The COVID-19 crisis is threatening small and growing businesses in low-income nations and the capacity development organizations (CDOs) they depend upon. Helping CDOs overcome three types of financial challenges is critical to responding to the current and coming economic devastation.
Entrepreneur support programs are popular among donors, but many fail to incorporate rigorous research on the most effective ways to help businesses grow. Insights from current academic literature can help improve program design.
After the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, the “energy rebels” of Schönau, Germany, launched a grassroots revolution in the Black Forest to take control of their community’s power.
Since 2003, Stanford Social Innovation Review has provided a forum for social-change leaders to share new ideas and best practices, and learn from one another.
New recommendations for the very small businesses that help communities prosper.
How unrestricted, early-stage funding can help nonprofits and social enterprises scale quickly and scale strong.
Concentrating investments along key corridors in the Motor City can generate market activity, but more effort must be made to create self-sustaining momentum that propels communities toward broader prosperity.
Emerging insights indicate an opportunity for impact investors to better align commercial and social targets with market realities in Africa.
How impact investors, commercial investors, and social enterprises can take advantage of Series B financing and create greater impact.
How creative collaborations worldwide are deploying capital and support for promising social enterprises.
