Impact Investing
Investing in Impact Off the Beaten Path
Two considerations for impact investors looking to extend their reach to fragile and conflict-afflicted markets—where the need for responsible capital is greatest.
Tag: International Development
Economic Development
The Top-Down, Bottom-Up Development Challenge
Do international development projects designed and managed at the grassroots level perform better than those managed from the outside?
Business
Ending HIV/AIDS: A Cross-Sector Responsibility
The private sector has an important role to play in ending the HIV/AIDS epidemic and improving health systems as a whole.
Economic Development
In Development Work, Plan for Sailboats, Not Trains
Much of the international development community remains stuck in its old ways, focused on short time horizons, rigid planning, and unproductive evaluation.
Leadership
Mentoring Meets Its Match
RippleWorks helps entrepreneurs in the developing world tap the expertise of executives and engineers from Silicon Valley.
Economic Development
Revitalizing a Village
A community in rural Vietnam has become the site of a project that seeks to export a successful South Korean development model.
Civic Engagement
Pro Bono Goes Global
Some big law firms are venturing into developing regions to offer voluntary services and to advance the rule of law.
Economic Development
A Durable Fix for Global Poverty
A “multifaceted” program has the potential to yield lasting improvements in the lives of the very poor.
Measurement & Evaluation
Measuring Social Return on Investment Before You Invest
Using a social return on investment framework, organizations can estimate the future impact, cost, and scale of programs before they begin, and allocate resources for greater impact.
Civic Engagement
Government Contractors as Civil Society?
The Congressional hearings on Planned Parenthood illustrate that dependence of civil society organizations on government contracts compromises their autonomy, turns them into pawns in political fights, and erodes their legitimacy.