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Attend the Private Screening and Fundraiser for ‘To Catch a Dollar’

Washington CASH & Express Credit Union cordially invite you to a Private Screening and Fundraiser for the documentary “To Catch a Dollar: Muhammad Yunus Banks on America .’
Will Muhammad Yunus’s Nobel winning Grameen model succeed in the financial capital of the world?
Thirty years ago a young economist in Bangladesh loaned a total of [...]

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

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 [...]

Muhammad Yunus to Speak at Town Hall on May 23 about his New Book, Business with a Conscience

Microcredit pioneer Muhammad Yunus, winner of the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize (along with the Grameen Bank, which he founded) has developed a new approach to capitalism: social business. Yunus, author of Building Social Business, says social business will create self-supporting enterprises that generate economic growth even as they produce goods and services that make the [...]

Come to the Oikocredit Summer of Microfinance Kick-off Event on May 21

This summer Oikocredit is building a movement that will alleviate poverty and empower communities around the globe.  Come to house parties or a larger event on May 21, and meet Oikocredit’s Executive Director Terry Provance via live web-stream.  Chat, eat and drink fair trade goodies, and hear about the movement.
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Calgary Microcredit Conference Open Call for Speakers

The Calgary Microcredit Conference committee, hosted by the Rotary Microcredit Task Force, the Rotarian Action Group for Microcredit and the UEnd Foundation is now accepting submissions for presentations. This conference will bring together local, national and international key players. It will mobilize residents of Calgary to fulfill their commitment to creating a sustainable, poverty free world for all. Submit a one-page abstract of your presentation/paper and your presentation credentials by April 15th, 2010. We encourage submissions in all areas of microcredit.

Microcredit Panel in Everett with Congressman Rick Larsen and GP CEO Rick Beckett

The Snohomish County chapter of RESULTS is hosting a forum addressing microcredit and its impact on global poverty and development on Tuesday, April 6 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, 215 W. Mukilteo Blvd., in Everett.

Microfinance’s Circular Firing Squad

Why Kiva should ignore the critics and continue on with the business of revolutionizing microfinance.

Microfinance Roundup May 21, 2009

The AFP reports from the Global Microcredit Summit in Spain that the vast majority of the world’s poor still have no access to microcredit. (link)
PC World reports on the work of Mifos to create affordable software solutions for microfinance institutions. (link)
Tim Ferris talks about Matt Flannery, Jessica Jackley, and Muhammad Yunus in “Think Big, Start [...]

Pro Mujer Video: Giving Women Credit

An 8 minute video describing the Pro Mujer method of combining microfinancial services with healthcare, education, and occupational training.

Sam Daley-Harris on Slumdog Millionaire

Feb 28, 2009 — Unlike the movie-goers in the theatre, who pinned their hopes for one chai wallah (tea seller) escaping the horrors of the slums of Mumbai, India, on the long-shot odds of his winning the Indian version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, we knew that right now, there is a tool [...]