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Kiva and Visa Partner Up, Extend Into Gulf Coast Region

Kiva, fresh off its expansion into higher education loans and one year after its entrance into the U.S. market, is moving full speed ahead to help Gulf Coast entrepreneurs recover from devastating setbacks.READ MORE

ACCION, the World's Most Effective Non-Profit Microfinance, Thrives on Constant Innovation

"The more successful a breakthrough is, the sooner it becomes obsolete and therefore one must move to the next stage," says the former CEO.READ MORE

Class of '07: The The Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Award Winners

Organization What It Does Results Grade ACCION International CEO: María Otero www.accion.org Winner's Statement Trains banks around the world to be microfinance partners, making small loans ...READ MORE

Social Capitalists: Profiles

Accion International Entrepreneurship: A- Innovation: A Social Impact: A+ Aspiration: B+ Sustainability: B+ Boston, Massachusetts Maria Otero, President and CEO www.accion.org "We have taken traditional ...READ MORE

The Change Masters

How do you solve the world's problems? With creativity, passion, and the savvy to turn scarce resources into big impact. Meet the winners of the 2005 Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Awards.READ MORE

Filling the Void

Introducing the Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Award winners--25 entrepreneurs solving the world's toughest problems with creativity, ingenuity, and passion. Because they can't stand a vacuum.READ MORE

Fruit Stand Lending

Who's that man walking through the street markets of Ecuador, trying to make $50 loans? It's Michael Chu, a former executive of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts Co., the world's most powerful leveraged buyout operator.READ MORE

Social Capitalists

The top 20 groups that are changing the world.READ MORE

Social Entrepreneurship

 There is a movement across the globe today that says solutions to society's most pressing social issues cannot be left up to the government to determine. Social entrepreneurs are business owners that decide to take on ...READ MORE

New Profit

Make money. Change the world. Better yet, says Good Capital, do both.READ MORE

As Microfinance Explodes in India, Regulators Step Up Oversight

The Indian Microfinance Platform is launching this month, increasing transparency and standardizing reporting for the public domain.READ MORE

The Change Masters

How do you solve the world's problems? With creativity, passion, and the savvy to turn scarce resources into big impact. Meet the winners of the 2005 Fast Company/Monitor Group Social Capitalist Awards.READ MORE

Bhagwan Chowdhry's FAB Campaign Aims to Put $100 in Bank Account for Every Baby

Bhagwan Chowdhry, a Professor of Finance at UCLA's Anderson School, outlines his organization's mission to give every newborn in the world access to financial legitimacy.READ MORE

Now the Good News...

Venture philanthropy. Patient capital. For-benefit corporations. What if you could actually make a profit while changing the world?READ MORE

Social Capitalists

The top 20 groups that are changing the world.READ MORE

Microinsurance: The New Microcredit

A core value in my consulting work with corporations is that CSR will only be effective and sustainable if it is aligned with the company’s business mission. So it’s exciting to see an innovative iteration of that principle where ...READ MORE