Mills Scofield

AUGUST 27, 2012

Thoughts on Charity, Foreign Aid and Market Incentives - Tanzania. Very honestly, these are all great incentives to come back to Tanzania and work. Or should everyone be a Mother Theresa, helping the neediest of the needy, with few rational incentives for oneself. by Chia Han Sheng on Sunday, August 19, 2012. How do we do it?

Incentives 171

Incentives Marketing Microfinance Entrepreneur 171

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2013

The Drawbacks: A Complex Incentive Structure and the Quality Question. Successful examples of this approach are still rare; most people point to microfinance. The organization recognizes that its impact could be greater than the size of its loan portfolio or its direct footprint; it could build a new lending market.

Venture Capitalist 9

Venture Capitalist Mentor Microfinance NGO 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2014

Hospitals, parks, educational systems, sanitation infrastructure, low-income housing — globally, risk-seeking investors build these solutions in partnership with the public sector, which plays its part to adjust incentives, act as a major customer, and provide subsidy where needed. Surely we can do the same for impact investing.

Development 8

Development Microfinance Biotechnology Exit Strategy 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2016

Currently, impact can mean anything from venture investments in new health technologies to microfinance loans in Peru; from affordable housing in the US to renewable energy in India; from social impact bonds to private equity funds that create jobs.

Class 8

Class Microfinance Supply Chain Education 8