The next Silicon Valley Microfinance Network meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 11th at Omidyar Network’s offices in Redwood City. Our speaker will be Damian von Stauffenberg, Founder and CEO of MicroRate.

‘A’ is for Alpha:

How to Size Up a MicroFinance Institution

Beta? AAA? Ba? Alpha? BB? Beta? It’s all greek to me! Come learn about specialized ratings agencies and how they evaluate microfinance institutions. What makes an MFI worthy of your investment dollars? What are the key positives and alarm bells to look for when assessing an MFI? Damian von Stauffenberg, founder and CEO of the leading microfinance rating agency, MicroRate, will walk us through trends in the industry and tricks of the trade.

UPDATE: meeting presentation slides are here: Tricks & Trends: A is for Alpha (MicroRate)

To register for the event, please click on the SVMN eVite here:

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