I used to want to work for non-profits and NGOs. But somewhere along the way, I made a switch. Now I support using a business model, 100%. Why? Because, in short, businesses have the impact that NGOs can only dream of in the developing world.
It seems, as Melinda Gates explains in the first 12 minutes of this TED talk, that NGOs have quite a lot to learn from the business world.
msafiri mzungu 
October 17, 2010 at 6:43 pm
Craigslist is my favorite business. They do an incredible service, and pay for what they need. The buck stops there, and there is no desire to just “keep growing,” or “making more money.” They help people, done.
This article brings it out beatifully. Anyways, just some food for thought: http://dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/12/08/craigslist-meets-the-capitalists/
Its my favorite business model, ever.
October 17, 2010 at 7:31 pm
awesome. here’s one of my favorite business models – gore and gore-tex:
http://kn.theiet.org/magazine/issues/0818/people-profit0818.cfm
and, http://www.gore.com/en_xx/aboutus/culture/index.html