Books & Publications

Building Social Business

by Muhammad Yunus

Social business, the concept of doing business to address a social problem, is designed to complement capitalism while addressing humanity’s critical issues, especially poverty.

In his new book, “Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity’s Most Pressing Needs,” Professor Muhammad Yunus explains how to implement and maintain this innovative business model for maximum impact. Meet Professor Yunus and purchase a signed copy of his book from May 14-24 in a city near you.

Tsunami Recovery: Rebuilding Aceh

Co-published by Grameen Foundation & American Red Cross

Tsunami Recovery: Rebuilding Aceh

Small Loans, Big Dreams: How Nobel Prize Winner Muhammad Yunus and Microfinance Are Changing the World

by Alex Counts

Alex Counts' journey into microfinance began more than twenty years ago when as a young college student he wrote to Muhammad Yunus asking to join his fascinating work at Grameen Bank. In his new book, Small Loans, Big Dreams, Counts, president and CEO of Grameen Foundation, tells the story of microfinance through the eyes of both the borrowers and the leaders of microfinance in a compelling new book.

Purchase Small Loans, Big Dreams here.

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Banker to the Poor: Microlending and the Battle Against World Poverty

by Muhammad Yunus

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Give Us Credit: How Muhammad Yunus' Microlending Revolution is Empowering Women from Bangladesh to Chicago

by Alex Counts

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White Papers

Measuring the Impact of Microfinance: Taking Another Look

Kathleen Odell

In Measuring the Impact of Microfinance: Taking Another Look, Odell examines studies which have demonstrated that microfinance helps poor people better cope with financial shocks that often upend their lives. It also addresses the difficulties in isolating microfinance’s impact from the myriad forces at play in poor people’s lives.
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Community Knowledge Worker Pilot Report

Grameen Foundation’s Community Knowledge Worker Initiative is based on the belief that a distributed network of intermediaries, or Community Knowledge Workers (CKWs), can use mobile devices to collect and disseminate information to improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.

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No Footsteps to Follow: The talent gap in the development finance sector in India

Co-published by Grameen Foundation, the Center for Creative Leadership, Continuum and ShoreCap Exchange (February 2010)

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Climate Change and Microfinance

Asif Dowla

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"Elevated Food Prices Impact on Microfinance Clients Practitioners"

Zaved Ahmed and Camilla Nestor, Grameen Foundation. Article in Microbanking Bulletin (Spring 2009)

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"Three perspectives on the achievements, challenges and future of microfinance"

Credit Suisse Research Quarterly (June 2009)

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Microfinance Institution Life Cycle Case Study