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Microfinance
Blahnik, Heather; Mair, JohannaNota técnica DGN-647-EFinanzasMicrofinance is the provision of financial services to poor households that do not have access to formal financial institutions. The range of services includes loans, savings facilities, insurance, transfer payments and micro-pensions. Evidence from the millions of microfinance clients around the world demonstrates that access to financial services enables poor people to increase their household incomes, build assets and reduce vulnerability to t...Desde 8,20 €
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Social Entrepreneurial Initiatives Within the Sustainable Development Landscape
Borwankar, Anjaney; Mair, Johanna; Seelos, ChristianNota técnica DGN-638-EDirección estratégicaIn 1987, the need for a more sustainable form of development and growth was proposed by Gro Harlem Brundtland in her landmark report titled "Our Common Future" prepared for the United Nation's World Commission on Environment and Development. The term "Sustainable Development" has since then permeated public policy to address social, environmental and economic development in ways that "meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability...Desde 8,20 €
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Venture Philanthropy
Hehenberger, Lisa; Mair, JohannaNota técnica DGN-656-EDirección estratégicaVenture philanthropy is the application of strategies and methods from venture capital and business to the nonprofit and social sectors. As a new organizational form, it is challenging the traditional methods of philanthropic foundations. This technical note describes the evolution of venture philanthropy in the United States and in Europe. It discusses the business case for venture philanthropy, presents the main models available, and argues whi...Desde 8,20 €