Articles by Scott Anderson
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Tuesday
June 18
2013May’s Most Popular Posts on NB
This month’s most popular posts examined the expansion of solar business in India, a recent report by Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship and new ideas in impact assessment.
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- Energy, Impact Assessment
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- solar
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Saturday
June 15
2013Weekly Roundup – 6/15/13: Keeping the spigot of funding flowing to SGBs
Looking over Impact Report 2012 by the Aspen Network of Development Entrepreneurs (ANDE), which zeros in on the state of small and growing businesses (SGBs) – particularly those with the potential for reducing poverty – I was reminded of the old idiom about the half-full (or half-empty) glass of water.
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- Investing
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Tuesday
June 11
2013You’re on the A-List to Join The B Team: Your invitation to the June 13 event is here
In October 2012, former Puma CEO Jochen Zeitz and Sir Richard Branson launched The B Team “to shift the focus of business from just financial gains towards environmental and social gains as well. ... Plan A—where companies have been driven by the profit motive alone—is no longer acceptable." On Thursday, you’re invited to join them as they shape the agenda.
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Saturday
June 1
2013Weekly Roundup (6/1/13): NB’s Case Writing Competition Returns, Why SOCAP13 Needs Your Vote
The 2014 NextBillion Case Writing Competition is back. We hope to find, reward, and publish the best business cases exploring social enterprise and market-harnessing solutions to poverty again in 2014.
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Wednesday
May 22
2013‘Extraordinary and Unorthodox’ Ideas Welcome: The competition is back for 2013
Extraordinary and Unorthodox Philanthropy competition is back for 2013 with a $10,000 prize for the best idea that will have a “transformational impact on the lives of the most disadvantaged people.” The contest also offers the “possibility” of up to $100,000 in “implementation funding” to bring the winning idea to reality.
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- Impact Assessment
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Sunday
May 19
2013Weekly Roundup – 5/19/13: A ‘fork in the road’ for B-Schools
Many business schools have maintained social entrepreneurship education in the same way that corporations cordon off corporate social responsibility initiatives. That is, the CSR projects are highlighted in glossy brochures or annual reports, but are rarely integrated into the core of the company’s operations. Infusing social business knowledge into the standard courses within curriculum, is just one way to potentially break the pattern many lament.
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- Education
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Friday
May 10
2013April’s Most Popular Posts on NB
This month, our top three most-read articles examined how companies are succeeding in reaching out to consumers at the base of the pyramid, as well as a sharp critique of one of those models. Here are the April winners of the “NextBillies,” our monthly awards for the most read and most shared posts. Congratulations to all!
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Saturday
May 4
2013Weekly Roundup – 5/4/13 : The stain of trade in Bangladesh
As the death toll in Bangladesh surpasses 500 people in the collapsed Rana Plaza that housed five garment factories employing more than 3,000 workers, new urgency has taken over old debates about the real cost of cheap garments and the role of globalization.
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