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Why WeWork Didn’t Work as Planned: 4 Lessons on Corporate Governance

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Why WeWork Didn’t Work as Planned: 4 Lessons on Corporate Governance. When the company’s pre-IPO registration papers were made public on the Securities and Exchange Commission website in August, it gave external investors and journalists a first, clear look at its financials, its business plan and governance structures.

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P3 Accelerated Learning Program Ethiopia

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The Partnership Accelerated Learning Program The Partners The Luminos Fund The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Ministry of Education The Idea and the Action The profound learning crisis facing young children today is not one that any single organization or government can address alone.

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Outcomes-Based Financing: The Quality Education India Development Impact Bond

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The initiative was a pioneering collaboration between leaders from across private and philanthropic sectors to scale up proven interventions to improve learning outcomes of students, as well as address the critical gap in financing by unlocking new funding and making existing funding work better. times compared to other students.

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The Haiti Humanitarian Air Bridge: Facilitating Aid

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Through private sector donations from aviation and logistics companies and by leveraging economies of scale through multi-agency charter flights, the air bridge program provided the aid community with fast, free transportation access. The operation of these flights to Haiti saved the aid community more than $1.24

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The Plastics Solutions Alliance: A Recycling Value Chain in Timor-Leste

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Through three strategic collaborations with the Secretary of State for the Environment; the Ministry of Tourism, Commerce and Industry; and the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, it aligns with the government “zero-plastic” policy push and national climate and disaster risk-mitigation efforts. About the Expert. Vidya Mani.

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The Challenge Initiative: Expanding Access to Family Planning

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Institute for Population and Reproductive Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health The Idea and the Action The Challenge Initiative (TCI) offers a unique approach to financing, scaling and sustaining family planning programs that are designed to address the rapid urbanization taking place in Africa and Asia.

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Missing the Mark on A Project? Here's a Way to Get Back on Track.

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For instance: Leaders may anchor too strongly to the original plan, failing to scale up or down appropriately in response to changes. By designing governance structures that de-emphasize sunk costs and focus on future profitability, organizations can help leaders make more objective decisions. About the Expert Manel Baucells David M.