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5 Lessons from an Office on the Edge

Mills Scofield

For the last three years, I have satiated this string of my DNA with an unconventional job – as Executive Director of a small NGO addressing maternal and child survival in slums of Mali, West Africa, where health outcomes are among the lowest in the world. For me, this is a positive development. Just ask my staff.

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Introducing 100 Coaches: Pay It Forward Champions

Marshall Goldsmith

Tony Marx – President and CEO, New York Public Library – the nation’s largest library system. 14th Administrator, United States Agency for International Development. Asheesh Advani – President and CEO, Junior Achievement Worldwide – the largest NGO dedicated to teaching young people about entrepreneurship and financial literacy.

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New Lessons from Fighting an Ancient Disease

Harvard Business Review

Without adequate financing, ministries of health and even private hospitals in developing countries often don''t have the resources needed to purchase diagnostic equipment, train workers, and ensure access to appropriate treatment. Resistant forms continue to thrive, and increased travel makes the global threat very real.

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Europe Can Find Better Ways to Get Refugees into Workforces

Harvard Business Review

Unfavorable demographics, with the aging of the baby boomers and low birth rates, also represents an economic time bomb for countries whose public retirement systems rely on current contributions to finance current pension obligations. In most developing countries, if you have a good degree, you get a job.

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Should Your Business Be Nonprofit or For-Profit?

Harvard Business Review

Furthermore, this allows the for-profit entity to develop and focus its competencies to sell and distribute products, as well as to conduct research and development. While our primary focus is in India, Embrace is doing pilot projects with NGO partners in 10 countries, and we hope to further scale this year.

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The Social Franchise Model Works in Times of Uncertainty

Harvard Business Review

government withdrew funding from all American NGO's, Yemen-EFE was granted an exemption because it is an entirely local entity. Establishing EFE as a franchise has been an interesting journey, and one that has given me valuable insights into developing a successful social franchise. How Banks Should Finance the Social Sector.

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Bringing an Entrepreneurial Mindset to the World’s Failing Systems

Harvard Business Review

Over the course of the evening, 60 people drink red wine and laugh together in the heart of London as they watch an improvisational opera singer sum up the findings of the day: the characteristics of a financial system they would collectively be proud to put their name to. The purpose? It can be a daunting task.

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