"Thanks very much for this, it looks very interesting. Will the lecture transcript or presentation also be posted online? It would be great if you could share it here for those of us that cannot attend. Caroline"
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Caroline Ashley, Editor replied to Lisa Wanono-Rahman's discussion Invitation to attend London lecture with Governor Atiur Rahman on opportunities in South Asia and Bangladesh in the group Bangladesh NetworkA blog post by Caroline Ashley, Editor was featured'creaming off' the easy to reach BOP?
So social businesess are selling to the not-so-poor 'base of the pyramid' not the true bottom of the pyramid. It's obvious. But it's thought-provoking."Where is the BOP healthcare fortune?" by Andy Thornton in Stanford Social Innovation Review, states what we probably all already knew, but with clarity. That social enterprises segment their markets, and they prioritise those that are easier…See More
Caroline Ashley, Editor commented on Karen Smith's blog post Making a plan"Great progress as well as a great example of 'making a plan!'"
Caroline Ashley, Editor posted a blog post'creaming off' the easy to reach BOP?
So social businesess are selling to the not-so-poor 'base of the pyramid' not the true bottom of the pyramid. It's obvious. But it's thought-provoking."Where is the BOP healthcare fortune?" by Andy Thornton in Stanford Social Innovation Review, states what we probably all already knew, but with clarity. That social enterprises segment their markets, and they prioritise those that are easier…See More
Caroline Ashley, Editor commented on Anton Simanowitz's blog post Managing for impact"Anton
thanks for these very interesting questions. I think you are right to push us to consider more about how measuring impact relates to organisational improvement and not just proving results to outsiders. Perhaps we should…"
A blog post by Caroline Ashley, Editor was featuredGetting the best value from your measurement of results
'Measuring Impact, for Impact' was the title of our event last night, and the running theme of the evening was about how to ensure that results are tracked in a way that adds value to decisions, rather than in a way that ends in a mess of data or dusty reports.You may have seen some of detailed economic impact reports done by Ethan Kapstein (the ones with several zeros) for clients such as Standard Chartered Bank and…See More
Caroline Ashley, Editor commented on Duncan White's blog post Micro-hydro - What the numbers say"What a great blog Duncan, thanks so much. Indeed I was one who hears these sceptical questions rather often, and your replies are fascinating. The fact that households can save 15% of household income is so powerful that I am heading…"
Caroline Ashley, Editor posted a blog postGetting the best value from your measurement of results
'Measuring Impact, for Impact' was the title of our event last night, and the running theme of the evening was about how to ensure that results are tracked in a way that adds value to decisions, rather than in a way that ends in a mess of data or dusty reports.You may have seen some of detailed economic impact reports done by Ethan Kapstein (the ones with several zeros) for clients such as Standard Chartered Bank and…See More
Caroline Ashley, Editor replied to Caroline Ashley, Editor's discussion Catalysing private sector development or boxing it in a log-frame? in the group Inclusive Business Impacts Network"A related blog on why BIF cannot well report cost per job created, and some thoughts on what universal or comparable metrics can be used, are in this…"
Caroline Ashley, Editor replied to Camille Chouan's discussion Making the most of Agricultural Development in the group Agriculture Network"Thanks for highlighting this useful report. It certainly unpacks what can be meant by 'inclusive' in different agribusiness models. Caroline"
Caroline Ashley, Editor added a discussion to the group Inclusive Business Impacts Network
Tracking progress - if not impact - of the Practitioner Hub
Our M&E system is usually tracking the results of inclusive business ventures, not of knowledge exchange. But it's important to track results of this Hub too.See a new blog on this topic, which looks at spend per visitor (coming down to around £1 per unique visitor per month) and considers the relevance of this metric: …See More
Karen Smith commented on Caroline Ashley, Editor's blog post A growing Practitioner Hub! £1 per visit milestone. Value?"What would be the cost of not having a Hub? I think in the age of the internet a project such as BIF HAS to have a website to share materials. There is no more effective way of managing all the learning that is being generated by our projects and…"
Caroline Ashley, Editor commented on Andrew Chishiba Kambobe's blog post Letting companies hear from each other as an approach to knowledge and Information Sharing"Thanks Andrew. It is great to hear that participants reported an increase in their own awareness of the importance of innovation, and see it as part of their route to success.
