NEXSO Presentation

Make changehappen. Faster.

Find, share, and build development solutions

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Explore NEXSO

NEXSO connects solution providers and solution seekers to build effective and innovative approaches to development challenges.

NEXSO was created by the Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF), a member of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group. The MIF and the IDB have decades of develop-ment experience and unparalleled convening power with public and private institutions throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Now NEXSO makes it possible for all to partici-pate in a cutting-edge approach to building solutions to development challenges.

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INNOVATION IN

500WORDS

Solution providers Tell the world about your solution. Connect with potential partners and funders. Identify gaps in the market. Compare your ideas with those of your peers. Refine and strengthen your concept.

Solution seekersBrowse a unique collection of powerful develop-ment solutions. See what others in the field have tried and learned. Invest in emerging models. Find the answers to your needs.

Promote with NEXSO

Promote with NEXSO

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Concept Stage SolutionsPromising but unproven ideas find peer advice, technical assistance, and funding opportunities through NEXSO

Market-Ready SolutionsSolutions that have been tested, have evidence of results and impact, and are ready to be replicated elsewhere find partners and adopters through NEXSO.

NEXSO Solutions can be business models, methodologies, technologies, products, processes...

NEXSO Challenges

NEXSO Challenges offer solutions providers the chance to compete to receive exclusive access to new opportunities—mentorship, funding, or other benefits—from sponsors.

Corporations, foundations, development finance institutions, and other funding organizations sponsor challenges in order to crowdsource new solutions for persistent development problems.

NEXSO works with sponsors to develop Challenge themes, collect and screen applications, and select winners.

All submitted solutions become part of the NEXSO community, and remain eligible to connect with other market opportunities.

MICROFINANCE:FOSTERING INNOVATIVE IDEAS

Argentina 2014

Solutions that Transform Latin America and the Caribbean.

STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIESTHROUGH INNOVATIVESOLUTIONS

III Call forProposals for Civil SocietyOrganizations

Financedby Japan

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Founded by experts, built by communityThe NEXSO marketplace is filled with solutions submitted by members themselves.

A solution’s visibility is determined by such factors as:

Evidence of success or impact

Ratings and feedback from other NEXSO

members

Innovation and replicability

Participation andperformance in

NEXSO Challenges

Join NEXSO

NEXSO:• Equips innovators with marketing tools. NEXSO allows providers to promote their solutions quickly, easily, and effectively.

• Democratizes access to funding. With NEXSO, solution providers can contact potential partners and investors directly.

• Strengthens concepts. Networking among peers, powerful mapping tools, and incubation support make NEXSO the ideal place to develop ideas and ready them for launch.

• Amplifies reach. NEXSO can raise the profile of an individual or organization region-wide—and beyond.

• Sparks creativity. NEXSO broadens horizons, facilitates cross-pollination, and opens the doors of possibility.

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NEXSO offers unique opportunities to all players in the international development sphere.

Entrepreneurs, international develop-ment practitioners, public and private stakeholders, investors, and Challenge sponsors all work together to build and grow NEXSO.

www.nexso.orgMake change happen. Faster. The tool you’ve needed is finally here.