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BSR Insight | Devex Impact: Where Business and Development Meet

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Nancy Wildfeir-Field, Former Director, Global Partnership Development

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November 20, 2012

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How does a company do well and do good? Increasingly, companies want to know how to create solutions to maximize economic outcomes, how to use their expertise to improve development outcomes, and how to put in place stewardship and governance policies that create a level playing field.  

During his plenary address at the BSR Conference 2012, USAID Administrator Rajiv Shah launched  Devex Impact, an online community that connects business professionals with development practitioners around the world. It provides breaking news, in-depth analysis, and practical information, including a database of public-private partnership case studies, tools to help identify potential partners, and opportunities to discover new approaches to make an impact. Its platform can connect peers across industries and geographies to help build partnerships that are good for both development and business.

As a member of the Devex Impact Strategic Advisory Council, BSR hopes to help transform global development through market-based activities and cross-sector partnerships.

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    About the Author(s)

    Nancy Wildfeir-Field

    Nancy Wildfeir-Field, Former Director, Global Partnership Development

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    Community Engagement & Development, Conference, Economic Development, Strategy & Integration

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