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Best Ideas of 2010: Pushing Metrics Forward
In 2010, discussions about metrics, largely with a focus on impact investing, were everywhere. Although many, many more discussions are needed before we can compare the poverty alleviation impacts of all venture strategies, the diverse set of stakeholders engaged in the conversation will help us get there.
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2010: The Year of Lessons in Corporate Governance
Sometimes corporate governance is taken for granted; other times it’s totally ignored. Either way, the year 2010 has illustrated the need to ramp up corporate governance on the development through enterprise agenda.
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Keeping Our Eyes on the Prize: CGD’s Impact Investing Report
"More than Money: Impact Investing for Development" attempts to capture current perceptions and foresight around impact investing. While building a competitive new financial asset market, impact investors also expect to aim for a broader social impact. "More than Money" outlines basic and approachable recommendations to realize both goals.
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3 Reasons Why “Unreasonable is the New Reasonable”
Teju Ravilochan, one of the unreasonable co-founders, was kind enough to answer three questions that will hopefully convince you to put your hat in the ring and apply to be part of this incredible platform.
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Impact Investing Forum Coming Up ? Testing the ground in Europe
From Nov. 29 to Dec. 1, institutional and private investors, foundations, social investment funds and all those already active or interested in entering the field are invited to come to London for a series of workshops and panels to dive deeper into current issues. It will be a good chance to take Europe’s temperature on impact investing.
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What Khosla’s New Fund Says About the BoP Evolution
Billionaire Vinod Khosla made bucketloads of money on the SKS IPO. Rather than take his money and exit, his new fund will recycle the initial social investment capital into a new, high-risk sector: firms serving the base of the pyramid. What does this tell us about the evolution of the Base of the Pyramid (BoP) sector?
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“Technology, Design, Innovation, Africa”: An On-the-Ground Perspective
Investors and potential investors in Africa gathered in Dar es Salaam in May for the World Economic Forum on Africa. I was privileged to speak with a few individuals addressing these issues in Africa, and asked each of them, "Tell me about innovation, design, women and/or technology in Africa." Here are some of their responses.
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