Archive for August, 2009

Join us 9/22 as we co-host the…

August 31, 2009 No Comments

Join us 9/22 as we co-host the CEO of @GPMicrofinance for a talk on the future of microfinance http://tinyurl.com/nblxoc

Tags: Asides

“The Next Era in Microfinance”: Sept. 22 event featuring GP’s Rick Beckett

August 31, 2009 No Comments

On Tuesday, September 22, Global Partnerships’ President & CEO Rick Beckett will speak on the topic of “The Next Era of Microfinance” at the Frye Art Museum Auditorium. SeaMo and Global Partnerships are cosponsoring the event.

Featured

New Microfinance Network in Ye…

August 31, 2009 No Comments

New Microfinance Network in Yemen http://bit.ly/fv0yy

Tags: Asides

Job at Innovations for Poverty…

August 31, 2009 No Comments

Job at Innovations for Poverty Action, microfinance and poverty research center in New Haven http://tinyurl.com/lwqhrw

Tags: Asides

RT: @gpmicrofinance: Time Maga…

August 30, 2009 No Comments

RT: @gpmicrofinance: Time Magazine: Is savings-led microfinance the next big thing? http://bit.ly/oSYGH

Tags: Asides

NYTimes on Microfinance: “Some…

August 29, 2009 No Comments

NYTimes on Microfinance: “Some Fear Profit Will Trump Poverty Efforts” http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/28/business/global/28micro.html

Tags: Asides

“no microfinance institutions …

August 29, 2009 No Comments

“no microfinance institutions have failed as of early August” –AmericanBanker.com http://tinyurl.com/kwhty8

Tags: Asides

#FollowFriday @drewmeyers @sco…

August 28, 2009 No Comments

#FollowFriday @drewmeyers @scotteverett @mfinsider @gpmicrofinance @unitus

Tags: Asides

write up on unitedprosperity.o…

August 28, 2009 No Comments

write up on unitedprosperity.org a microcredit guarantee broker http://bit.ly/DKRbR

Tags: Asides

RT: @scotteverett: Free Onlin…

August 28, 2009 No Comments

RT: @scotteverett: Free Online Microfinance class taught by Berkeley, Wharton, & Columbia professors. http://bit.ly/ugIqQ

Tags: Asides
Page 1 of 712345»...Last »

Wokai Seattle: Drinks for a Better World on December 8th

Wokai commissioned emerging Chinese photographers to travel to remote rural villages and capture images of Wokai’s work in microfinance....

2011 Law and Development Institute Conference on Saturday, Dec. 10, at Seattle University

By Diane Lourdes Dick.  The Law and Development Institute (“LDI”) and Seattle University School of Law will host the...

Global Partnerships, Fonkoze Pledge to Reach 50,000 Women in 3 Years

In a partnership with Linked Foundation, Fonkoze and Global Partnerships plan to reach 50,000 poor and ultra poor women...

Zidisha Turns Microfinance on its Head

While conducting fieldwork for a microfinance organization in West Africa in 2006, Zidisha.org founder Julia Kurnia noticed something startling....

Points to Ponder: What is Microfinance?

By Diane Lourdes Dick.  What is “microfinance”? Does the term refer to a series of financial transactions, or does it suggest...