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Economic Development

The Miracle of Financial Inclusion

By Roshaneh Zafar | May. 18, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Tamin Pechet is the CEO of Banyan Water and Chairman of Imagine H2O

Water

Sparking Water Innovation

The water we drink is not as safe as we’d like, and treating water has major environmental and economic impacts. We can no longer take water resources for granted.

By Tamin Pechet | 1 | Apr. 25, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Jenna Nicholas has worked for the Oxford Hub, the Stanford Social Innovation Review, the Stanford Centre for Philanthropy and Civil Society, and Global Health Corps.

Social Innovations

Skoll 2011 Interviews: Rod Schwartz, Lars Johansen, and Biju Mohandas

Interview with Rod Schwartz, founder of ClearlySo, a company that helps entrepreneurs with raising capital, team building, product sales, and financial management.

By Jenna Nicholas | Apr. 15, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Jenna Nicholas has worked for the Oxford Hub, the Stanford Social Innovation Review, the Stanford Centre for Philanthropy and Civil Society, and Global Health Corps.

Social Innovations

Skoll 2011 Interviews: Daniel Franklin and Mark Kramer

There was an extraordinary amount of positivity, optimism, and collaboration at SWF. I interviewed two people who particularly believe in the power of collaboration.

By Jenna Nicholas | Apr. 12, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Jenna Nicholas has worked for the Oxford Hub, the Stanford Social Innovation Review, the Stanford Centre for Philanthropy and Civil Society, and Global Health Corps.

Social Innovations

Skoll 2011 Interview: John Marks

Interview with John Marks, founder of Search for Common Ground, a nonprofit conflict-resolution organization, and head of Common Ground Productions

By Jenna Nicholas | 1 | Apr. 8, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Kevin Starr directs the Mulago Foundation and the Rainer Arnhold Fellows Program.

Philanthropy

Impact Market Failure

It comes down to this: We’re all operating in a dysfunctional market for impact.

By Kevin Starr | 16 | Apr. 7, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Jenna Nicholas has worked for the Oxford Hub, the Stanford Social Innovation Review, the Stanford Centre for Philanthropy and Civil Society, and Global Health Corps.

Social Innovations

Skoll 2011 Interview: Susan Davis and Rumee Ali of BRAC

Exciting announcement revealed at the Skoll World Forum: BRAC and MasterCard Foundation announced a $45 million partnership.

By Jenna Nicholas | Apr. 6, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Kelly Kleiman, who blogs as The Nonprofiteer, is principal of NFP Consulting.

Philanthropy

“L3C” Spells “Caveat Emptor”

The notion of L3Cs is that they’re a vehicle for doing well by doing good and therefore an improvement over the typical nonprofit structure.

By Kelly Kleiman | 8 | Mar. 18, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Rahim Kanani is founder and editor-in-chief of World Affairs Commentary.

Nonprofits

SSIR Managing Editor Featured on Huffington Post

Excerpt of a discussion with Eric Nee, manager of Stanford Social Innovation Review.

By Rahim Kanani | 1 | Mar. 17, 2011
 
SSIR blogger Regina Ridley joined the Stanford Social Innovation Review in 2006 as publishing director

Nonprofits

Social Innovation Fund Moves Swiftly Forward Despite Funding Threat

Takeaways from an interview with SIF Director Paul Carttar after his keynote panel discussion at the 2011 Social Enterprise Conference this past weekend.

By Regina Ridley | Mar. 8, 2011