Impact Investing
Gaps in the Impact Investing Capital Curve
Part III in Omidyar Network’s case for a sector-based approach to impact investing.
Tag: Base Of The Pyramid
Urban Development
Wanted: New Frameworks for Urban Housing
As global base of the pyramid urban evictions intensify, we need good quality, affordable housing that creates attractive profit opportunities.
Impact Investing
The Trouble With Impact Investing: P2
Impact investors—especially those who consider investing an alternative to grant making—need to step back and think about exactly what problem they want to solve.
Social Entrepreneurship
In Search of a New Model for Government-Social Enterprise Collaboration
Conflict between social enterprises and government comes down to a simple matter of market overlap.
Impact Investing
Investing Beyond Exit
An important question that social entrepreneurs should also be thinking about when dealing with impact investing.
Impact Investing
Constructing the Case for Impact Investment
What social entrepreneurs need to be thinking about when approaching impact investors and making the pitch for investment capital.
Microfinance
Microfinance Needs Regulation
The microcredit industry needs to be regulated through policies that address high interest rates and abusive loan recovery practices.
Social Enterprise
From the Field: Impact First
Social enterprises in East Africa seem to have two quite distinct commonalities: a comprehensive, impact-driven business model, and a plan to “scale big.”
Socially Responsible Business
The Future of Fair Trade…Is There One?
If Fair Trade coffee quality doesn’t improve, the Direct Trade movement will quickly become a growing threat.