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Mifos at Grameen Foundation is Hiring an Account Executive

March 26, 2010 No Comments

Mifos, http://www.mifos.org/, Grameen Foundation’s open source software platform that gives MFIs a cost-effective, flexible management information system (MIS) is seeking an Account Executive in Seattle.

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Program Assistant, Technology for Microfinance at Grameen Foundation

February 15, 2010 2 Comments

The Technology for Microfinance (T4MF) team is focused on transforming technology from a barrier into an accelerator for microfinance institutions.  The team is engaging in an 18-month program to build the technology capacity of microfinance institutions in Asia, the Middle East, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Job Summary: Grameen Foundation USA is seeking a Program Assistant located ...

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Technology and Microfinance

March 10, 2009 No Comments

March 9, 2009 (Computerworld) Aaron Yu wants to share his enthusiasm for Kiva, a nonprofit microfinancing organization. He sees Facebook as a prime way to do that. (full article)

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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...