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Welcome to the Microfinance Working Group at Columbia University
Join us for a Microfinance Mixer!

Save the date!  October 27, 2009

 

Happy Hour and Mixer with MFC-NY, GSB-Microlumbia, and NYU-MF Initiative

 

Come mingle with the Microfinance Crowd in New York City. The Microfinance Working Group is proud to co-host a mixer with the Microfinance Club of New York (MFC-NY), Columbia Business Schools's Microlumbia, and NYU's Microfinance Initiative. You will get a chance to meet other NYC practitioners and students in the microfinance field.

 

No cover charge; no need to pre-register!


When: Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 6:30pm-8:30pm
Where: Slate Plus, 54 W. 21st Street btwn. 5th and 6th Ave. / (212) 989-0096
Contact:  This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

 

Microfinance Mixer

 
Upcoming MFWG Events!
10/8: Microfinance Internship Panel
Want an internship in microfinance but not sure what to expect or where to begin?

Join us to hear SIPA and B-school students discuss their summer internship experience conducting field work, research, and investment in microfinance.  Panelists include recent interns at BRAC, Grameen, Planet Finance, CGAP, TreeTops Capital, Unitus, Finca and more! 

When: Thursday, October 8th, 2009  12:00pm-2:00pm
Where:  IAB Room 253 
Contact:  This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

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10/13: Microfinance in China: A Case Study of CFPA Microfinance

Join us for a brown bag discussion on how CFPA Microfinance, the largest microfinance institution in China, transformed from a "project" to an "institution."  Using a case study as a platform, we will discuss NGO formation in China, Chinese microfinance regulation, the microfinance industry in China, and financing for MFIs.  The research and case study was sponsored by the Council of Alumni for Social Enterprise (CASE) Fellowship.  

When: Tuesday, October 13th, 2009  12:00pm-1:30pm
Where:  IAB Room 918
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10/20: Happy Hour and Mixer with MFC-NY, GSB-Microlumbia, and NYU-MF Initiative

Come mingle with The Microfinance Crowd in New York City.  The Microfinance Working Group is co-hosting a mixer with the Microfinance Club of New York (MFC-NY), Columbia Business Schools's Microlumbia, and NYU's Microfinance Initiative.  You will get a chance to meet other NYC practitioners and students in the microfinance field.

When: Tuesday, October 20th, 2009  6::30pm-8:30pm
Where:  Slate, 54 W. 21st Street / (212) 989-0096
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Open board meeting

Thank you to everyone who attended our General Assembly Meeting!

View the presentation here (PDF, 4.5MB).  The original announcement is below.

 

Event: Microfinance Working Group General Assembly Meeting

Date: Wednesday, September 16

Time: 6 - 7:30 pm

Location: IAB 418 (note room change)


Welcome Back!  We are kicking off this semester with an general assembly meeting and opportunities for members to sign up to help plan events / panels / mixers.  This is the first step to get involved!  


Food and beverages will be provided!


Contact: Yam Ki at  This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it

 

 
Microloan Sharks

NEW!  Read Mr. Lewis' remarks at the 2009 California Microfinance Conference here!

 

Speaker: Jonathan Lewis, founder and CEO of MicroCredit Enterprises
Date: Thursday, April 16th
Time: 4-6 pm
Location: IAB room 801
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The Microfinance Working Group is pleased to welcome Jonathan Lewis, founder and CEO of MicroCredit Enterprises where he works on a pro bono basis. MicroCredit Enterprises is an innovative, open source, not-for-profit venture, which leverages private capital to make small business loans primarily to poor women in developing countries.  Mr. Lewis will discuss the impact that exorbitantly high interest rates can have on microfinance clients, whether microentrepreneurs can really afford to pay up to 100% APR for small loans, and how MFIs can lower the cost of its services to clients and simultaneously
strive to reach sustainability.

Snacks and refreshments will be served!
Registration is not necessary.

http://www.mcenterprises.org/about/

 

Microloan Sharks

 
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