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  • The Next Wireless Revolution, in Electricity

    Tina Rosenberg

    September 11, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Tanzania

    Phone lines in Africa and South Asia would never have gotten to the poor - but these places have leapfrogged over last-century technology and gone straight to mobile phones. Now the same thing is happening with off-grid solar power: the fastest -- perhaps the only – way to power the poor.

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  • When entrepreneurship is only way forward

    Laura Baverman

    July 21, 2013 |

    USA Today |

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    Response Location: Guatemala, Antigua

    Development work is evolving beyond short-term mission trips and one-off donations into a more comprehensive, in-depth model that addresses long-term sustainability of a solution paired with empowerment of those being served. MicroConsignment is a unique branch of micro-enterprise being implemented by non-profit SolCom in Guatemala that provides individuals in rural villages the skills and resources needed to start sustainable businesses.

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  • Does Impact Investing Work? Vital Capital Case Study Shows It Does

    Devin Thorpe

    June 26, 2013 |

    Forbes |

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    Response Location: Angola, Luanda

    Everyone wants to eradicate poverty - but how can it actually be done? Vital Capital, an impact investment firm, aims to make change and lift people out of poverty in Angola.

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  • Detroit Businesses See Opportunity In Bankruptcy

    Sarah Hulett

    June 20, 2013 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: United States, Detroit, Michigan

    In Detroit, many business owners and the city itself hope that filing for bankruptcy will help the city start fresh and ultimately become a thriving urban center, mirroring other cities that recovered from near financial ruin.

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  • New Mortgage Program Helps Cambodia's Poor Find Better Homes

    Daniel Zwerdling

    April 04, 2013 |

    NPR |

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    Response Location: Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh

    An innovative program by an unusual bank allows low-income people in Cambodia to take out a 15-year fixed mortgage with little or no documentation - contradicting traditional loan assumptions and creating means for some of the country's poorest people to completely change their lives. The bank and its investors are now making a profit, and more than 700 mortgages and building loans have been provided.

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  • A Simple Way to Send Poor Kids to Top Colleges

    David Leonhardt

    March 29, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Virginia

    Many poor students do not attend selective colleges not because they don't want to, but because they did not understand that they could. Basic information can substantially increase the number of low-income students who apply to, attend and graduate from top colleges.

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  • Conservation Pays Off for Bangladeshi Factories

    Amy Yee

    March 21, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: Bangladesh

    Saving money while conserving water and electricity is a win-win for the textile industry in Bangladesh. After a joint effort to improve the mechanics and upgrade the factories, the industry saw a savings of 1.2 million cubic meters of water, 16 million cubic meters of gas and 10 million kilowatt hours of electricity.

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  • Crowdfunding Clean Energy

    David Bornstein

    March 06, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Oakland, California

    In Oakland, a company created an online crowdfunding platform that allows users to earn interest by financing clean energy projects and gives people with good social intentions a direct line of action. Across the world, there is a growing movement toward people-powered clean energy.

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  • Leading the Way Out of Debt

    Tina Rosenberg

    January 30, 2013 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, New York, New York

    Neighborhood Trust is a New York-based nonprofit offering financial advice to individuals experiencing economic hardships. Providing hands-on coaching, counselors are able to inform their clients about financial options they may have otherwise not known about like college financial aid or child care tax credits.

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  • How Nonprofits Can Use Data to Solve the World's Problems

    Victor Luckerson

    December 10, 2012 |

    Time Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States, Tucson, Arizona

    Like their for-profit counterparts, charities are starting to embrace Big Data as a means to perform more efficiently and share that performance with potential donors. Data gathered is used both to measure successes and to highlight areas where program structure could be improved.

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