For all the recent hype, inequality and joblessness stifle the dynamic growth of Africa’s middle class. 1.Between 1980 and 2010, Africa’s middle class almost tripled in size — from 115 million to 327 million, or about a third of theRead more…
Asia rising
This Economist report examines the rise of Asia in engineering services, environmental technology, food processing, healthcare, oil/gas, and wholesale/retail. The report can serve as a ’template’ to see where the Christians can be placed into from corporations, cities, and countriesRead more…
TBN National Conference 2014 – 26 February 2014 in London
As a business or professional person, your skills can have an impact of the neediest areas of the world. By mentoring and training emerging entrepreneurs, helping establish a business or investing, you can bring transformation and combat poverty. This year’sRead more…
A Partial Wonder
An interesting look at the extent to which microfinance actually affects poverty.Read more…
A Social Solution, Without Going the Nonprofit…
A great article on using for-profit entities to do non-profit work and a great example of what it looks liked to be a socially-conscious entrepreneur.Read more…
Book Review: The White Man’s Burden
This book is a strong rebuttal of Jeffery Sach’s work, The End of Poverty. Easterly’s thesis is, over the last 60 years USAID’s, World Bank’s, etc., top-down method to eradicate poverty has been a total failure.Read more…
Book Review: Out of Poverty
This is another book about how to get the world out of poverty. It is based on the work of Paul Polak who started International Development Enterprises (IDE)Read more…
Book Review: Creating a World Without Poverty
This is Professor Yunnus’ latest book which talks about establishing Social Businesses which is different then Social Enterprise. This is an excellent book on clarifying issues of poverty and the place of business in dealing with poverty.Read more…
McKinsey Quarterly: The state of philanthropy
Jacqueline Novogratz discusses the challenges that divide and unite today’s philanthropic community.Read more…
Movement Launch Guide
What if you could spend just 60 minutes and save 1000 lives?Gather 5-10 friends at your dorm, apartment or home. Use this guide to launch a movement from your living roomRead more…