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Do Teams Work Best When The Stakes Are High?

The Horizons Tracker

This process, which they refer to as gradualism, is commonly used in team building and training initiatives, and are also common in the field of microfinance.

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How Large NGOs Are Using Data to Transform Themselves

Harvard Business Review

Almost 1,800 families enrolled in Pathway of Hope and 80% were referred to services and other community resources. A critical part was adapting a proven model in a related field: microfinance. This hands-on and holistic program represents a fundamental procedural shift, one that’s bearing fruit.

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Global Entrepreneurs Need New Funding Models

Harvard Business Review

For me, it has been a problem of finance until LEDFC," he says, referring to the Liberian Enterprise Development Finance Corporation that offers Liberian-owned firms desperately needed small business loans. Some microfinance organizations are also moving out of the purely micro and toward larger lending. But times have changed.