Innovation Management Marketing Microfinance 
Mills Scofield
JUNE 16, 2013
This week''s post is by Andy Posner , Co-Founder & Executive Director of Capital Good Fund ( CGF ), a non-profit microfinance organization targeting the root causes of poverty through innovative micro-loans and personal financial coaching. Maybe you can help! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 5, 2016
While meeting this challenge is a clear priority for policy makers and donors, it is also a major profit opportunity for commercial players who can solve market failures and create real value. Micro-insurance is not at scale anywhere except when heavily subsidized by government, a market we hope technology may change in the future.
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Modern Servant Leader
NOVEMBER 18, 2010
Why Technology Managers Make Great Leaders. How to Handle a Seagull Manager. Do You Have a “Seagull Manager”? Book Says Servant Leadership Critical for Marketing Leaders. Peer-to-Peer Microfinance: A Sustainable Solution to Poverty. Task Prioritization and Time Management – John Maxwell Style.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
On my last trip to India, I witnessed an innovation experiment, National Agro Foundation (NAF) , that addresses this wicked problem. Addressing the agriculture value chain—soil testing, facilitation of inputs and credit, market linkage, and field advisory services—is part and parcel of agriculture development initiatives.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 18, 2016
Not many would associate innovation with large, service-oriented nonprofits with decades of history. ” So the Seilers responded by piloting a program called the Pathway of Hope, which focuses on providing case management for families. A critical part was adapting a proven model in a related field: microfinance.
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 4, 2012
The White House has called this gap between the demand and supply of finance for small and medium enterprises a "market failure.[and] Yet new breeds of solutions are emerging, with private and public players joining hands to find innovative answers. But times have changed.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 1, 2017
Fatigue may be setting in for some Western investors’ interest in African innovation, particularly those that have yet to reap rewards to brag about. A few of these companies manage to transcend national boundaries and scale to a larger size. It has managed to combine international standards with African tastes.
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