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CGAP presentation on Subprime Crisis & Microfinance (Katherine McKee)

Posted by Dave McClure on May 21, 2008

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Calvert Foundation, eBay MicroPlace microfinance presentations

Posted by Dave McClure on November 6, 2007

Here are slides from the November 5th SVMN meeting, featuring Shari Berenbach from the Calvert Foundation, and Karl Willey from eBay’s MicroPlace.

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Kiva.org & Prosper.com @ SVMN: pix & presentations

Posted by Dave McClure on September 12, 2007

It was Standing Room Only at our most recent Sept 10th SVMN meeting, with over 120 microfinance groupies attending (in a room designed for 100!).

Pictures & presentations by Kiva.org & Prosper.com are included below:

Kiva & Prosper @ SVMN

Kiva presentation by Premal Shah:

(fyi: the quality on the podcast recording was a little rough… if anyone can help do some soundfile editing, please let me know :))

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SVMN Podcast: Chris Crane, Opportunity International

Posted by Dave McClure on June 28, 2007

This podcast is from the June 11, 2007 SVMN meeting with Chris Crane, President and CEO of Opportunity International.

Abstract:

Chris Crane speaks on the importance of faith in Opportunity’s mission, their commitment to serving the poorest of the working poor, and their track record of innovation with financial products and technology.

Opportunity International is the world’s largest faith-based microfinance institution, serving over one million poor entrepreneurs of any faith or no faith in 28 developing countries. Opportunity provides savings accounts and insurance to an additional three million poor people. Founded in 1971, Opportunity has more commercial banks serving the working poor than any other institution.

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first SVMN podcast: MicroRate

Posted by Dave McClure on May 14, 2007

ok folks, here it is… our very first SVMN podcast!

below is a rough cut recording of our April 11, 2007 SVMN mtg with Damian von Stauffenberg, MicroRate.

you can also download his presentation and read the meeting recap here.

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