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Funding to Reach the Tipping Point: Doug Balfour, CEO of Geneva Global, on how to spark collaboration that amplifies social impact
Geneva Global funds social impact projects worldwide, and it has fine-tuned the way it works with local community-based organizations to maximize its philanthropic bang for the buck. In part 7 of our Impact Investing Insights series, its CEO Doug Balfour explains how the company aims to create a virtuous cycle through its grants, leading to sustainable, long-term social change.
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Direct-to-Farmer Finance: Business models for serving the hardest-to-reach smallholders
An estimated 90 percent of smallholder farmers lack strong relationships with buyers, limiting their access to finance, inputs, training and other support. And it’s difficult for financial providers to reach them. That’s why direct-to-farmer finance is so important, says Dalberg’s Laura Goldman. She discusses a new briefing on the approach from the Initiative for Smallholder Finance.
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OPINION: How Pay-for-Success Funding Might Help Low-Income Students
Policy makers, college administrators, and parents are all searching for ways to help needy students graduate. But one option is missing from the debate: pay-for-success financing.
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Training Africa’s ‘Micropreneurs’: Why effective microfinance requires more than just loans
In supporting female micropreneurs, microfinance is a vital poverty alleviation tool in Malawi, says the MicroLoan Foundation’s Paul Abbott. But for these women, microloans are only as effective as the training and mentorship that accompany them. Abbott explains how the foundation has designed tailored modules to teach clients everything from leadership to how to calculate cost, revenue and profit.
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Philanthropic capital should be invested more strategically for poverty alleviation: Country Director, Acumen Pakistan
Farrukh H Khan is the Country Director & CEO of Acumen Pakistan and one of the leading independent business and financial advisors in the country.
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Responsible Pricing, Profits and Self-Regulation in Microfinance: Views from the Smart Campaign
The Smart Campaign offers certification to microfinance institutions that uphold its client protection principles. In the process, it has sparked debate on topics like responsible pricing, appropriate profits and the value of self-regulation. In response to recent criticisms of its certification process, Campaign director Isabelle Barrès lays out its perspective on these three issues.
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What’s Holding Agricultural Finance Back?: The MIX describes what’s needed to help this crucial sector grow
One of the most effective ways to reduce poverty is to increase agricultural productivity. But for many farmers, access to yield-increasing technologies and inputs requires access to financial products specially tailored to their needs, which are scarce in rural areas. Xavier Martin Palomas of the MIX discusses this challenge and how financial service providers and policymakers can address it.
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Why the World Needs Innovative Financing: Innovative financing’s “bridge” role in economic, social, and environmental development
Addressing the world’s social and environmental challenges will require trillions of dollars in investment, and mobilizing those funds will be a challenge. A new report released today by Dalberg Global Development Advisors and the Global Development Incubator describes how innovative financing can play an important role in promoting development outcomes.
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