Impact Investing: Under the Hood hosted by SVMN Event Recap by Colette Kessler, SVMN Volunteer “This is your network and I want to be responsive to your needs,” said Kate DeYoe, introducing her first event as the Director of the SVMN. The subsequent panel certainly exemplified this commitment. Impact investing is an increasingly popular approach […]
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The Gates Foundation on Microfinance Hosted by SVMN Event recap written by SVMN Volunteer, Monica Oyarzun On Mondy, February 27th, The Silicon Valley Microfinance Network hosted Jake Kendall, head of the Financial Services for the Poor (FSP) Initiative at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Victoria Barret, Associate Editor at Forbes Magazine, […]
A Conversation with David Roodman Author of Due Diligence: An impertinent inquiry into microfinance Hosted by SVMN Event recap written by SVMN Volunteer Julie Menezes The SVMN event on January 12th featured Economist David Roodman of the Center for Global Development. Roodman discussed his new book, Due Diligence: an impertinent inquiry into microfinance, and how […]
SVMN Panel: Is Microfinance Dying? Featuring: Dr. Ruth Shapiro, Maya Chorengel, Sean Foote, Dr. Lamia Karim Tuesday, December 6th 2011 Panel Recap Written by SVMN Volunteer Elayna Yussen SVMN packed the house last Tuesday evening with a diverse speaker panel including Maya Chorengel of Elevar Equity, Sean Foote of Labrador Ventures and faculty at UC Berkeley […]
SVMN Panel: “Microfinance: Poverty, Profits & Promises” Featuring: Ananya Roy, Chris Dunford, Premal Shah, Ayesha Wagle & Eric Weaver October 24th, 2011 Panel Recap written by SVMN Volunteer Monica Oyarzun As microfinance continues to gain popularity, the news headlines on the topic have gone from a positive view to one that is much more questionable. […]
