Join Grameen Foundation Technology Center to celebrate their 10-Year Anniversary Celebration with special events featuring the Mobile Agriculture program. Heather Thorne, the Director of ICT Innovation, will share her experiences on the ground in Uganda and discuss how Grameen Foundation is empowering poor farmers like Simon through innovative mobile phone solutions. Grameen Foundation Technology Center ...
Job Title: Senior Vice President, Product and Services Job Location: Boston, MA Organization ACCION International is a private, nonprofit organization with the mission of giving people the financial tools they need to work their way out of poverty. By providing “micro” loans, financial services and business training to poor men and women who start their ...
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The Seattle Foundation is running a region-wide giving campaign to support a range of non-profits, including many of the organizations SeaMo works with toward poverty alleviation. Please consider participating by supporting one of the following organizations: Global Partnerships Jolkona Agros International Esperanza
CGAP announces this year’s microfinance photography contest winner: http://multivu.prnewswire.com/mnr/cgap/50702/ Unitus announces its new approach: http://unituslabs.org/ And the CGAP blog has a great post about reaching the poorest of the poor with savings instruments: http://microfinance.cgap.org
ImpactAssets chose Global Partnerships as one of 50 investment funds contributing the most social and environmental value over and above the financial returns. For more information, see GP’s press release at: http://bit.ly/mjPcQb
This came across our desk this morning and so we thought we’d pass it along: Position: Website Development Volunteer Reports To: Brian Jaeger, Business Accelerator Manager The 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 ...
SeaMo recently caught up with The Borgen Project Founder Clint Borgen to get his thoughts on success, microfinance, and the power of the Northwest. Remember to join us as we host The Borgen Project on June 22nd for a Microfinance and Microbrews. Details here. If you had to point to one success you’re most proud ...
We asked Zidisha.org, a recent entrant into the microfinance world, to provide us with an update on the last six months. Here is their report: High lender demand and lender feedback has prompted Zidisha, a peer-to-peer microfinance organization, to fine-tune its model. Zidisha uses an online model that connects entrepreneurs to lenders while bypassing intermediaries ...
Should the leaders of the most powerful nation on earth be doing more to address global poverty? Are you interested in learning how you can have an impact by becoming a poverty alleviation advocate? Join Clint Borgen, the founder and Executive Director of The Borgen Project, as he discusses the strategic reasons for US involvement ...
Wokai has come up with an innovative fundraising idea that will be of interest to the culinary-minded amongst you: The Iron Chef Summer Cook Off will raise funds for microloan borrowers living in rural Sichuan and Inner Mongolia. This event is ideal for families, students, foodies, and anyone interested in supporting Microfinance in China. Dine ...