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Women as Microfinance Leaders, Not Just Clients

Harvard Business Review

We're a network of microfinance organizations; we exist to share practices and develop the leadership skills required by a sector that has grown up fast. And as you might be aware, microfinance is a phenomenon that, while it did not set out to be "for women," has mainly turned out to be.

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It Takes a Village to Raise an Entrepreneur

Harvard Business Review

We've extensively analyzed the applications to the Echoing Green fellowship between 2006 and 2011, and built a rich dataset that allows us to rigorously study trends in the field of social enterprise. Take, for example, the issue of economic development.

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Facebook Presence Is an Important Clue to a Social Venture's Future

Harvard Business Review

It seems to signal that an enterprise's theory of how to effect change resonates with a lot of people and that the organization is developing a "voice" for effectively communicating its ideas to customers — a crucial success factor. A larger Facebook network suggests that a social-venture idea has legs.