Morgan Ashenfelter
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What Can the Mining Sector Do for Liberia?
01 Oct 2014 | Liberia
A new report by Building Markets, called “Leaving a Trace: The Potential Economic Impacts of Mining in Liberia,” is the nation’s first in-depth mining sector overview re...
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Watch our Work in Action
15 May 2014 | Liberia
Watch Building Markets' work in action with this video....
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Upwardly Mobile. Building Markets Releases 2nd Market Overview Report
29 Aug 2013 | Liberia
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Liberia's First MSME Conference and Trade Fair Promotes Strong Local Businesses
01 May 2013 | Liberia
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Why Global Giving now? Or: Why not to put all your eggs in one basket
04 Sep 2012 | Building Markets
Why Global Giving can make us a better organization....
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A Case for Buying Local in Badakhshan
01 Feb 2012 | Building Markets
With $5 billion worth of construction projects throughout Afghanistan, the US Army Corps of Engineers is uniquely poised to direct millions of dollars into the hands of Afghan...
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A News Service for Aid Workers: Mark Goldberg, Tom Murphy & the DAWNS Digest
14 Dec 2011 | Building Markets
Limited bandwidth, fees per mega-bite and a fire-hose of information. It's difficult for aid workers to access humanitarian news all in one place. That's where Mark Goldberg, ...
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PDT Celebrates Global Entrepreneurship Week
15 Nov 2011 | Building Markets
PDT is excited to participate in Global Entrepreneurship Week this year! Here's why....
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African Youth, Technology and the Diaspora: An Interview with TMS Ruge
19 Oct 2011 | Building Markets
From climate change to the MDGs, how African youth, technology and the Diaspora are coming together to shape the future of Africa. In this interview, Teddy Ruge explains. ...
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Raising the Level
21 Jul 2011 | Building Markets
Morgan Ashenfelter on why stories sell and the need to improve the way fundraising tactics work....
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M-Banking Needs to E-merge
09 Jun 2011 | Building Markets
Mobile banking is no antidote to poverty. Having the ability to save money doesn’t help if you don’t have any money. But increasing access to the tools that help and encou...
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Leveraging Liberia's Expats
23 Mar 2011 | Building Markets
We recently discovered the Liberia Expat Google group, and we couldn't be happier. It's the perfect example of what PDT does but on a smaller scale. Think Yellow Pages meets M...
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Can Microfinance Reduce Poverty?
01 Feb 2011 | Building Markets
Microfinance seems to be the latest buzz word in the international development world, thanks to several high-profile micro-lending organizations and the recent string of preda...
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Think Local: Making Mining Work in Liberia
19 Mar 2014 | Building Markets
In Liberia mining concessionaires represent opportunity. Yet they can also symbolize a missed opportunity when goods and services are purchased outside of the country. Buildin...
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SMI-L's 2nd Newsletter Showcases Creative Ways of Engaging Buyers & Suppliers
09 May 2013 | Liberia
Our May newsletter is out!...
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Call for Applications: Be a Market Changer
07 Mar 2013 | Liberia
Apply now to be a part of Liberia’s first MSME Conference and Trade Fair and showcase your business to top buyers!...
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New Year, New Board Chair
29 Nov 2012 | Building Markets
A nonprofit organization is only as good as its board. We're thrilled to welcome Eric Nonacs as our new Chair....
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Kabul Arrival
10 Jan 2012 | Building Markets
Afghanistan is a tough and brutal place but is filled with inspiring and determined people. We hope the fellow can capture some of that on video....
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Enabling Entrepreneurs Through Crowdfunding: Kiva's Matt Flannery Talks Microloans
07 Dec 2011 | Building Markets
CEO of Kiva, Matt Flannery, talks about the exciting new initiatives taking place at Kiva and why the possibilities of lending through digital platforms are both inspiring and...
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PDT Heads to South Sudan
09 Nov 2011 | Building Markets
The UN Mission to South Sudan added local procurement to its mandate, and we're excited! PDT is on the ground in Juba, talking with stakeholders about establishing a Peace Div...
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Liberia's Elections: The Entrepreneur's View
11 Oct 2011 | Building Markets
Trying to measure the success of Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf's first term is complicated. Putting faith in entrepreneurs to creatively grow Liberia's agricultural sector is not. ...
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How to Wean Liberia Off Aid: A Conversation with Todd Moss
13 Jul 2011 | Building Markets
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf's goal of weaning Liberia off of international aid in ten years seems like a daunting task. So we sat down with to see how realistic her goal is....
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Côte d'Ivoire's Cocoa Ban Backfires
12 May 2011 | Building Markets
Crippling businesses and crushing livelihoods of Côte d'Ivoire's poorest. Why was a cocoa embargo a good idea?...
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Girl Power! Success Stories from PDT
08 Mar 2011 | Building Markets
Today is International Women’s Day. At Peace Dividend Trust (PDT) we’re celebrating by showcasing the female entrepreneurs that we work with everyday....
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The New York Office Gets Flashy
09 Oct 2012 | Building Markets
Why the New York office of Building Markets has a disco party every time a Liberian searches for a business opportunity on our business portal....
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Moving Beyond Handouts in Haiti
08 Feb 2012 | Building Markets
Why one Haitian businessman calls us the most important NGO in Haiti....
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Meet Mariana Keller, PDT's Journalism Fellow
04 Jan 2012 | Building Markets
We've chosen Mariana Keller as the fellow for PDT's Best Fellowship Ever. She's gearing up for her trip to Kabul and Port-au-Prince where she'll be telling the stories of the ...
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Afghanistan: The Land of Dreams and Industry
17 Nov 2011 | Building Markets
With the draw down of troops and global reductions in foreign aid, Afghanistan faces challenging years ahead. But you've heard that refrain before. For GEW, we're looking at s...
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Beneficiaries, Idealism and Admitting Failure
20 Oct 2011 | Building Markets
If the goal of development aid is to eliminate the need for aid, then publicly admitting failure is a necessity....
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Maximizing Liberia's Entrepreneurial Hustle
13 Sep 2011 | Building Markets
Seeing the private sector develop through the entrepreneurial hustle of individual Liberians – not the Liberian government or government aid agencies – is not only excepti...
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Going Dutch in Afghanistan
23 Jun 2011 | Building Markets
Why the Senate Foreign Relations Committee's estimate that 97% of Afghanistan's GDP is reliant upon military and donor aid is misleading, to say the least....
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For Mother's Day, Don't Forget The Lug Nut
05 May 2011 | Building Markets
Is selling Haitian artisans' work at Macy's smart aid?...
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World Vision: What are you seeing?
15 Feb 2011 | Building Markets
PDT is throwing its hat into the ring on the World Vision NFL T-Shirt debate. @good_intents (via @saundra_s) has an aggregated listing, thanks Saundra!...
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