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Unlikely Partnerships in the Social Sector
In the final part of my three-part interview with Ashoka’s Europe director Felix Oldenburg on how to create a large and sustained impact, he shared his thoughts on how to use existing, or some may call them "old" social structures -churches, welfare systems, and foundations, among others - to scale innovations.
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Partnerships, Private Sector, Tech Dominate SID
With an international financial system teetering, the Horn of Africa marred by famine, and aid dollars jeopardized by domestic politics, the Society for International Development’s triennial World Congress held in Washington this weekend was in no short supply of substance or imperatives.
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Examining Poverty Footprints and Partnerships
In March, Oxfam America in partnership with the Coca-Cola Company and SABMiller released a report on their shared poverty footprint and value chain analysis work. This new report highlights the impacts Coca-Cola and SABMiller are making on poverty within El Salvador and Zambia, and also reveals opportunities for improvement.
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Water, Water Everywhere: The Importance of Context, Partnerships
The fourth in the four-part series analyzing community-scale water solutions concludes with some lessons on how social enterprises can influence consumer perception and increase their customer base in the heart of the BoP.
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Corporate Engagement and Building Effective Partnerships with BoP Organizations
I highlighted the potential for big change from projects initiated by passionate employees (social intrapreneurs) involving their organization in a deep, meaningful way in Base of the Pyramid markets. This article dives deeper into this subject, and suggests four principles to guide how you go about developing these partnerships.
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Bolstering Microfinance with Education and Strong Partnerships
Combining microfinance and business training is relatively new concept that has recently been gaining momentum in the microfinance community. While other organizations, including banner MFIs, have introduced BDS into their work portfolios, Lumana Credit is an organization that ingrains this philosophy in the core of their business practices.
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How Do We Build the Inclusive Business Partnerships for the Future?
Recent reports provide examples of fruitful partnerships that lead to successful market-based approaches to fighting poverty. How did these partnerships get started? How does a corporation arrive in a BoP community and establish relationships with local actors? When will we move from advice to research and toolkits to establish partnerships?
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Agora Partnerships and Heroes of Development
As I learn more about entrepreneurship and job creation efforts I am increasingly convinced that we need a broader range of tools than either microcredit or social venture funding typically offer.? Recently Agora Partnerships caught my eye when they and their founder Ben Powell were awarded a Draper Richards Fellowship.
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