Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2016

Not many would associate innovation with large, service-oriented nonprofits with decades of history. Army staffers now develop individual strategies to overcome these barriers, connecting families to community services to achieve self-sufficiency. A critical part was adapting a proven model in a related field: microfinance.

Microfinance 9

Microfinance Strategic Planning Finance Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

In 2012 the world's problems grew more complex, but America's top 400 charities saw very little growth in their resources to address them. When presented with a surprising idea, smart organizations will bravely listen, because what comes next might just be game-changing innovation.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Rogers Tourism Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2013

In 2012 Echoing Green invested in 28-year-old Marquis Taylor as one of our Open Society Black Male Achievement Fellows. Here are our four rules we use to evaluate the underlying business concept: Innovation. The kids develop discipline and focus, but also practical, marketable skills. Purpose and Passion. Do we understand why?

Entrepreneur 10

Entrepreneur Planning Taylorism Taylor 10