Harnessing Student Potential In Microfinance

February 2010 Blog Posts (2)

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…

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Added by Salah Boukadoum on February 8, 2010 at 4:40pm — 1 Comment

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… Continue

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