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3BL Media Kiva.org's New Green Loans in Mongolia

Kiva.org announced that it's going green in Mongolia. (from Beth Ritchey). This means that you can (soon) make a Kiva loan for an eco-conscious project.

[By the way -- making a $25 loan on Kiva.org is really easy, fun and connects you to the world, one person at a time. Elegant Roots just loaned $25 to Fady, a carpenter in Beirut, Le

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Added by 3BL Media on March 10, 2010 at 9:13pm — No Comments

Rick Hinkle Women See Great Progress, But Obstacles to Equality Remain

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Added by Rick Hinkle on March 9, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

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Added by Rick Hinkle on March 4, 2010 at 6:25pm — No Comments

Aaron Cote “Bentley Microfinance Group Present’s The Global Microfinance Summit: Investing in the India’s Underprivileged”

What: The Global Microfinance Summit is an event that will educate Bentley students, staff, faculty, friends, family, and the Greater Boston area about the values of microfinance. Speakers from all over the world will share their knowledge of Microfinance, their experiences from working in the field, and the virtues of giving back to the commun

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Added by Aaron Cote on March 3, 2010 at 2:20pm — No Comments

Salah Boukadoum Increasing MFI Capital Through Business Partnership - the Good Returns Model

Under a new and innovative business model, for-profits and non-profits can work together to dramatically increase the capital pool available to nonprofit MFIs. The model is called Good Returns: a business agrees to invest its profits each year for a one-year period into MFIs in the form of an interest-free loan. It's a "win-win-win-win" for the business, customers, MFI, and the MFI clients.

I started the first Good Returns model company one year ago, Soap Hope. Soap Hope sel
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Added by Salah Boukadoum on February 8, 2010 at 4:40pm — 1 Comment

Chris Becker US is flying cash into Haiti for Fonkoze Microfinance

Posted is an article from America.gov Washington — The U.S. government has put cash in the hands of Fonkoze, the largest microfinance institution in Haiti, in a mission that required close cooperation of the U.S. military, the United Nations and multiple U.S. government agencies. In the wake of the devastating earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, Fonkoze was the o… Continue

Added by Chris Becker on February 3, 2010 at 10:04pm — No Comments

Nicole Vournazos Givology.org

As Microfinance becomes an increasingly used avenue to help the poor and disenfranchised, more and more students are getting involved. As a microfinance club, I thought you might be interested in the work of Givology. Launched in September 2008 by students at the University of Pennsylvania, Givology is an Internet online giving marketplace for education that leverages small dollar donations to support grassroots projects and student scholarships in the developing world. As a person-to-person co… Continue

Added by Nicole Vournazos on January 24, 2010 at 7:22pm — No Comments

Chris Becker An Urgent Message to Friends of Fonkoze Regarding the Earthquake

An Urgent Message to Friends of Fonkoze Regarding the Earthquake Dear Friend of Fonkoze, Naturally, all of us who care about Fonkoze and Haiti were alarmed to hear about the tragic earthquake that struck just before 5pm EST yesterday, and wondering what was happening and how we could help. We are writing this message to share what we know and will update it frequently. Thanks to all of you who have sent messages of support and donations already. We have limited information but here is what w… Continue

Added by Chris Becker on January 14, 2010 at 3:10pm — No Comments

Chris Becker Hope International: Help Haiti Survivors

In light of the recent tragedy that occurred in Haiti on Tuesday, I wanted to pass along this newsletter I got from Hope International earlier today. Our Hearts and Prayers go out to everyone affected by the earthquake.

Earthquake’s effects will compound: Disaster rel… Continue

Added by Chris Becker on January 14, 2010 at 3:08pm — No Comments

Abdul Mannan Barbhuiya Wishing you & your family a very Happy New Year 2010

Hello Everyone, Wishing you & your family a very Happy New Year 2010. May God bless you & your family with peace, prosperity, happiness and good health. Continue

Added by Abdul Mannan Barbhuiya on December 31, 2009 at 12:20pm — No Comments

Lizanne Megrue Hope Sings to benefit Microfinance!

http://www.hopesings.net/ I invite all to log in, hear the story and buy Beth's first song. Beth Blatt is an amazing composer, singer and person who is passionate about what she does. Beth and I were classmates at Dartmouth many years ago.... Enjoy! Continue

Added by Lizanne Megrue on December 21, 2009 at 12:36pm — No Comments

3BL Media A Bridge Over Troubled Waters

GoodB Blog New York State of Mind A new law on the books since last year in New York helps protect subprime mortgage holders from foreclosure. A similar bill protecting prime borrowers recently was passed by the State Legislature. The bill requires lenders to give 90 days' warning and forces lenders into settlement conferences with borrowers before proceeding with foreclosure. Read More Love Thy Neighbor The "City of Brotherly Love" lives up to its name these days with a foreclosure prevent… Continue

Added by 3BL Media on December 19, 2009 at 10:36am — No Comments

Yeoh Xin Yi Struggling

There are people out there who are struggling to live, and then there are people struggling to get to those who are struggling to live! I've been trying to get into mfi or voluntary organisations to help, while keeping my day job. But this is increasingly difficult. Believe i'm not the only one out there who is trying to make a difference, and want the best of both worlds. And this, in the sense that i can make a difference every day as part of my life, not as a task, but as a habit. like eati… Continue

