Global Partnerships is having their eighth annual Business of Hope Luncheon on Tuesday October 12th, 2010. Join Them for one of the largest celebrations of microfinance in the world. Learn firsthand of one family’s journey from poverty to self-sufficiency and discover how countless others are improving their lives through the work of Global Partnerships. The ...
EventsJolkona is a start-up non-profit organization that lets people choose how to impact the world through small donations (starting at just $5!), and unlike other micro-giving websites, they provide tangible proofs of impact for every donation. For example, if you spend $40 to educate a girl in Afghanistan for 1 year, you will receive a ...
FeaturedThe Washington CASH Business Accelerator’s mission is to help microenterprises grow their part-time businesses to full-time, sustainable ventures. The Business Accelerator serves as a conduit for increasing revenues by widening networking opportunities, eliminating isolation through a strong community of business owners, and providing individual professional office spaces. Specific Responsibilities: 1. Editor On Call Through email ...
Job PostingsWorld Affairs Council – Africa Connected Series Innovation, Education, and Leadership inAfrica: Building Blocks for Development What will it take to create truly, lasting sustainable progress in Africa? With so many development strategies in play today — microfinance, investment in education, investment in women, investment in global health, direct foreign aid — what really works? ...
EventsThirty years ago, Mohammad Yunus, a Bangladeshi Banker, U.S. educated Professor, economist and Nobel Peace Prize recipient responded to the plight of the severely poor. He loaned only $27 to forty-two people, taking them out of a predatory life-long loan shark cycle and provided them the opportunity to work themselves out of poverty. These were ...
EventsWhat are you doing next Thursday evening, August 26th? Want to come kick it with Vittana? Join us as we celebrate the end of a Seattle summer! Our party goes from 7-10 pm with the option of extending later, but you’re welcome to come earlier to hang out. There’s no real reason for this party ...
EventsWashington CASH, a non-profit that provides the business training, supportive community and capital to help enterprising individuals with limited financial resources gain self-sufficiency through small business ownership, is hosting an event in September called Cocktails For CASH. Come enjoy music, free appetizers, and discounted happy hour cocktails in downtown Seattle where all donations will help ...
EventsOver the last few years, the use of small business loans in the developing world has expanded rapidly. The mass appeal of making credit available to impoverished individuals is clear; this approach provides borrowers with a sustainable source of income while the industry itself can rely on investments rather than donations. For over 30 years ...
EventsGrameen Technology is hosting a networking/informational happy hour in Seattle tonight for anybody that is looking for some last minute plans and would like to learn more about Grameen Tech’s inititiatives. This is an opportunity to mingle with microfinance and technology enthusiasts as well as Grameen Foundation staff, including Tim Wood, their MoTeCH Director, who ...
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