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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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How Large NGOs Are Using Data to Transform Themselves

Harvard Business Review

Not many would associate innovation with large, service-oriented nonprofits with decades of history. In 2010, the Seilers surveyed all officers and social services staff. Army staffers now develop individual strategies to overcome these barriers, connecting families to community services to achieve self-sufficiency.

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It Takes a Village to Raise an Entrepreneur

Harvard Business Review

Social entrepreneurship has evolved a great deal since the late 1980s, when pioneers like City Year 's Alan Khazei and Teach for America 's Wendy Kopp took great risks to prove that innovative organizations could produce transformative social change. Take, for example, the issue of economic development.

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It's Not All About Growth for Social Enterprises

Harvard Business Review

In fact, where Mentor Mothers are present, transmission rates are on average 9%, compared to the UNAIDS 2010 estimate of 27%. This innovation has impact. Many in the nonprofit world call this technical assistance or training, while for-profit entrepreneurs might see it as business development, partnerships or even affiliate marketing.