Video Interview: Dvelo.org Founder James Beshara

00:00 – 00:51 :: Introduction
00:51 – 01:24 :: Could You Provide A Quick Pitch of Dvelo.org?
01:24 – 02:25 :: How Does Dvelo.org Differ From Kiva?
02:25 – 04:53 :: What Inspired Dvelo.org?
04:53 – 07:06 :: Tell Us A Little About Your Pilot Launch!
07:06 – 08:13 :: Could You Tell Us More …

Daily Brief: Update from C.K. Prahalad, African Social Enterprise Forum, FrontlineSMS:Credit

Here’s your Daily Brief for October 16th:
New Approaches to New Markets: How C.K. Prahalad’s Bottom of the Pyramid Strategies Are Paying Off (via Knowledge@Wharton) – C.K. Prahalad’s book, The Fortune at The Bottom of the Pyramid, has been one of the most coveted books for those of us advocating …

Acumen Founder Jacqueline Novogratz on Patient Capital (Video)

Jacqueline Novogratz is the founder of Acumen Fund, and in this TED Talk (which I really enjoyed!) she shares her experiences that led her to found Acumen and some of the lessons she has learned along the way.

Daily Brief: The Hype Around Social Enterprise, Why Africa Matters, and the Informal Sector Economy

Here’s your Daily Brief for September 14th:
Is Social Enterprise Over-Hyped? (via SocialEarth) – Mike poses an interesting question regarding the hype that surrounds the social enterprise space, and asks where we really are in terms of sector development. He correlates the hype that surrounded the IT movement to that …

Measuring Charity Effectiveness, Lessons from Charity Navigator

The following is a cross-post from the International Transparency Solutions Blog
Also, visit The Chronicle of Philanthropy for more great audio interviews!
Charity Navigator is a non-profit watchdog that ranks 5,000+ of the top US charities in order to give donors and investors the tools they need to decide where to invest …

Investment Metrics vs. Storytelling

The following is a cross-post from the International Transparency Solutions Blog:
I had a great conversation last week with Karim Harji, a Kenyan from Mombassa who now lives in Toronto doing social investment. We got on the topic of social investments and metrics vs. storytelling. Karim made the point that the …

Daily Brief: An Era of Meaning and Innovation

Here’s your Daily Brief for August 10th:
There is a real shift taking place in our world today: a shift toward sustainable, meaning-driven innovation. This shift, however, is without doubt across a generational divide. Our generation, the younger generation, is fed up with the irresponsible short-term driven actions of the …

Daily Brief: Paul Farmer/USAID, Impact Investing, and Lifesaving Cereal

Here’s your Daily Brief for August 5th:
Paul Farmer out for USAID? (via Foreign Policy) – It appears as if Paul Farmer, the man recently rumored to be appointed head of USAID, is no longer in the running. The culprit seems to be the daunting vetting process itself, including a …