Now more than ever, in the microfinance industry, transparency and objective evaluation is needed to rise above criticism and offer stakeholders a realistic perspective on the risk and returns related to microfinance investment. Chuck Waterfield, founder of MFTransparency, and Sebastian von Stauffenberg, CEO of MicroRate, will host a webinar focusing specifically on the role of [...]
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Microfinance Investment Transparency & Evaluation Webinar
Join ACCION San Diego, CDC Small Business Finance, and VEDC for a day of Education, Resources & Business Growth at the 2nd annual Access to Capital Business Expo! The Expo includes breakfast, lunch, workshops, and One on One Consultations! Saturday April 16th from 8am-2:30pm! Discuss your financing needs in a one-on-one consultation Obtain information from [...]
Learn more about the world of Microfinance and join the San Diego Microfinance Alliance (SDMFA), the Center for International Development at Point Loma Nazarene University (PLNU), the School of International Relations & Pacific Studies and the EPTEAM Network Association at University of California-San Diego (UCSD), for three sessions of Microfinance 102, the continuation of Microfinance [...]
Success Story from Foundation for Women
Meet Foundation for Women (FFW) microcredit borrower, Malou Gibson, who is now on her second FFW loan cycle with the Foundation for Women. Malou is a Holistic Health Care Practitioner who worked for various spas in San Diego by day and did computer work for hospitals at night, sneaking in a few hours of sleep [...]
What is a Microfinance Alliance Partner? Meet VIA International, just one of many incredible San Diego based organizations dedicated to building “paths to self-reliance for an interdependent world!” Focus is placed on community based programs designed to improve the quality of people’s lives through nutrition and ecology training, community leadership education and microcredit and microenterprise [...]
How do you plan to celebrate 100 years of women’s economic, political and social achievements? We encourage you to join Women’s Empowerment International, International House, UCSD’s Women’s Center, EPTEAM Network, and Women Equity Council at the United Nations Association of San Diego (WECUNASD) at UCSD on March 6th for International Women’s Day! This event promises to [...]
As we begin the New Year, I’d like to take a moment to reflect. When we think about all that The San Diego Microfinance Alliance and its partners have done throughout 2010 it is amazing. When we think about how much more there is to do, it can be both exciting and overwhelming. For those [...]
Social Change-One Class at a Time
As the fall semester of the academic year comes to a close, we would like to take a moment to highlight the efforts of two socially minded professors and their class. Dr. Judith Liu and Dr. Donald Kelly, professors in the sociology department at the University of San Diego, taught a course entitled Social Change: Global [...]
In a recent press release, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the introduction of a free guidebook for small business owners. This guidebook is the result of collaboration between SBA and Microsoft. The guidebook is called Business Technology Simplified and it was created with the intent of helping small business owners navigate the already [...]
Microfinance at USD’s Alternative Gift Fair
Each year around Thanksgiving we begin to hear Christmas music on the radio and see holiday decorations at the mall. This time of year generally corresponds to large discounts and preparing gift lists for those special people in our lives. However, what do we get for someone that seems to have it all? What do [...]
