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.

Microfinance 13

Microfinance Due Diligence Cost-Benefit Analysis Industry 13

Modern Servant Leader

NOVEMBER 18, 2010

Peer-to-Peer Microfinance: A Sustainable Solution to Poverty. Leading Global Teams. Innovation. To Our Military: Thank You For Your Service. Publishing The New Advanced Degree Model? Servant Leadership Observer – December 2010. Careers for Servant Leaders. The Value of Making Time for Gratitude. Virtual Mentors.

Servant Leader 150

Servant Leader Leadership Microfinance Discount 150

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2012

Entrepreneurship seems to have become the silver bullet for a job-scarce, unemployment-saddled global economy still struggling to shake off recession. and] a serious constraint on efforts to promote strong and sustainable global recovery.". But times have changed.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Globalization Microfinance Finance 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 18, 2016

Not many would associate innovation with large, service-oriented nonprofits with decades of history. and globally, and Habitat for Humanity, which works in 70-plus nations to provide home construction, rehabilitation, and increased access to shelter and financing, gathered data from their sites to make the case for profound change.

Microfinance 9

Microfinance Strategic Planning Finance Globalization 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

If you believe the hype, technology is going to help us end global poverty. That's easier said than done in a world where most product innovations are geared toward the rich. At the program's peak, 700 pumps covered 27,000 acres, with the loans constituting 9% of BRAC's total microfinance portfolio.

Technology 18

Technology Microfinance Banking Document 18

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

When presented with a surprising idea, smart organizations will bravely listen, because what comes next might just be game-changing innovation. Six years ago, David and Donna Allman approached Opportunity with an idea that fell outside our traditional microfinance model: to build a Community Economic Development (CED) program in Nicaragua.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Rogers Tourism Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2013

If you believe the hype, technology is going to help us end global poverty. That's easier said than done in a world where most product innovations are geared toward the rich. At the program's peak, 700 pumps covered 27,000 acres, with the loans constituting 9% of BRAC's total microfinance portfolio.

Technology 8

Technology Microfinance Banking Document 8