Impact Investing Grows Up
The impact investing field is maturing as leaders of social innovation reflect on their experiences and research.
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Closing the Pioneer Gap
More money than ever is flowing into impact investing, yet many social entrepreneurs creating companies that serve the poor still find it difficult to raise capital.
All-Mobile Microfinance
Kenya is about to become a world leader in mobile microfinance.
The Power of Unreasonable Teams
Intrapreneurs can accelerate solutions for the complex environment that companies face in the 21st century.
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Tales of an Entrepreneur
The author provides a rollicking and detailed recounting of what it takes to build a social business in Africa.
Designing a Social Impact Bond in the Tropics
Five early lessons on implementing SIBs in developing countries.
The Value of Informal Enterprise
Informal enterprise is expanding rapidly, raising questions about what we mean when we say “the” economy and how we can better engage with it.
Slacktivism: A Serious Game to Play
The rise of mass participation in online protest campaigns is presenting firms and organizations with new challenges in terms of how to respond. A new game has the potential to increase awareness within organizations and help managers become social media savvy.
Remixing Microfinance
Microfinance has tended to grow by faithful replication of well-established models; it is now time to experiment with hybrid models that bring together the best features of each.
Managing Our Way to Economic Decline, Revisited
Businesses worldwide are putting themselves at risk if they don’t respond effectively to the story of climate change.