Impact Investing
ReCoding Good: Part 6
From the Field Series: An ongoing report of the Philanthropy, Policy, and Technology Project, which explores the use of private resources for public good.
Tag: Microfinance
Social Entrepreneurship
Mainstreaming Gender Lens Investing
Investing in women is an opportunity, not a constraint—and one that can accelerate change for everyone.
Measuring Social Impact
Learning from Silicon Valley
How the Omidyar Network uses a venture capital model to measure and evaluate effectiveness.
Impact Investing
The Distortion Risk in Impact Investing
How do we ensure that philanthropic subsidies in impact investing are put to productive use?
Microfinance
The Legacy of Muhammad Yunus
A new documentary film provides a tributary but simplistic portrait of the father of microfinance.
Economic Development
Microfinance for Wealthy Countries
The UK microcredit business Fair Finance is paving the road for the growth of microfinance in the developed world.
Business
Litmus Test for Entrepreneurs
The Entrepreneurial Finance Lab helps identify investment-worthy business people in developing countries.
Microfinance
Akhuwat: Making Microfinance Work
A groundbreaking microfinance model is bringing out the best in society.
Microfinance
Following India’s Microfinance Crisis, A Shift to Male Clients
The 2010 Andhra Pradesh microfinance crisis may cause MFIs to shift away from a majority female client base to a more gender-balanced portfolio.
Impact Investing
Impact Investing: What Exactly Is New?
A veteran of the microfinance industry looks at impact investing through the lenses of history, language, and psychology.