The green revolution , in agriculture , which saved an estimated billion files , was made by a non-profit. Paul pollack , and his non-profit IDE, got 20 millio

The green revolution , in agriculture , which saved an estimated billion files , was made by a non-profit. Paul pollack , and his non-profit IDE, got 20 million people out poverty by offering radically affordable irrigation technology and building private markets for such products. There have been new kinds of non-profits that combine a non-profit goal + financial sustainability. They appear to work better in some cases. For those who are interested in sucssesful non-profit business models and organizations, nextbillion.net is a good site.