This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. What counts as prison-worthy fraud in the corporate sector is somehow best practice in the nonprofit sector. Just like companies that woo investors with promises of great fortune, nonprofits woo…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. For World Poverty Day, nonprofit venture capital fund Acumen debuts a series of portraits of people living on less than $5 a day–and show how the projects it’s funded are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Microfinance is a $92 billion industry, with more than 100 million borrowers in more than 75 countries around the world. But as regular readers of NextBillion know, it is no…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In an ideal world, companies would care about people as much as profits. They would pay and treat their employees and customers fairly, be honest and transparent with them, deliver only products and services…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In Monaco, He Qiaonv will announce the first step in a $1.5 billion plan that may represent the largest-ever personal philanthropic commitment to wildlife conservation. The number isn’t the only…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. When most entrepreneurs set off to start a new venture, they are driven by the notion that their unique idea or product can add real value to people’s lives. But,…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two new financing mechanisms aim to inject private capital and creativity into reducing preventable blindness in developing countries. We are going to have to think very creatively if we are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Between 2015 and 2016 I was involved as a consultant in a project that offered a Brazilian state government decision support tools capable of pointing out thematic areas (maternal health…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Myanmar, also known as Burma, has the unfortunate distinction of being home to the world’s longest-running civil war. For over sixty years, the Myanmar military and various ethnic groups have…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Zero, in the context of a healthy world, is the most ambitious number of all. If the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were about making progress to achieve a healthy planet…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Cities are always a hot topic of discussion for us working in development and they took center stage in Stockholm this year. The SDGs provide even more impetus for cities…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Access to education shouldn’t be determined by a child’s gender, yet 130 million girls globally are out of school and 15 million girls of primary school age will never even enter a classroom.…