Social Entrepreneurship
Early Risks, Big Returns
Reconsidering what’s “investable” in impact investing.
Tag: Financial Inclusion
Nonprofits
The Ugly Truth About Scale
The social sector tackles challenges that affect billions—it’s time to get real about what prevents us from solving our challenges.
Measuring Social Impact
Impact Over Organizational Interest
A look at new research from Grantmakers for Effective Organizations.
Economic Development
Improving Household Balance Sheets
The Citi Foundation shifts its grantmaking operations to offer hands-on financial training.
Socially Responsible Business
Unifying Europe
The nonprofit Erste Foundation is an engine behind the for-profit Erste Group as well as its largest shareholder.
Government
New Option for Retirees
State-sponsored pensions for private sector employees aim to stem US retirement insecurity.
Microfinance
All-Mobile Microfinance
Kenya is about to become a world leader in mobile microfinance.
Microfinance
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.
Economic Development
Trust and Technology
Together, the public and private sector can develop affordable and truly accessible banking solutions that benefit the world’s poor.
Economic Development
Changing Savings Habits
Can financial education in grade school have long-term effects?