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The Horizons Tracker
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
This process, which they refer to as gradualism, is commonly used in team building and training initiatives, and are also common in the field of microfinance.
The Horizons Tracker
FEBRUARY 13, 2020
This process, which they refer to as gradualism, is commonly used in team building and training initiatives, and are also common in the field of microfinance.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
A few weeks ago, I attended a lecture about microfinance, and got sucker-punched. Expecting to hear a litany of pros and cons about the business, and an exploration of good and bad models, I was instead greeted with a knockout punch: Microfinance doesn't work, at least not in the way we think it does. That's nice.
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Harvard Business Review
MARCH 16, 2011
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.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 1, 2013
Although she was poor in resources, she possessed the innovation mindset shared by many game changers: they see and act on opportunities , use "and" thinking to resolve tough dilemmas and break through compromises, and employ their resourcefulness to power through obstacles. Hopeless as her situation was, Shantha engaged in "and" thinking.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
On my last trip to India, I witnessed an innovation experiment, National Agro Foundation (NAF) , that addresses this wicked problem. Over 1,900 beneficiaries have established micro-enterprises for which microfinance has been facilitated. Corporate social responsibility India Innovation' NAF is an interesting experiment.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 11, 2013
At Opportunity International , where the focus is on providing loans, savings, insurance, and related training to clients in the world's poorest communities, our major donors like to see the work up close. We know that microfinance alone will not break the poverty cycle.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 18, 2016
Not many would associate innovation with large, service-oriented nonprofits with decades of history. By February 2016, more than three-quarters of the Central Territory Corps were trained in the new model. A critical part was adapting a proven model in a related field: microfinance.
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