the poo...

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  Growing Up Fast, What the Dalberg Survey Tells Us About Successful Social Entrepreneurs

  Want to find out what made the good enterprises great - and not just in anecdotal form? Dalberg Global Development Advisors clearly thought so. Working with Harvard, the consulting firm polled more than 60 social entreprenurs to find out how they lept the hurdles that every venture faces. Check out the survey and a replay of the live webinar.

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  New Legal Structures for ’Social Entrepreneurs’

  You may have noticed the emerging class of "social entrepreneurs" who are creating companies that seek profit but also are devoted to a social purpose, to create long term, sustainable value. But, until recently, social entrepreneurs would find themselves in the position of choosing whether to organize either as a for-profit company or a nonprofit organization. The problem was that sometimes a company would be too much of a business to be a nonprofit. Yet, it also might be too mission-d...

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  From the Field: Strengthening Food Processors in Malawi

  Henry Gaga is a Food Technology Specialist with TechnoServe in Malawi where he works with the African Alliance for Improved Food Processing. SME processors of foods like cereals, cassava, potatoes and soy represent 4.5% of Malawi’s GDP. In this Q&A, Gaga explains the barriers and opportunities for food processors to improve nutrition and incomes.