Sectors, not just Firms

I really enjoyed philanthropic investment firm Omidyar Network's six-part blog series Priming the Pump for Impact Investing, written by Matt Bannick and Paula Goldman. The series was published on the Stanford Social Innovation Review website earlier this fall, and now in this paper.

I just discovered that Matt presented it at SOCAP12, too. Love seeing this topic discussed.

Microfinance Debate

I love that two friends - Irene and Melissa - sent me this Jan 5 New York Times piece:

Microlenders, Honored With Nobel, Are Struggling

My response to Irene and Melissa contained the link to the below video. It's excellent! It was recorded at the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting, back in September. Enjoy!

Watch live streaming video from cgi_plenary at livestream.com

Grameen Foundation: Bankers without Borders

Thanks to Mediha for telling me about this!

Grameen Foundation was created in 1997 to support the kind of work performed by Grameen Bank. Grameen Foundation then created Bankers without Borders to connect the intellectual capital of the private sector with Grameen's work via skills-based volunteer assignments.

These assignments can be on-site or remote, and can last anywhere from 2 weeks to four months, depending on the assignment.



Bankers without Borders is currently recruiting for these assignments.

Join the Bankers without Borders team here. Here's a great list of resources for potential volunteers.