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Microcredit Summit Announces Next Year’s Location: Africa/Middle East

Africa/Middle East Regional Microcredit Summit to be held April 7-10, 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya.

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• Jolkona.org: Leveraging Micro-Donations for Macro-Impact http://tinyurl.com/lbn8ql
• RT: @mifos: - Stay tuned for next release of #opensource MIS platform for #microfinance - Mifos 1.3 ships 7/31- http://tr.im/qwOc
• RT: @moniguzman: Go us: Seattle set a new city record for recycling: 50% vs. national rate of 32% http://bit.ly/BL0HE
• comparing and contrasting @kiva and @microplace. authors says,"kiva for lenders, microplace for investors" http://tinyurl.com/n2jb5z
• #microfinance in detroit: http://tinyurl.com/n38ont
• Just put up some photos of Microfinance and Microbrews. Great event with @unitus and their Prez, Ed Bland http://tinyurl.com/lh8b4h
• interesting peer to peer lending platform for students http://unithrive.org/
• RT: @Kiva: College students and Professors! Come check out @CampusKiva http://www.campuskiva.org, your niche within @Kiva
• Microfinance for Investors: http://tinyurl.com/mxer4b
• RT: @robgarciasj: Peer-to-peer lending is flourishing amid the credit crisis, says @sacbee_news http://bit.ly/2kOLh1
• Great event on July 8 if you are in the #bayarea and interested in #microfinance http://svmn.net/
• daylong board meeting for seamo. determining how we can expand our support for #microfinance http://www.seattlemicrofinance.org/
• microloans prompt better business training for microentrepreneurs http://bit.ly/qPHTX
• and if you haven't heard about @Kiva 's new currency risk feature, check out: http://tinyurl.com/n6b7tq
• #followfriday today is for @kintan who's taking a risk by leaping into a new job. congrats!
• Local Microfinance in Seattle via Re-Vision Labs http://bit.ly/2lRclD
• CGAP: Mobile Banking from Concept to Reality http://www.cgap.org/p/site/c/template.rc/1.26.10806/
• Richard Rosenberg--one of the best microfinance analysts--on Compartamos' falling interest rates http://tinyurl.com/maytfp
• Congrats! RT: @gpmicrofinance: Global Partnerships awarded $180k grant for social investment strategy. http://bit.ly/NEX9Z
• Microlending comes to the Bay Area http://bit.ly/jI1CA
• Nicaraguan paper reports increase in microfinance delinquency http://tinyurl.com/lbryuc
• Dear Spain, Condolences on the loss, what with the #1 ranking, string of shutouts, etc. Are we for real now? http://tinyurl.com/kpcwb2
• Great project in microfinance fundraising: http://bit.ly/DlR2 via @mficonnect
• Spread the word about openings on our Board. Seeking passionate people to help end poverty via microfinance http://tinyurl.com/npzv4y
• RT: @Unitus: Unitus's recent expansion in Africa and our strategic affiliate featured in Seattle Times http://bit.ly/UbSQk
• Don't count loanio out as a p2p lender http://bit.ly/3kZem
• RT: @P2PConsulting: Africa: Microfinance Faces Collapse As Financial Crisis Bites http://bit.ly/258FF
• Socially Responsible Investing - Here and Abroad Conference http://tinyurl.com/mkblk8
• RT @mattflannery: @kiva One of my favorite quotes in defense of Dr Yunus: " I like what he's doing a lot more than what you are not doing."
• RT: @mattflannery : Do u support our launch in the USA @kiva Vote here. Http://Poll.fm/10vqy
• #Microfinance and Maria Shriver's cupcakes http://bit.ly/YM2gs
• those in seattle should join us thursday for an event with @unitus http://tinyurl.com/no5edb #microloanmonday
• to #microloanmonday panelists: what will it take to institute universal SPMs? Should PPI be the starting point?
• sorry to join the #microloanmonday convo late. just back from a meeting. thanks to @rarenaud for setting up.
• RT: @rarenaud: Today is #MicroloanMonday 12n-2pm CST- Panel will include @zyOzyfounder @mficonnect @Bhalchander - Join Us!
• great article by @lindsclint http://beyondprofitmag.com/?p=30
• RT @Jolkona Foundation featured on Seattle Times' giving blog. Add your thoughts on how we are doing http://bit.ly/NdvSk
• new job opportunities in microfinance at global partnerships http://tinyurl.com/l9turm @gpmicrofinance
• microcredit summit founder's remarks. powerful story of redemption and opportunity in microfinance http://tinyurl.com/kkbb48
• cautionary tale of microfinance for profit only (without a social component) http://tinyurl.com/lvhao3
• city of bozeman asks for employees' social media passwords http://tinyurl.com/kn5ym3
• microfinance job in portland oregon http://tinyurl.com/l2jskg
• great latin music (juanes especially) supporting microfinance: http://www.oem.com.mx/elsoldesanluis/notas/n1206765.htm
• congrats @sloane on the great twirlit interview! http://bit.ly/172XOD
• New book "Microfinance for Bankers and Investors". Not my niche, but I'm sure it's valuable for someone: http://tinyurl.com/m8vmup
• Village Phone: a tech innovation from Seattle for microfinance: http://bit.ly/fWOMZ
• Head of M-Pesa: Its not about mobile banking, it's about moving money.
• Just talked with Hunter Walk, Dir. at YouTube about online video and MF.
