- Virtual Learning is Here: Understanding How to Manage It
Virtual Learning is Here: Understanding How to Manage It
Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Global Virtual Learning CenterA Discussion With: Amy GillettVice President / EducationSecretary, WDI Board of Directors Meghan NeuhausSenior Project Manager, Grants Management John BranchUniversity of Michigan Professor, WDI Research Fellow Online learning has gone from an interesting endeavor to an absolute necessity for many institutions in just a few weeks. The reason,… - (With Video) WDI’s First 24-Hour Competition Yields Energetic Results
(With Video) WDI’s First 24-Hour Competition Yields Energetic Results
Friday, May 1, 2020
Note: This page has been updated with the above video, it was originally published on Feb. 19, 2020. The competition took place over 24 hours, Feb. 13-14. Bakulu Power is a young company focused on building a renewable energy “mini grid” for residents of Lubya Island in Uganda’s Lake… - Moving Past Traditional Philanthropy: A Q&A with Frank Giustra
Moving Past Traditional Philanthropy: A Q&A with Frank Giustra
Monday, April 27, 2020
Note: The following interview was originally published on NextBillion.net, which is managed by WDI. By Scott Anderson Several months before the COVID-19 crisis began, I reached out to the communications professionals at the Clinton Giustra Enterprise Partnership (CGEP). I had hoped to talk to them about the organization’s spin-off from… - COVID-19 Update
COVID-19 Update
Wednesday, March 18, 2020
Businesses, nonprofits and educational institutions are working swiftly to adapt to the global challenge presented by COVID-19. The William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan is no exception... - How Businesses Can Support Refugee Food Entrepreneurship
How Businesses Can Support Refugee Food Entrepreneurship
Thursday, March 5, 2020
Note: This article was originally published in Business Fights Poverty. By Kristin Babbie Kelterborn and Amy Gillett at WDI, and Johanna Mendelson Forman, The Stimson Center The global refugee population is at the highest level on record and there is no sign of the crisis abating. The most common private… - WDI Speaker: ‘Come For the Food, Stay for the People’
WDI Speaker: ‘Come For the Food, Stay for the People’
Thursday, February 27, 2020
Culinary-focused travel has become a hot trend within the tourism sector in recent years. Tourists increasingly prefer to let their taste buds decide how and where they travel. For cities and countries looking to market themselves, culinary tourism has become an essential and powerful branding element. But can this kind… - Perspective: Firms Adopting ‘Lean’ Research Can Expect Wide Impacts
Perspective: Firms Adopting ‘Lean’ Research Can Expect Wide Impacts
Tuesday, February 25, 2020
WDI has teamed up with MIT D-Lab on a new case study By Rebecca Baylor For over 10 years, the Performance Measurement and Improvement (PMI) team at the William Davidson Institute at the University of Michigan has been using robust monitoring and evaluation approaches to measure results and generate… - Entrepreneurship Leader Featured as Next Global Impact Speaker
Entrepreneurship Leader Featured as Next Global Impact Speaker
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
Juan Carlos Thomas, Director of Entrepreneurship at TechnoServe, a nonprofit organization focused on harnessing the power of the private sector to help people lift themselves out of poverty, will be the next WDI Global Impact Speaker. TechnoServe was recently rated the No. 1 nonprofit for reducing poverty by ImpactMatters.… - WDI Faculty Affiliate Driven to Strengthen Entrepreneurship Ed.
WDI Faculty Affiliate Driven to Strengthen Entrepreneurship Ed.
Monday, January 20, 2020
Julie Felker is a WDI faculty affiliate and senior consultant. She has worked with WDI in Papua New Guinea to assess entrepreneurship education at four universities in order to understand their needs and priorities in the context of local economic conditions. - Perspective: Is Vertical Integration Good or Bad for Off-Grid Energy Access?
Perspective: Is Vertical Integration Good or Bad for Off-Grid Energy Access?
Wednesday, January 15, 2020
By Paul Clyde and Colm Fay Pay as you go (PAYG) off-grid energy access business models are often vertically integrated, in that they include elements of manufacturing, distribution, consumer financing, payment collection and after-sales service. A topic of some debate within the PAYG sector is whether unbundling these business models,…
