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About us > ExpertiseThe social entrepreneur leadership team at the New Development Solutions Group (NDSG) works to successfully create local solutions by designing, creating and implementing innovative models that facilitate efficient income generating and educational opportunities. Our success is derived from creating practical, low cost and flexible solutions that address real and perceived needs and offer compelling opportunities. NDSG conducts extensive analysis to ensure that the designed solution and implementation mechanism is one that is appropriate for the local environment and constituents. Our success is achieved through an interdisciplinary, intuitive and non-linear approach whereby all stakeholders add value. Throughout this process we are constantly focused on ensuring that financial, human and organizational capital is effectively and efficiently utilized to create impact that produces a continuous “multiplier effect.” At our core we firmly believe that sustainable success can only be achieved through work that truly empowers local constituents.
Through our combination of passion, in-depth analysis, creativity and persistent execution we are facilitating profound and measurable progress every day through the leadership of our non for profit Community Enterprise Solutions (CE Solutions) and its sister organization Social Entrepreneur Corps (SE Corps). These entities empower the successful work of Soluciones Comunitarias (SolCom), Turismo Ixil (TIX) and the Centro Explorativo (CentroEx), all locally owned and administered ventures that we have created to establish long term field-based financial and administrative self-sustainability.
In addition, we have years of experience supporting other development organizations, institutions, universities and individuals in their efforts to create community impact. These efforts have taken us from the remote reaches of Guatemala to distant villages in Senegal to the war torn regions of Bosnia Herzegovina. Our expertise, gained through years of experience, is both deep and wide. An outline of our entrepreneurial and educational expertise is as follows:
NDSG has proven success analyzing community needs by diagnosing both real and perceived needs as well as actual wants and desires.
2005
Identification of needs for services/products for rural families including wood burning stoves, glasses, water purifiers, energy efficient light bulbs and seeds and solar solutions.
Solution identification and model design
NDSG has proven success addressing needs through the identification of solutions and creation of models that are appropriate, compelling and sustainable.
The MicroConsignment Model is a powerful solution that creates village-level access to essential products/services while generating a compelling and profitable entrepreneurial opportunity.
Feasibility studies and pilot project implementation
NDSG has proven success designing and implementing feasibility studies and pilot project implementation strategies and tactics that leverage existing infrastructures and capacities.
2010
Assessment of the feasibility of creating volunteer/internship programs for Franklin & Marshall College students (and potentially students from other colleges and universities) in Cape Town, South Africa. Analysis of the resources available for student programs and organizations currently working in the Cape Town area.Lead design and implementation of VisionSpring’s reading glasses MicroConsignment initiative in Latin America including El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay and Nicaragua. Read more… 2004
Lead design and implementation of VisionSpring’s reading glasses MicroConsignment initiative in Latin America including El Salvador, Mexico, Paraguay and Nicaragua.
NDSG has proven success managing all aspects of development projects that endeavor to create access and opportunity for vulnerable rural constituents.
Design and implementation of a first time small business and organization conference/exposition in rural Guatemala attended by over fifty organizations with the former Guatemalan president as the keynote speaker.
Social enterprise/organizational development
NDSG has proven success creating local social enterprises and organizations from the bottom up in order achieve local administrative and financial self-sustainability.
2006
The design and establishment of a Guatemalan owned and run social enterprise to implement the MicroConsignment Model on a national scale and incubate new products/solutions for rural low income families.
NDSG has proven success training rural developing country constituents, organization leadership and budding development professionals.
2005
The development of training techniques and execution of training for leadership and hundreds of rural entrepreneurs, university students and young professionals.
NDSG has proven success creating marketing strategies, tactics and materials that speak to real and perceived rural needs and address wants and desires in the appropriate way and in the appropriate place.
2004
The design of social marketing strategies, tactics and materials to reach rural villagers in need of eye exams and reading glasses including village outreach strategies, radio campaigns, flyers, handouts and posters.
Resource and material design and creation
NDSG has proven success designing resources that fill niches to create access for rural low income villagers and development organizations alike.
2009
The design and creation of a free website to encourage the dissemination of inventions, innovations and distribution strategies that benefit individuals and communities at the base of the pyramid. Visit the website here.
NDSG has proven success designing and implementing expansion strategies and tactics for models that can effect positive change for rural constituents.
2004
The expansion of the VisionSpring reading glasses MicroConsignment Model to Paraguay leveraging an extensive micro credit delivery structure already in place.
NDSG has proven success asking the right questions, listening and analyzing in order to both evaluate existing projects as well as recommend modifications and solutions for moving forward.
2004
The evaluation of a greenhouse and income generation project for displaced families from Kosovo living in the Southern region of the Serb republic.
