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Puget Sound Investors Realize Social and Financial Returns from Microfinance Investment Fund

By Melisa ⋅ July 14, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Global Partnerships’ first fund provided five years of double-bottom-line returns
Seattle – Today, Global Partnerships (GP), a Seattle-based nonprofit that invests in high-performing, socially focused microfinance institutions in Latin America, announced that the cycle of its first $2 million microfinance investment fund has been completed, less than five years after the fund was closed. As [...]

The Unsung Heroes of Microfinance: Microloan Officers

By Chris Megargee ⋅ June 22, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Bolivian microloan officer Justiniano Osco visits 20 meetings every week, with some requiring a two-and-a-half-hour ride. His dedication to visiting communities in remote regions is typical of micofinance loan officers and reflects a key difference between microfinance institutions and traditional banks.

Secure Your Spot at the Global Partnerships Quarterly Breakfast Briefing on June 24

By Melisa ⋅ June 18, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Once a quarter, Global Partnerships hosts breakfast, as an opportunity to spend a morning with their staff, learning the basics about their microfinance programs.  The next quarterly breakfast will be held on Thursday, June 24, and they still have some open spots.  Coffee and bagels will be served and there will be plenty of time [...]

Job Openings at Kiva in Microfinance Development

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ May 5, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Kiva is hiring in three regions: Western US, Latin America, and the Middle East.

Obama Announces Microfinance Growth Fund

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ April 19, 2009 ⋅ One comment

During his opening remarks at the Summit of the Americas, President Obama announced a new Microfinance Growth Fund for the Western Hemisphere.

Regional Microcredit Summit

By Ryan Calkins ⋅ February 18, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Join Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Muhammad Yunus at the Latin America – Caribbean Regional Microcredit Summit June 8-10, 2009

Bankers Look to Microfinance as Finance Falters

By seamo ⋅ February 17, 2009 ⋅ Post a comment

Feb 16, 2009 — A majority of bankers in the Caribbean and Latin America expect the crisis in financial markets to last between one and three years, according to a new survey…The poll also found an increased interest expressed by bankers in microfinance, which caters to businesses with fewer than 10 employees. (full article)

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