Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

An eco-NGO, the International Council on Clean Transportation — not formal regulatory review — effectively uncovered the con. In food, as well as finance, activists will have to marry meaningful analytics to ideology to spark interest and wield influence.

Due Diligence 8

Due Diligence Automotive NGO Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

You can run the largest NGO on the planet, and if you're being chicken-s**t, then you've squandered the powerful position you've been given. Who do we think finances the construction of all of our art museums, hospitals, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters? What we should be asking is who people are being. Are you being courageous?

NGO 10

NGO Banking Learning-by-Doing Construction 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 1, 2013

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. Three people die every minute from tuberculosis — a treatable and largely preventable disease.

Health Care 8

Health Care ROI NGO Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2015

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. But the number of people that this NGO can place is very small. Accommodating cultural differences.

Learning-by-Doing 8

Learning-by-Doing NGO Marketing Skills 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2016

In traditional financing models, it’s just not possible for investors to see their way to a financial return based on some abstract added value of the integrated whole. However, social impact and pay-for-success securities could unlock substantial foundation, philanthropic, and NGO assets to buffer the risk for return-seeking capital.

Finance 8

Finance Innovation Bond Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

Among the initial findings : more effective programs emphasize communication skills, networking, and organizational structure over developing finance and accounting skills. My experience suggests mentorship – pairing successful founders with budding entrepreneurs – is more important to success than easy access to capital.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Policies Entrepreneur NGO 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Early last year, we were able to close a Series A round of financing from Khosla Impact Fund and Capricorn Investment Group, giving us a launchpad by which to try this new structure. 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.

NGO 8

NGO Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2013

government withdrew funding from all American NGO's, Yemen-EFE was granted an exemption because it is an entirely local entity. How Banks Should Finance the Social Sector. In Yemen, EFE's local board and staff give the organization credibility, and when the U.S. Organizations are able to setup and scale rapidly.

Franchising 8

Franchising Uncertainty NGO Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

This is not a surreal scene painted by Salvador Dali, but rather a workshop convened by The Finance Innovation Lab (which Rachel co-founded). Another example is the Finance Innovation Lab, which hosted the meeting of unusual suspects mentioned above. The purpose?

System 8

System Incubator Supply Chain NGO 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 19, 2014

The NGO Ceres has gotten an impressive array of companies to sign onto the Climate Declaration , which states that climate change is both a threat and a major economic opportunity. Financing the clean economy. .” But the Bank of England begs to differ , saying that the “vast majority of reserves are unburnable.”

Chemicals 13

Chemicals Short-term Energy Report 13