The Internet of Things Is Now a Thing
Several ventures now under way in developing countries show how networks of connected machines can drive economic growth.
Microfinance Financial services for people who lack access to money
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Collective Impact: The Missing Link
Three ways to create an environment where interdependent stakeholders can perform their individual roles optimally and collaborate with each other effectively.
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In Their Own Hands
How one, simple idea empowered communities worldwide: Jeffrey Ashe recounts the development of Saving for Change.
The Next Stage of Financial Inclusion
Research on the needs and habits of the poor shows that nonprofits can serve a vital function in expanding access to financial services.
Broken Rules, Better Loans?
Loan officers’ discretion plays a large role in determining the success of a micro-lending organization.
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Collective Impact
Large-scale social change requires broad cross-sector coordination, not the isolated intervention of individual organizations.
Ten Nonprofit Funding Models
With an understanding of these 10 funding models, nonprofit leaders can use the for-profit world's valuable practice of engaging in succinct and clear conversations about long-term financial strategy.
In Microfinance, Clients Must Come First
Few microfinance institutions articulate what, exactly, their ultimate goals are and how to achieve them. If the goal of microfinance is to alleviate poverty, the authors say, then MFIs should focus on helping their clients build successful enterprises, rather than on making more and bigger loans.
Microfinance Needs Regulation
The microcredit industry needs to be regulated through policies that address high interest rates and abusive loan recovery practices.
Outrun the Recession
The seven healthy habits of nonprofits most likely to survive the economic downturn.