by Denver Frederick | Apr 6, 2021 | Guest Interview
Legatum Limited is one of the most interesting enterprises you’ll ever come across. It’s a private investment firm headquartered in Dubai that uses its own funds to invest globally. The firm also invests in activities that promote anti-slavery, health, and educational initiatives, and it does so in a very distinctive fashion. And here to explain it all to us is Mark Stoleson, the CEO, and a partner at Legatum.
by Denver Frederick | Mar 12, 2018 | Guest Interview
The largest non-governmental organization in the world– with well over 100,000 employees– is BRAC, and the NGO Advisor which ranks these organizations, has placed BRAC at the very top of the heap, rated number one for two years in a row. So, if you’re not familiar with them, this is a splendid opportunity to become so, and we’ll do that now courtesy of Donella Rapier, the President and CEO of BRAC USA.
by Denver Frederick | Aug 15, 2016 | Guest Interview
Grameen America is the fastest-growing microfinance organization in the United States, giving very small loans to women in poverty to build businesses. They have helped over 70,000 women and have a remarkable payback rate of 99.6%, according to Andrea Jung, their President and CEO.
In this segment from The Business of Giving, Ms. Andrea Jung, who previously served as the CEO of Avon Products for 12 years, discusses the importance of social capital and outlines how to take a nonprofit to scale. She also shares how she is going about making Grameen America a sustainable enterprise and what inspired her to move from the corporate world to the nonprofit sector.
by Denver Frederick | Jul 17, 2016 | Guest Interview
Grameen America is the fastest-growing microfinance organization in the United States, giving very small loans to women in poverty to build businesses. They have helped over 70,000 women and have a remarkable payback rate of 99.6%, according to Andrea Jung, their President and CEO.
In this segment from The Business of Giving, Ms. Jung, who previously served as the CEO of Avon Products for 12 years, discusses the importance of social capital and outlines how to take a nonprofit to scale. She also shares how she is going about making Grameen America a sustainable enterprise and what inspired her to move from the corporate world to the nonprofit sector.