I agree on the value of inclusive business…"
Simon Maxwell commented on Caroline Ashley, Editor's blog post A growing Practitioner Hub! £1 per visit milestone. Value?"
Thanks, Caroline, for an interesting post. What I like about the website is that it both makes the case for Inclusive Business and demonstrates with practical examples how it can be done. If donors are looking for ‘impact’, then I…"
A blog post by Caroline Ashley, Editor was featuredA growing Practitioner Hub! £1 per visit milestone. Value?
Visitors to the Hub topped 4,000 in both February and March, for the first time since we were established. In March there were 4,700 unique visitors. As the monthly running cost of the Hub in March was approx £4,700 this marks a milestone: £1 per visitor.Is that good value? For you the user? For the taxpayers (to DFID and Sida) who fund the Hub? We’d be delighted to hear your thoughts.The Hub does not set out to simply maximise traffic. We have a clear niche in the busy world of websites on…See More
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- About My Work
- As Learning and Results Manager of both the Business Innovation Facility and Innovations Against Poverty, my job is to make sure these two programmes deliver results by learning about inclusive business and sharing new ideas widely.
One of my specific roles is track and assess results - helping partners and the overall programme to analyse the impacts of inclusive business, and what is working. This builds on my previous work looking at development impacts of enterprise and pro-poor aspects of value chains.
Helping practitioner make the best use of existing good practice is another task. On the Practitioner Hub we will signpost inclusive business practitioners to useful information and ideas (whether from us or from others), and provide a platform for practitioner dialogue.
So my job, along with team members, is to ensure we don't just push lots of ideas and documents hither and thither, but focus on quality and relevance. What is useful to practitioners? Why and how is it useful?
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- Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia, India, Bangladesh
- Issues of Interest
- Inclusive Business: Value Chains, Inclusive Business: Products and Services, Low carbon and climate resilient business models, Working in partnership, Impact assessment, Investment Climate & Regulation, Working with farmers & the informal sector, Role of donors/governments, Driving & managing change inside the company, Value chains, Small and medium enterprises, The informal sector, Fair and ethical trade, Donor coordination
- Main Reason for Joining this Site
- Networking with fellow practitioners
Caroline Ashley, Editor's Blog
'creaming off' the easy to reach BOP?
So social businesess are selling to the not-so-poor 'base of the pyramid' not the true bottom of the pyramid. It's obvious. But it's thought-provoking.
"Where is the BOP healthcare fortune?" by Andy Thornton in Stanford Social Innovation Review, states what we probably all already knew, but with clarity. That social enterprises segment their markets, and they prioritise those that…
ContinuePosted on May 23, 2013 at 23:36
Getting the best value from your measurement of results
'Measuring Impact, for Impact' was the title of our event last night, and the running theme of the evening was about how to ensure that results are tracked in a way that adds value to decisions, rather than in a way that ends in a mess of data or dusty reports.
You may have seen some of detailed economic impact reports done by Ethan Kapstein (the ones with several zeros) for clients such as Standard Chartered…
ContinuePosted on May 2, 2013 at 21:00
A growing Practitioner Hub! £1 per visit milestone. Value?
Visitors to the Hub topped 4,000 in both February and March, for the first time since we were established. In March there were 4,700 unique visitors. As the monthly running cost of the Hub in March was approx £4,700 this marks a milestone: £1 per visitor.
Is that good value? For you the user? For the taxpayers (to DFID and Sida) who fund the Hub? We’d be delighted to hear your thoughts.
The Hub does not set out to simply maximise traffic. We have a clear niche in…
Continue Posted on April 10, 2013 at 15:00 — 2 Comments
Innovation as big medicine - recommended blog
"If we want to do business model innovation, that’s big medicine. It will require we throw away some of the stuff that has made us successful. And it will touch almost everyone. If we’re going to take that on, the CEO must take a heavy hand."
Mike Shipulski, in a blog entitled 'Innovation Eats Itself'.…
ContinuePosted on March 23, 2013 at 12:04
Comment Wall (1 comment)
- At 15:27 on November 29, 2012, Dan Berelowitz said…
Thanks Caroline, I would be very happy to write something for the blog. The most recent research is quite UK focused so would like to suggest a few ways that it may apply to the international community. How long and when for?
I know Healthstore pretty well but would be really interested to hear of other models you know of?
Thanks so much
Dan
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