• 1B people have phones but no bank account--opening for mobile banking: http://tinyurl.com/nt8wbb
• Microfinance taking off in US: http://bit.ly/T6xiI
• microloans for US university students: http://bit.ly/JnLD4
• meeting CFO of @microplace this morning in san francisco.
• at @kiva office now. holstein cow stools must be from ikea.
• congrats to @adnanmahmud on the launch of the new p2p giving website: http://www.jolkona.org/
• ORD to SFO today to meet Matt @kiva. any questions for him or them?
• coverage of kiva's us launch in san fran chronicle http://bit.ly/plMon /c/a/2009/06/10/MNPV183N78.DTL
• premal shah, president of kiva, just gave a great interview on GMA, explaining the process of #microfinance in the US through @kiva
• RT: @Kiva: Mark your calendars, schedule your DVR, & tell everyone you know. Kiva makes a BIG announcement on Good Morning America TOMORROW
• Beyond Good Intentions: Micro-lending http://bit.ly/uSz8n
• the days of catastrophe from crop failure may be over in india thanks to microinsurance: http://tinyurl.com/nkoj9t
• intrigued! RT @nickcaintwtr Big announcement from @Kiva coming up on....on ABC World News, BBC, and NPR. http://tinyurl.com/nom64d
• great part time job for grad student in NYC interested in ending poverty: http://tinyurl.com/nuc22n
• RT: @AgrosIntl: From now until 6/30, every $ you donate to Agros will be matched! Help us qualify for the full $100k match at http://www.agros.org
• RT: @OptINnow: Please join us, armed with your questions, on June 22nd for another round of #MicroloanMonday!
• no mention of microinsurance yet. v. important as another means of smoothing household budgets. #microloanmonday
• should we distinguish between for profit MFIs and nonprofit MFIs with social missions? #microloanmonday
• Central Banks regulate microsavings more than microcredit, since savings can have systemic risk for national economy. #microloanmonday
• credit is like saving down rather than saving up. not a bad thing, but riskier. #microloanmonday
• what area of microfinance has the greatest impact? recent studies seem to indicate microsavings makes the biggest impact #microloanmonday
• #MicroloanMonday hosted by @rarenaud today. join us for the conversation
• RT: @AJRenold: Tomorrow live chat with Jeffery Sachs on #microfinance, email questions in today! http://tinyurl.com/ncjpwt
• RT: @ibl: The lecture on Social Business that Muhammad Yunus gave in London on 29 May is now on YouTube: http://bit.ly/O9L7D
• Mark Twain: "20 years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did do."
• i know i'm gonna take some heat for this, but i kinda like bing. and i'm a heavy google application user (maps, gmail, apps, etc.)
• Friday #Microfinance Roundup: social performance ratings and the reach of microfinance http://tinyurl.com/puxgd8
• anyone know of microfinance projects in Burma? Funder is looking to donate
• #followfriday choice for this week: @gabrielscheer friend, activist, volunteer, green advocate and all around great person
• are you a spanish speaking, microfinance expert interested in working for a startup? DM me I'll connect you to an org that's hiring
• RT: @OptINnow: Join us 6/8 for #MicroloanMonday from 12-2pm cst- @bhalchander & @rarenaud will be on hand for Q&A around Microfinance
• RT: @ibl: How can an investor in microfinance be sure that social performance is being measured? Here's how: http://bit.ly/yUvF2
• Microfinance Roundup: Nicaragua Trip, Ixtapa/Yoga/Ending Poverty, Gates Foundation: http://tinyurl.com/rcmu3e
• Microfinance Roundup: Nicaragua Trip, Ixtapa/Yoga/Ending Poverty, Gates Foundation: http://tinyurl.com/rcmu3e
• RT: @mfinsights: We are offering a FREE 1 year e-subscription! Valid until June 30th! http://www.microfinanceinsights.com
• Microfinance Opportunities is seeking a summer intern in DC office. more info: http://www.microfinanceopportunities.org
• Microfinance job opening in Mozambique with the UN: http://bit.ly/xj56q
• myKRO.org thoughts on twitter and microfinance: http://bit.ly/m6yLL
• RT: @bhalchander: @sloane is going to the Phillipines as a @kiva fellow. Help her out with a buck or two. http://bit.ly/54MXR
• impressed by the work of @chfonline: http://twitter.com/CHFonline they deserve more followers!
• PlaNet Finance to launch micro-insurance schemes: http://tinyurl.com/n3qblw
• At wrigley for cubs-dodgers on a sunny saturday afternoon with lindsay. Couldn't be better.
• #followfriday @chalespinosa for tweets that make me envious. @PIH_org hoping to see Farmer in the Obama Admin!
• more about express credit union in seattle: http://bit.ly/EgLxc
• Job Opportunity: Global Assets Project http://bit.ly/Cl1xE
• RT: @daveschappell: http://www.vittana.org and http://www.sortuv.com named to fbFund REV 2009 - go Seattle Startups go!
• RT: @savetogether: By end of month, Kiva will roll-out foreign exchange hedging for lenders to help absorb risk now passed to borrowers
• just created a twitter feed on our website. check it out: http://www.seattlemicrofinance.org/
• TY @timberry - the best "rules of twitter etiquette" i've seen: http://tinyurl.com/o2mw7t
• if you aren't already following the Aid debate b/w Sachs and Moyo and others, you should be: http://tinyurl.com/p8nfp4
• Go! Go! Go! RT: @bhalchander: http://www.unitedprosperity.org commenced operations - Social guarantees for microfinance