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SVMN Meeting

February 19, 2009 No Comments

Feb 19, 2009 — The next Silicon Valley Microfinance Network (SVMN) meeting will be Tuesday, February 24, 2009 and will feature Evelyn Huang of Opportunity Fund (formerly Lenders for Community Development), Ben Mangan of EARN, and Julie Adams of Women’s Initiative for Self Employment.

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Silicon Valley Microfinance Network Meeting

February 6, 2009 No Comments

Feb 6, 2009 — The next Silicon Valley Microfinance Network (SVMN) meeting will be Tuesday, February 24, 2009 and will feature Evelyn Huang of Opportunity Fund, Ben Mangan of EARN, and Julie Adams of Women’s Initiative for Self Employment.

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Wokai Seattle: Drinks for a Better World on December 8th

Wokai commissioned emerging Chinese photographers to travel to remote rural villages and capture images of Wokai’s work in microfinance....

2011 Law and Development Institute Conference on Saturday, Dec. 10, at Seattle University

By Diane Lourdes Dick.  The Law and Development Institute (“LDI”) and Seattle University School of Law will host the...

Global Partnerships, Fonkoze Pledge to Reach 50,000 Women in 3 Years

In a partnership with Linked Foundation, Fonkoze and Global Partnerships plan to reach 50,000 poor and ultra poor women...

Zidisha Turns Microfinance on its Head

While conducting fieldwork for a microfinance organization in West Africa in 2006, Zidisha.org founder Julia Kurnia noticed something startling....

Points to Ponder: What is Microfinance?

By Diane Lourdes Dick.  What is “microfinance”? Does the term refer to a series of financial transactions, or does it suggest...