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Press Release: MovingWorlds Announces New Social Enterprise Program, S-Grid, to Accelerate Post-COVID Recovery

Sustainable Growth of Revenues for International Development; in partnership with SAP; building skills and capacity of social enterprises and small business; connecting them to corporations for more sustainable and equitable practices; creating a regenerative economy

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MovingWorlds (link opens in a new window)

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Coronavirus, Investing

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business development, coronavirus, corporate social responsibility, skills development, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, social investment, value chains

Akhil Pawar / Geet Kalra

Innovating on the Pay for Success Model: How ‘Social Derivatives’ Can Unlock Everyday Giving to Incentivize Greater Impact

Pay-for-success models have generated considerable excitement in the social finance sector. But according to Akhil Pawar and Geet Kalra at Yunus Social Business, the approach presents several challenges, mainly around the question of who will pay, and how to ensure an economical structure. They share a potential solution that leverages retail giving, substituting large donors with small ones by using "social derivatives."

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Impact Assessment, Investing

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blockchain, capital, crowdfunding, emerging economy, financial innovation, Impact Assessment, impact investing, pay for success, philanthropy, social enterprise, social entrepreneurship, social investment

Impact Investing in COVID-19 Times: A Three-Step Mission

Despite the economic crunch, the joint pursuit of profit and purpose may have a very bright future. But first, we need to return to basics.

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INSEAD (link opens in a new window)

Categories

Coronavirus, Investing

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coronavirus, crisis, GIIN, impact investing, social investment, sustainable business