For those unable to spend the full 2 days at the conference, Microfinance USA is offering tickets by session for the plenary, breakout session, networking event, lunchtime session, or borrower tour.
EventsDebate erupted last week over the interest rates charged to microloan borrowers after The New York Times published a front page article criticizing some microfinance practitioners. What’s all the buzz about? Read Neil MacFarquar’s article that sparked the interest rate debate. Responses from: Opportunity Fund – “We must place mission before profits to help borrowers ...
EventsThe overwhelming success of the 2009 statewide “Microfinance, CA” conference demonstrated the enthusiasm among various players in the private and public sectors for a gathering to exchange ideas and resources to grow domestic microfinance. Expanding on the energy and momentum generated by the 2009 conference, Microfinance USA will bring together 800 ‐ 1,000 investors, policymakers, ...
EventsThis year’s Chicago Microfinance Conference, an annual event hosted by the Booth and Kellogg Schools of Business, includes speakers from Kiva, Grameen, Oikocredit, ShoreBank, Citigroup, and the IFC. Tickets sell out, so please register early if you plan to attend.
EventsPlease join ACCION, KIVA, Opportunity Fund and other microfinance organizations for a leading conference on Microfinance in the United States. The only event of its kind.
EventsWhy Kiva should ignore the critics and continue on with the business of revolutionizing microfinance.
News and CommentaryKiva is hiring in three regions: Western US, Latin America, and the Middle East.
Job PostingsOn the April Conference Call, Kiva described plans for a matching feature for individuals and groups to pair with new contributors.
News and CommentaryKiva is seeking applicants for two positions in San Francisco.
Job PostingsMarch 24, 2009 (Fortune) — When the economic downturn took hold last autumn, the management team at non-profit Kiva.org made a calculated bet to curb investment, anticipating that donors would slow the volume of small loans they make to entrepreneurs in the developing world. That slowdown never came. Now, the non-profit site is racing to ...
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