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Livestock and Fish program evaluation reviews successes in Vietnam and seeks new research opportunities
August 6, 2015 Editor 0
The evaluation team visited parts of the pork value chain as part of their review of the achievements of the program since its commencement in Vietnam in 2012 (photo credit: ILRI). This year, the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish is undergoing an independent external evaluation to assess the phase one implementation of the […]
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Golden opportunities for design lie in social-impact projects
June 12, 2015 Editor 0
Download the free report “Designing for Social Impact,” by Gretchen Anderson. Editor’s note: this is an excerpt from the report. During the 2000 United States presidential election, product designers and developers discovered an uncomfortable truth about our nation. American democracy, long held up as a beacon for others to follow, was susceptible to “user error.” […]
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A social enterprise business model for social entrepreneurs: theoretical foundations and model development
May 18, 2015 Editor 0
A social enterprise business model for social entrepreneurs: theoretical foundations and model development In Lee International Journal of Social Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Vol. 3, No. 4 (2015) pp. 269 – 301 Social enterprise is drawing increased attention from the entrepreneurship and marketing area. While there have been a significant number of studies in the management […]
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Rethinking How Students Succeed
April 20, 2015 Editor 0
By Lija Farnham, Gihani Fernando, Mike Perigo, & Colleen Brosman, with Paul Tough Twenty years ago, conventional wisdom held that cognitive ability displayed by mastery of core academic subjects paved the way to success in school, career, and life. Today, we know better. Success comes when cognitive skills work in tandem with so-called soft skills […]
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Raising the Standards for Development Finance (Blog)
March 29, 2015 Editor 0
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The Embedded Enterprise
February 18, 2015 Editor 0
By Ted Ladd Entrepreneurs who operate in impoverished regions of the world face a quandary: Even though the need for their products and services is enormous, the challenge of bringing those products and services to market can be nearly insurmountable. Without access to mass media or even mass communications, entrepreneurs have no established channels through […]
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