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India’s Recykal Announces Closing of 2 Million Us Dollars PreSeries a Funding for Its Expansion
The company’s technology solutions are deployed across 150 businesses and it is currently operational in Hyderabad, Pune and Bangalore, and channelizes more than 1000 metric tonnes of recyclables per month through its platform.
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- Environment, Technology
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- South Asia
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Scaling your Social Enterprise – While Handling your Success: A Q&A with Microfinance Pioneer Alex Counts
Few people know more about the opportunities and pitfalls of scaling a social enterprise than Alex Counts. A seminal figure in microfinance, he led Grameen Foundation's growth from a $6,000 start-up to a $20 million powerhouse, while playing a key role in the often turbulent expansion of the broader microfinance sector. NextBillion caught up with Counts to discuss his latest book, “Changing the World Without Losing Your Mind.” The book – and this Q&A – provide essential advice for social impact leaders working to grow their organizations – and dealing with the new tensions scale can bring.
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- Entrepreneurship, Finance
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Sistema.bio Raises $12 Million to Help 200,000 Farmers Worldwide Including India
The social enterprise is planning to impact 200,000 smallholder farmers in India, Mexico, South America and Kenya, with the biodigester technology in the next three years.
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- Agriculture
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Press Release: Acumen Launches 60 Decibels to Make Lean Data an Impact Measurement Standard for Impact Investing
The new entity, supported by lead investor Ceniarth, makes customer-centric impact measurement accessible to all, helping social sector organizations listen to those who matter most
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- Impact Assessment
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Press Release: Miller Center Seeks Enterprises Serving Migrants, Refugees, and Human Trafficking Survivors
Globally, there are 68.5 million people forcibly displaced from their homes -- 25.5 million of those are refugees -- and a record 258 million migrants, according to the United Nations Refugee Agency and the World Health Organization, respectively. The International Labour Organization estimates human trafficking is a $150 billion industry worldwide, with 40.3 million modern day slaves; 75% are women and girls.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- North America
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It’s Not a Diet, It’s a Lifestyle: Is Developmental Evaluation the Right Measurement Strategy For Your Organization?
Social enterprises working in emerging economies know it’s important to measure their social impact, but they often struggle to find the right approach. Like dieters looking for quick weight loss, they try one strategy or another – then grow frustrated when they fail. But according to Rebecca Baylor at WDI, there’s a solution that's geared toward the unique challenges these businesses face. Called “developmental evaluation,” it resembles not a fad diet, but a new impact measurement lifestyle. She explores this innovative approach, and how organizations can use it successfully.
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- Entrepreneurship, Impact Assessment
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Press Release: Ten Filipino Social Enterprises Pitch to Investors at the ISIP Social Enterprise Showcase
“The Australian Government is pleased to support Filipino social enterprises through this project. Supporting small and medium enterprise is catalytic to the Philippines achieving sustainable and inclusive economic growth. This is part of Australia’s larger investment to support the Philippine Government’s inclusive development agenda,” said Steven J Robinson AO, Australian Ambassador to the Philippines.
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- Entrepreneurship
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- Asia Pacific
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Overcoming a Roadblock to Scale: How Can We Attract Top Talent to Inclusive Businesses?
Inclusive business is a key way to create sustainable livelihoods for the global poor, but the sector is hitting a roadblock: finding employees. The growing number of inclusive businesses has meant that the demand for talent is outstripping supply. And as existing inclusive businesses scale up, the talent they require has become more specialized. So it's no surprise that in a recent survey of over 100 prominent social enterprises, talent was flagged as a top challenge. Christian Jahn and Susann Tischendorf at the Inclusive Business Action Network discusses the problem – and some emerging solutions.
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- Entrepreneurship
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