Harvard Business Review

JULY 2, 2013

Social enterprises, of course, are organizations designed primarily to yield social versus financial value. At least in my corner of the social enterprise world (the part that focuses on communities'' access to good water), I have yet to see a successful, strategic exit. That is particularly true in the water sector.

Venture Capitalist 8

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

And of course, more pressure on climate. Across the board we see the top executives of some of the world's largest organizations talking about, taking action on, and defining their success in terms of things that have conventionally been the realm of political leaders and NGO activists. engage in effective dialogue (75%).

Globalization 14

Globalization NGO Leadership Development Politics 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2015

Making sustainable products more accessible is a great fit for Target — after all, the company was dubbed Tar-jay years ago after its many successful forays into making high-end design affordable. The collaboration, which the NGO Forum for the Future is managing, has high aspirations.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Chemicals Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

TSC has evolved into a collaboration of more than 100 of the world’s largest retailers, consumer product companies, and NGO and academic partners. Of course, with any effort of this scale, there are some caveats and issues to work out. In the end, the success or failure of this initiative will depend on us.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Supply Chain Kaplan 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2015

This successful project works with 50 refugee doctors each year. To begin with, delays in starting the courses can be as long as a year after the refugee is granted asylum (during which refugees are typically ineligible to work or receive benefits). But the number of people that this NGO can place is very small.

Learning-by-Doing 8

Learning-by-Doing NGO Marketing Skills 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 31, 2015

We can manage without you.’ All in all, “getting laid off is a manageable setback on the scale of human experience,” Lees says. ” Your goal is to find out what’s going on in a given sector and organization and “learn what success looks like” in it, he says. ’ It feels personal.”

How To 8

How To Budgeting Self-aware NGO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2016

The world is not short on capital — a startling $43 trillion of assets is currently under management in the United States alone. This is where a new financial product, social impact bonds (also known as pay-for-success contracts), can play a role. Pay-for-success could be an appropriate generator of enthusiasm, too.

Finance 8

Finance Innovation Bond Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Another example of an infrastructure patch that has already gotten attention in the West is BRCK, the spin-off commercial service from renowned NGO Ushahidi. Traditional training courses often fly into cultural walls of hierarchy and formality that prevent managers from falling in line.

CRM 8

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