Time: “Microfinance Still Hums, Despite Global Financial Crisis”
December 4, 2008 1 CommentTime: “Microfinance Still Hums, Despite Global Financial Crisis”
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Global Washington Launch
December 4, 2008 No CommentsLast night I attended the launch of Global Washington, whose mission is to link all of Washington’s organizations working to end poverty in the developing world. More than 250 people attended, representing microfinance, disaster relief, and poverty alleviation organizations, as well as churches, universities, government agencies and businesses. Bill Clapp undertook the initiative two years ...
News and CommentaryInternships: Web Optimization and Media Analyst – Wokai
December 2, 2008 No CommentsWokai’s website, launched in November 2008, is the center of our work. In order to drive traffic to the site we are recruiting two interns to work with our Marketing Director in Wokai’s Beijing office during the spring of 2009. Each intern will work closely with the Marketing Director and take on different areas of ...
Job PostingsAssociate Program Officer – Gates Foundation
December 2, 2008 No CommentsNearly 2.5 billion people live on less than $2 a day. For one person in eight, hunger is a constant, potentially deadly, companion. The vast majority of the poor also lack access to the most basic financial services and only a tiny minority have access to the Internet. The foundation’s Global Development Program is working ...
Job PostingsOffice Manager – UNITUS
December 2, 2008 1 CommentOffice Manager - Unitus Job Category: Administration Salary: Competitive Last day to apply: December 19, 2008 Last updated: October 21, 2008 Type: Full time Unitus, an international nonprofit organization, works to reduce global poverty by increasing access to life-changing microfinance services. We seek out and partner with young, high-potential microfinance (MF) providers, helping them build capacity, ...
Job PostingsNYTimes: “Turning Around the Idea of Student Loans”
December 2, 2008 No CommentsNYTimes: “Turning Around the Idea of Student Loans”
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