Added by Yeoh Xin Yi on December 13, 2009 at 12:11pm — No Comments

Narendran Vijay Mahajan unveils wish list for Microfinance’s future

Microfinance Focus, Dec. 12, 2009: BASIX founder and Indian microfinance icon Mr Vijay Mahajan sees microfinance sector come out of its traditional role and venture out with many new products and expanding financial services to both women and men. In a keynote address at the Srijan Microfinance Summit in Mumbai recently, he insisted that by 2012 the financial inclusion should be achieved without giving any excuse. He was confident that the microfinance sector in India will achieve it with the h… Continue

Added by Narendran on December 13, 2009 at 2:58am — No Comments

Chris Becker Nearly 60% of American Pastors have never heard of microfinanace

I was just cleaning out my inbox and came across a newsletter from Hope International. In it they cite the results of a Barna Research Group study that asked pastors about their understanding of Microfinance. It was surprising to me to find out that 58% said that they have never heard of it. I believe that America's pastors would be some of microfinance's strongest advocates and supporters. Next time you get a chance to talk to your pastor, won't you please tell them about micofinance? It could… Continue

Added by Chris Becker on December 12, 2009 at 12:14pm — No Comments

3BL Media Peacekeeper Cause-Metics Invites Women to Create One Collective, Global Voice to Stop Human Slavery and Poverty in Our Lifetime

What if you knew that every time you were putting on lipstick you were giving a girl a chance? PeaceKeeper Cause-Metics, a cosmetics line that gives donations to women’s health advocacy and urgent human rights issues, is inviting women to join them in taking action to end human trafficking. Can your buying power save a life? Absolutely! Your purchase will have a direct impact on women and children who are suffering extreme poverty, or have been sold into hard labor, or domestic or sexual servitu… Continue

Added by 3BL Media on December 1, 2009 at 9:29pm — No Comments

3BL Media PeaceKeeper Cause-Metics™ Offers Holiday Care Packages

PeaceKeeper Cause-Metics™ Holiday Care Packages are perfect holiday gifts that let you experience our award winning, 75% organic, mineral-based makeup line, and leave you wanting more. Each care package consists of a PeaceKeeper lipstick, nail polish and a lip gloss. Choose one of each for your customized care package here. PeaceKeeper’Cause-Metics is an enterprising philanthropic brand which… Continue

Added by 3BL Media on November 30, 2009 at 8:47pm — No Comments

Alex Simon Grameen Foundation Ingenuity Fund Challenge!

"Every day, women around the world living on less than $1 a day combine ingenuity, creativity and hard work to make ends meet. Now is your chance to show your own ingenuity, and have the chance to win a trip overseas for you and a guest to be a part of Grameen Foundation’s innovative delivery of microfinance and technology services to the world’s poorest. The Ingenuity Fund Challenge is a way for you to make an impact on ending the cycle of poverty faced by millions around the world by tapping… Continue

Added by Alex Simon on November 25, 2009 at 1:18pm — No Comments

Chris Becker Indiana Univerisity Students Visit Opporuntity International To Learn More About Microfinance

Trockman Microfinance Initiative at Indiana University recently visited Opportunity Internationals headquarters in Champaign, Illinois. To find out more about their visit and what they got out of it, visit the Opportunity Blog.

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Added by Chris Becker on November 24, 2009 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Jerry R. Reynolds Responsible Corporate Business Models

One Human Project is excited to announce Resort Watchers has committed to giving 5% of yearly earnings to Microfinance Projects around the globe. Resort Watchers is owned by our Founder Jerry R. Reynolds and is leading the way in socially responsible business. As the new year comes, One Human Project will actively seek all levels of business to join in this effort to help build the infrastructure developing nations so desperately need. We are proud of the efforts in the microfinance community a… Continue

Added by Jerry R. Reynolds on November 23, 2009 at 5:56pm — No Comments

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Marty Jenkins added a discussion to the group Microfinance: A Self-Guided Tutorial and Discussion Forum for Smart People
Men in Microfinance
In the main thread - Rick asked about men in microcredit.    "There seems to be a bias against the men because they do not have jobs. Can't the husbands contribute to the family by helping the wife harvest raw materials, or do the same tasks and his…
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Marty Jenkins replied to Marty Jenkins's discussion 'Microcredit Interest Rates' in the group Microfinance: A Self-Guided Tutorial and Discussion Forum for Smart People
Based on Ron's suggesting that we stay focused on Grameen and Yunus at least through the next couple of weeks - I will wait until then to pick up the discussion on interest rates of Type 2 Microfinance institutions. Yunus strongly supports Type 1 MF…
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Fehmeen Khan commented on Ron Severson's group 'Microfinance: A Self-Guided Tutorial and Discussion Forum for Smart People'
HI. Just finished 4 chapters of the book. here are my thoughts to some ideas you all have talked about Cultural insider vs. outsider Local knowledge is imperative because any microfinance model needs to be customized for different socio-economic co…
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