3 Microfinance Groups Who Want to be Your Gift for Mother’s Day

May 6, 2009 2 Comments

We’re approaching Mother’s Day and a number of microfinance fundraisers are encouraging their donor/lenders to honor their mothers with a gift certificate or donation as thanks for bringing them into the world. Sounds like a great idea to me. Here are the appeals (linked) I’ve received:

Has anyone else seen microfinance appeals for Mother’s Day? If so, please comment with the URL at the end of this post. Oh, and here’s a picture of my mom and me. Thanks for everything, Mom!

momandme

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2 Comments to “3 Microfinance Groups Who Want to be Your Gift for Mother’s Day”
  1. Elyse Rowe says:

    Unitus also has a great opportunity to pay tribute to your mom with our Make Your Mark campaign (including having her name recognized on a locally commissioned art piece for our Nairobi office). http://www.unitus.com

  2. Scott says:

    At Grameen Foundation, we have a series of E-cards and encourage donations to be paired with the cards:

    http://www.grameenfoundation.org/e-cards/

    Cheers!

    Scott

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