Oscar Abello

Oscar Abello is a communications/social media specialist in the global development industry. He writes about emerging ideas and trends in global development. Since 2009, he has also contributed to Nextbillion.net, the leading online hub focusing on the intersection between development and enterprise.

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Want To Boost The Economy (And Make The World Better)? Let In More Immigrants

Not only are immigrants huge drivers of small businesses, but they tend to bring about good changes in their home countries–both economically and politically. What could we do if we made it easier for them to come here?

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5 Things Social Enterprises Should Learn About Scale From Big Companies

To make a true difference, social enterprises have to get big–something they’re not often prepared to do. You know what’s very good at operating at large scale? Big corporations.

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The Smallest Nonprofits Should Have The Most Powerful Brands

Because it can be seen as taking time and money away from helping people, nonprofits often devote little or no time to developing their own brands. But this can be a huge mistake.

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Can The World Handle Complexity?

Despite the fact that global issues are incredibly complicated, people tend to break them down into easy-to-understand, black and white terms. But is a new generation prepared to embrace nuance?

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The Financial Crimes That Are Destroying The Economy Of The Developing World

For every dollar of aid that flows into developing economies, many more leave through complex networks of shell companies, false invoices, and tax havens. What would happen if all that money stayed in these struggling economies?

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How Entrepreneurs Are Transforming The Global Economy

Philip Auerswald’s new book discusses the power of distributed technologies–like cell phones and the Internet–and the businesspeople behind them to create change.

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Creating A Moneyball Approach To Impact Investing

Most organizations can’t afford to do detailed evaluations on the effect they’re having, which makes it hard for impact investors to find undervalued projects and make smart judgments about where to put their money.

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Global Giving Turns Evaluating Aid Into A Game

Using analytics to figure out whether development programs are working is an important new quest. The online giving organization is paying locals to collect simple stories about the impact of aid, to see if the dollars are adding up to anything.

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At the Ben & Jerry’s factory: Come for the ice cream, stay for the criminal justice refom

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Need a quick salad? These new vending machines have you covered

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The ingestible beauty boom: How Vital Proteins made collagen cool

Creativity

Comedy Central’s Clusterfest tackled mental health this year—here are 5 wellness tips from the panel

Creativity

Samuel L. Jackson hilariously calls out a glaring error on ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ posters

Creativity

Bruce Lee Elementary? Twitter weighs in on plan to rename Robert E. Lee schools

Co.Design

Sidewalk Labs reveals the key to its smart city plans: An $80M building factory

Co.Design

Want your kids to put their screens down? Here’s how AI could help

Co.Design

Google doubles down on its project to teach kids how to spot fake news

Work Life

Your company doesn’t need a social purpose to succeed. Here’s Why

Work Life

Frustrated by the job hunt? These surprising numbers show it’s not you, it’s the system

Work Life

Oscar Abello

Want To Boost The Economy (And Make The World Better)? Let In More Immigrants

Not only are immigrants huge drivers of small businesses, but they tend to bring about good changes in their home countries–both economically and politically. What could we do if we made it easier for them to come here?

5 Things Social Enterprises Should Learn About Scale From Big Companies

To make a true difference, social enterprises have to get big–something they’re not often prepared to do. You know what’s very good at operating at large scale? Big corporations.

The Smallest Nonprofits Should Have The Most Powerful Brands

Because it can be seen as taking time and money away from helping people, nonprofits often devote little or no time to developing their own brands. But this can be a huge mistake.

Can The World Handle Complexity?

Despite the fact that global issues are incredibly complicated, people tend to break them down into easy-to-understand, black and white terms. But is a new generation prepared to embrace nuance?

The Financial Crimes That Are Destroying The Economy Of The Developing World

For every dollar of aid that flows into developing economies, many more leave through complex networks of shell companies, false invoices, and tax havens. What would happen if all that money stayed in these struggling economies?

How Entrepreneurs Are Transforming The Global Economy

Philip Auerswald’s new book discusses the power of distributed technologies–like cell phones and the Internet–and the businesspeople behind them to create change.

Creating A Moneyball Approach To Impact Investing

Most organizations can’t afford to do detailed evaluations on the effect they’re having, which makes it hard for impact investors to find undervalued projects and make smart judgments about where to put their money.

Global Giving Turns Evaluating Aid Into A Game

Using analytics to figure out whether development programs are working is an important new quest. The online giving organization is paying locals to collect simple stories about the impact of aid, to see if the dollars are adding up to anything.

Impact

At the Ben & Jerry’s factory: Come for the ice cream, stay for the criminal justice refom

Need a quick salad? These new vending machines have you covered

The ingestible beauty boom: How Vital Proteins made collagen cool

Creativity

Comedy Central’s Clusterfest tackled mental health this year—here are 5 wellness tips from the panel

Samuel L. Jackson hilariously calls out a glaring error on ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ posters

Bruce Lee Elementary? Twitter weighs in on plan to rename Robert E. Lee schools

Co.Design

Sidewalk Labs reveals the key to its smart city plans: An $80M building factory

Want your kids to put their screens down? Here’s how AI could help

Google doubles down on its project to teach kids how to spot fake news

Work Life

Your company doesn’t need a social purpose to succeed. Here’s Why

Frustrated by the job hunt? These surprising numbers show it’s not you, it’s the system

Your job doesn’t feel fulfilling. Here’s what you can do to change that