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Targeting the Ultra Poor: The BRAC Model
The ultra-poor are the poorest individuals in low income markets and are frequently neglected by private sector initiatives. The BRAC model is a recent attempt to develop an economically sustainable program, specifically targeting this segment to push the poor above the poverty line and teach them how to run their own business.
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Keystone Performance Survey: Social Investment 2010
Last fall, Acumen Fund worked with Keystone Accountability to develop and execute a survey of all of our investments. This was the first time we had done a portfolio-wide survey in years; we had reached a point in our growth where it was important to pause and take in look in the mirror to see how we were doing as partners to our investees.
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ANDE Launches Impact Report and Announces Grants
The Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE) - now a global network of more than 80 high-profile organizations supporting high-impact entrepreneurship in developing countries - today announced the findings of its 2009 Impact Report. For instance, the report notes that ANDE members have made 2,500 investments totalling $830 million.
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