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The factsheet shortly explains the role of IFC in financing inclusive business endeavours. Describing untapped business opportunities among low-income communities, the article emphasizes the win-win of inclusive business models for economic growth and human development.

This collaboration between YSB and BCG looks at how Venture Philanthropists have a unique opportunity to shape the future of social business. The report outlines a methodology to help Venture Philanthropists maximise the social impact of their investments, by analysing the type of data they are measuring their success with, as well as the quality of non-financial support they can provide.

This data summary provides a snapshot of more than 2,500 early-stage ventures that applied to over 50 acceleration programs in Sub-Saharan Africa, and includes regional insights for East and West Africa and country-specific information for Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria.

The GALI team consistently hears questions from accelerators and others in the field about financial sustainability. In this brief, we ask: How do accelerators fund their programs, and how do different funding profiles relate to different accelerator offerings?

The report outlines the data around INGOs’ current approaches to making investments, receiving investments, providing technical assistance, and building the impact investing ecosystem. It then delves into some of the most important issues for INGOs, including internal capacity, organizational culture, measurement, and partnerships. Each section is complemented by short sidebars that bring these topics into greater clarity through specific examples of how INGOs are engaging. These examples are then expanded into short profiles.

The paper gives a general definition of inclusive business models and the base of the pyramid. Additionally IFC’s basic approach to foster inclusive business is explained as well as the process from classifying referring companies and types of inclusive business models, to reviewing them.

This short briefing, the fifth in a series that demonstrates how specific products and services can expand the reach of financing for smallholder farmers, draws on an aggregate analysis of leading social lenders’ portfolios and metrics, and examines current lending practices, considers the future trajectory of the sector, and highlights opportunities for investors and funders to support the sector’s future growth.

This short briefing, the third in a series that demonstrates how specific products and services can expand the reach of financing for smallholder farmers, takes stock of the existing landscape of smallholder impact and risk measurement and devises tools and suggestions to align these efforts for greater future impact.