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Microfinance Links (8 Links)
Created by ketchpel 2 years 226 days ago in Other.
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A collection of pointers about microfinance, small loans made to women in the developing world.
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eBay Launches Microfinance Site: MicroPlace
Posted by EatGrass 2 years 28 days ago (reuters.com).
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MicroPlace allows users to provide small loans to particular people or businesses of one’s choosing, and through the combined efforts of many lenders, MicroPlace promises to provide the necessary funding (in bulk) for those in need.
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Microfinance Gateway
Posted by ketchpel 2 years 141 days ago (microfinancegateway.org).
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This was a top result in a search, I haven't really looked at it.
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Silicon Valley Microfinance Network
Posted by ketchpel 2 years 226 days ago (svmn.net).
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A Silicon Valley based group of people with a professional interest in Microfinance. Holds dinner meetings with interesting speakers bi-monthly, mailing list of about 400 people.
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Mifos at Grameen Tech Center
Posted by ketchpel 2 years 226 days ago (tech.gfusa.org).
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The Mifos (Microfinance Open Source) project is designed to provide loan portfolio management software to MFI's. This is the "marketing info" site.
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Steve Ketchpel's blog on Microfinance, non-profits, etc.
Posted by ketchpel 2 years 226 days ago (rdvp.org).
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Talks a lot about my fellowship in the Reuters Digital Vision Program at Stanford, and work on Mifos. Posts since then are more sporadic.
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Namaste-Direct
Posted by ketchpel 2 years 226 days ago (namaste-direct.org).
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SF-based non-profit that collects US donor money and places it with MFI's in Guatemala and Mexico. Fellows visit borrower groups and send reports to donors.
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Unitus
Posted by ketchpel 2 years 226 days ago (unitus.com).
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A "microfinance accelerator" based in Seattle, Unitus chooses MFI's that they think are capable of scale and adds capital and consulting behind them.
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Grameen Foundation
Posted by ketchpel 2 years 226 days ago (grameenfoundation.org).
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The Grameen Foundation has a network of 20+ MFI's affiliated, and supplies technical assistance.

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