Social Entrepreneurship

With these tips SIB's might be ready to do some globe trotting <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/dcgreer/6562841237/">Photo: dcgreer (flickr)</a>

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How to make social impact bonds work for the global South

Social impact bonds are popping up the world over, and consulting firm Instiglio has five tips for investors and governments looking to make them work in developing economies.

Traditional cooking fire in Myanmar. Photo: B. Manser for Mercy Corps.

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Sustainable Energy

Clean cookstoves in Mozambique lure big investors

This article was republished by The Christian Science Monitor .

Mera Gao Power: Men installing solar panels

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Sustainable Energy

To feed its growth, India weighs coal subsidies against solar ones

Could decentralized, solar energy be the solution to India’s power poverty?

The "Conservation Note" should protect large parcels of land from commercialization <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/walkercleaveland/1190467586/">Flickr, Adam Walker Cleaveland</a>

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Buy this forest! The Nature Conservancy puts idle capital to work for the planet

With its new "Conservation Note" initiative, the Nature Conservancy is giving back to those who give—with a guaranteed return on investment.

Soon social enterprises will have stock exchanges all their own; fancy architecture might take time <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevecadman/4714512004/sizes/l/in/photostream/">flickr, stevecadman</a>

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Marrying cash and change: social 'stock markets' spread worldwide

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With the population of the world's urban areas exploding, creative city planning and design is more important and vibrant than ever. Photo: <a href="http://www.designother90.org/cities/solutions/10x10-sandbag-house">Design with the other 90%</a>

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How to find the world's best urban designs: An interview with Cynthia Smith

"Design With the Other 90%: CITIES," an exhibit of innovative designs and technologies from the world's fast-growing urban areas, debuts on the West Coast at Mercy Corps'

A woman from the Konso district of Ethiopia makes shoes. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mercycorps/5512259779/in/photostream">Joni Kabana for Mercy Corps(flickr)</a>

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Different strokes for different folks: Why young entrepreneurs need customized assistance

One size doesn't fit all: Facing a youth unemployment crisis, a new report offers NGOs guidance on tailoring entrepreneurship programs to the specific needs of aspiring youth business owners.

Clogged drain or fabric store, which do you see? Photo:<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/gtzecosan/3486251054/sizes/z/in/photostream/">Sustainable Sanitation (Flickr)</a>

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Trash-to-purses project pays Filipinos to fend off floods

One man’s trash is another’s flood prevention. An entrepreneur and environmentalist fights flooding in the Philippines by transforming trash into fashion.