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Jacqueline Novogratz and Acumen

By  Jasjit Singh
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Jacqueline Novogratz quits a prestigious banking job to pursue a career in development but discovers that achieving real impact is harder than she had imagined, especially as grant-funded non-profits often lack the skills and accountability to be really effective.

    Published 12 Nov 2019

    Reference 6551

    Topic Responsibility

    Region Global

    Industry Financial Services

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    Jacqueline Novogratz and Acumen

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    Jacqueline Novogratz quits a prestigious banking job to pursue a career in development but discovers that achieving real impact is harder than she had imagined, especially as grant-funded non-profits often lack the skills and accountability to be really effective.
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      Kiva's Impact Strategy

      By  Jasjit Singh,  Eva Wu
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      Kiva is an online platform that sources crowdfunding for low-income borrowers. By 2018 it has facilitated $1.1 billion in loans to 2.5 million borrowers worldwide.

        Published 24 Sep 2018

        Reference 6433

        Topic Responsibility

        Region Global

        Industry Financial Services

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        Kiva's Impact Strategy

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        Kiva is an online platform that sources crowdfunding for low-income borrowers. By 2018 it has facilitated $1.1 billion in loans to 2.5 million borrowers worldwide.
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          Credit Suisse: Building an Impact Investing Business in Asia

          By  Jasjit Singh,  Joost Bilkes
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          This case describes how an intrapreneur helped Credit Suisse launch a commercially viable impact investing business in Asia. It specifically details the investment strategy and process for a new impact fund aligning social impact objectives with commercial goals of the bank. It also presents two new investment opportunities needing evaluation.

            Published 28 Aug 2017

            Reference 6320

            Topic Responsibility

            Region Asia

            Industry Venture Capital,  Private Equity,  Financial Services

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            Credit Suisse: Building an Impact Investing Business in Asia

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            This case describes how an intrapreneur helped Credit Suisse launch a commercially viable impact investing business in Asia. It specifically details the investment strategy and process for a new impact fund aligning social impact objectives with commercial goals of the bank. It also presents two new investment opportunities needing evaluation.
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              Social vs. Commercial Enterprise: The Compartamos Debate and the Battle for the Soul of Microfinance

              By  Anne-Marie Carrick,  Filipe Santos
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              The Mexican microfinance bank Compartamos Banco took the industry by surprise in 2007 with a successful IPO that valued the bank at more than US$ 1 billion.

                Published 30 Sep 2009

                Reference 5627

                Topic Responsibility

                Region Global

                Industry Financial Services,  Banking

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                Social vs. Commercial Enterprise: The Compartamos Debate and the Battle for the Soul of Microfinance

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                The Mexican microfinance bank Compartamos Banco took the industry by surprise in 2007 with a successful IPO that valued the bank at more than US$ 1 billion.
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