Articles by Scott Anderson
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Saturday
August 2
2014Weekly Roundup – 8/2/14: The NextBillion Case Writing Competition is returning for 2015
We’re thrilled to announce the return of the NextBillion Case Writing Competition, sponsored by the Citi Foundation and managed by GlobaLens. The 2015 contest will represent the fifth edition of the competition, which has attracted hundreds of entries from professors and students from dozens of countries around the world.
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- Education
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- research
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Guest Articles
Friday
July 25
2014June’s Most Popular, Most Shared Posts: Failure and Success in Microfinance Products, Wireless Currency and Bold Ideas in Global Health Lead the List
Winston Churchill said: “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts."
NextBillion’s most-read blog post in June explained how failure has helped influence microfinance institutions better understand their customers’ needs.- Categories
- Health Care
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Saturday
July 12
2014Weekly Roundup 7-11-14: ‘Going Off Grid’ is going mainstream
If the U.S. Congress and the president can agree on that investment in off-grid energy technology across the developing world that must mean it has broad appeal. Indeed, public/private investing in off-grid energy has caught on in a major way. This week we hosted a five-part series, Going Off Grid, which explored new technologies, new business models, and new forms of investing and participation in the developing market of energy infrastructure.
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- Energy
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- off-grid energy, solar
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Tuesday
July 1
2014NextBillion to Cease Publication of Spanish-language, Brazil Sites
We have decided to cease publication of NextBillion en Español and NextBillion Brasil as of today. Here’s why.
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Tuesday
July 1
2014NextBillion to Cease Publication of Spanish-language, Brazil Sites
We have decided to cease publication of NextBillion en Español and NextBillion Brasil as of today. Here’s why.
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Friday
June 27
2014ANDE’s State of the SGB Sector: The annual report shifts from making the case for SGBs to digging deeper on progress, challenges
Since 2009, the sector has raised $3 billion in committed capital. And last year, 22 SGB-inclined investment vehicles were launched, with the median target fund size reaching $66.5 million, up 33 percent from 2012.
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- impact investing, research
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Saturday
June 21
2014Weekly Roundup – 6/21/14: Impact sourcing gains, a ‘herd mentality’ in impact investing and what Tesla’s patent giveaway can teach social biz
In the weekly roundup, some increased buzz around impact sourcing, charting a ‘herd mentality’ for India’s impact investing community and what social entrepreneurs might learn from Elon Musk’s announcement that Tesla will give away its patented tech secrets.
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- Technology
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- impact investing
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Guest Articles
Friday
June 13
2014Weekly roundup 6-14-14: When conventional wisdom gets upended
When conventional wisdom gets upended, well, we’re all a little better off for it. Here are two examples from this week, both of which dispel myths that have a tendency to solidify into facts.
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- Education, Technology, Telecommunications
