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A Little Foresight, A Big Impact

A friend just sent me a link to an article from the BBC on the threat of wasted aid dollars in the developing world.   Normally I see articles (and books) on this subject related to how aid dollars have already been wasted.  This article, however, warns of the inefficiency of waiting until a crisis occurs [...]

Thoughts on Social Business, Part 2: I Scream for Yogurt

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Several posts ago, we blogged about the idea of using for-profit business models for social benefits, one example of this being Ben & Jerry’s partnership with the ONE Campaign.  While we salute this effort and contribution to improve the quality of life, we posed the following question: Is there a more effective way to use business [...]