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The founder of eBay aims to be a more entrepreneurial philanthropist than his predecessors
In 2004 Mr Omidyar (the founder of eBay) replaced his foundation with a new organisation, Omidyar Network, which sees itself as an active investor, not a passive donor, and is free to put money equally into for-profit and non-profit ventures.
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Can you make money and feel good about it?
Want to make money while helping the people around you? Impact investing may have the answer.
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Social Stock Exchange – the rise of international competitors
The UK is no longer the only country with a social stock exchange, as Canada follows suit with its own version
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Impact Investing, Soros-Style
The Soros Economic Development Fund is quasi-philanthropic and invests in high-risk projects in parts of the world most people couldn’t find on a map. But the Fund is self-sufficient and boasts a “blended” portfolio return of 8 percent a year. How do they do it?
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Think Globally, Innovate Locally: If you’re trying to serve individual customers, you can’t be a plane ride away, says Accion Venture Lab’s Paul Breloff
Here’s a common quote among entrepreneurs: “We’re focused on the BoP in [pick an emerging market] – but our senior management team is based in [some fully emerged market].” But as Accion Venture Lab’s Paul Breloff argues, if you’re trying to serve individual customers, you’ve got to immerse yourself in the countless intangibles that make up their daily lives.
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Google Hangout with Antony Bugg-Levine: Watch the replay of our conversation with an impact investing pioneer
NextBillion Financial Innovation’s first Google Hangout took place on Oct. 15, and we hosted an outstanding guest: Antony Bugg-Levine, CEO of the Nonprofit Finance Fund and a true pioneer in impact investing. Check out our videotaped Q&A in this post.
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Just How Healthy Are Impact Investments in Health?: Building a new set of metrics to evaluate health firms, and how you can shape them
A new partnership aims to help investors by determining which health care companies are having the biggest impact. They’re setting up ways to measure success, and they need your help.
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Can Business Solve Poverty?
“Can business solve poverty? If you think it can, raise your hand.”When I asked that question from the podium earlier this week at the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs' (ANDE) annual meeting, nearly every one of the 200 members packed into the room raised a hand.
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