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Kinara Capital Bags $24.4 Mn Debt Funding From Impact Investment Exchange, Blueorchard 
Kinara Capital, an Indian startup that offers short-term, unsecured loans to small and medium businesses, has just received $24.4 million in debt funding, the Times of India reports. The funding...more
Kinara Capital, an Indian startup that offers short-term, unsecured loans to small and medium businesses, has just received $24.4 million in debt funding, the Times of India reports. The funding...more
Sparking Innovation and Inspiration
Foundation: Kellogg Foundation
For more than 30 years,Henrie Treadwell has been fighting for racial equity at the University of South Carolina, where she became the school's first black graduate since Reconstruction, the...more
Foundation: Kellogg Foundation
For more than 30 years,Henrie Treadwell has been fighting for racial equity at the University of South Carolina, where she became the school's first black graduate since Reconstruction, the...more
Africa Regional Director
An international nonprofit is looking for a regional director to lead its efforts in Africa, and it's looking for someone with "strong interpersonal leadership skills" and a "growth...more
An international nonprofit is looking for a regional director to lead its efforts in Africa, and it's looking for someone with "strong interpersonal leadership skills" and a "growth...more
School Boards Discuss Bond, Budget Requests with Orange County Commissioners 
"We know money is tight and we know it's tough times," says the chair of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board in North Carolina. "And everybody knows public education is under attack from...more
"We know money is tight and we know it's tough times," says the chair of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools board in North Carolina. "And everybody knows public education is under attack from...more
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Influencing Social Good Through Retail
When Hannah Davis traveled to China to teach English, she noticed how Chinese workers and farmers were often sporting olive green army-style shoes. Those shoes served as her inspiration to create her own social enterprise, Bangs Shoes.