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Innovating The Brick-and-Mortar Injustice Infrastructure

Mills Scofield

This week''s post is by Andy Posner , Co-Founder & Executive Director of Capital Good Fund ( CGF ), a non-profit microfinance organization targeting the root causes of poverty through innovative micro-loans and personal financial coaching. Maybe you can help! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.

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Women as Microfinance Leaders, Not Just Clients

Harvard Business Review

But in our industry, it's very hard to argue that gender diversity is anything less than key. 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. Not everyone agrees that the presence of women at the top should be so imperative.

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The 3 Preconditions for an Entrepreneurial Society

Harvard Business Review

In 1985 Peter Drucker argued for a shift toward an entrepreneurial society, one where “executives in all institutions…make innovation and entrepreneurship a normal, ongoing everyday activity.” And if you need access to money, crowdfunding platforms and microfinance options make that easier than ever.

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Using Games to Get a Handle on Bank Risk

Harvard Business Review

Risk management processes don't — but they should. Here, the protocols from other industries can provide some insight. The pharmaceutical industry also creates products with complex interactions and potentially dangerous side effects. Bank marketing materials focus on the dreams, anxieties and goals of consumers.

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How to Make Room in Your Work Life for the Rest of Your Self

Harvard Business Review

Shonda Rhimes, with four television shows simultaneously in production, is an entertainment industry titan. She became more outspoken about being a woman, a mother, and an African American in the entertainment industry: “Work’s hum is still a piece of me, it is just no longer all of me,” she said.

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