Microfinance Groups
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- Chicago GSB Microfinance
This forum is being set up for the GSB microfinance speaker series. This site will contain the syllabus and all reading materials for the seminar, and can be used for discussion and/or questions.
Language: English
- icrofin
Archives: Membership required
Users group for Microfin financial projection and planning software for microfinance institutions.
- icrofinance_definitions
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Microfinance suffers from a great profusion of performance indicators. What is worse, there seem to be as many ways of calculating those indicators as there are MFIs. Indicators are useful only to the extent they are commonly understood. If it were possible to agree on standard definitions of the most common indicators, analysis of MFIs would be more meaningful, comparison among MFIs would become easier, and MFIs could demonstrate their results more convincingly to commercial funding sources on …(more)
- icrofinanceDiscussionForum
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MFDF (Micro Finance Discussion Forum) is an initiative of the Centre for Micro-Finance (CMF), Rajasthan. The Center for Micro Finance (CMF) has been setup in Rajasthan to widen, deepen and scale-up the micro finance sector, and to support and coordinate the initiatives of various stakeholders in the sector. CMF supports the initiatives of various stakeholders- state government, banks, and civil society rganizations in achieving their objectives. The Centre for Micro Finance is seeded under …(more)INFOS Microfinance Forum
Discussion forum of INFOS for sharing of information, learning, experiences, news and updates on Microfinance and SHG Federations.
Language: English (UK)
- islamicmicrofinance
Archives: Public
The group is meant to exchange ideas and experiences related to offering interest free financing facilities to microenterprises on the basis of the profit loss sharing concept compliant with the rules of Islam. Any person can become a member of this group, there is no intellectual bias. The members are encouraged to discuss the issues but discussion should be based on the principle of mutual learning rather than sheer ideology.
- mfchina
Archives: Membership required
This is an informal gathering of people who are interested in China’s microfinance.
- Microfinance Alliance
Aspires to raise awareness of microfinance as a tool for poverty alleviation and community development both locally and internationally. By engaging the public/university community, to create a forum for dialogue, opportunities for action, and foster support for microfinance.
Language: English
- Microfinance Club of New York
The Microfinance Club of New York (MFCNY) was founded in 2003 with the goal of becoming a leading forum for the free exchange of information and ideas about microfinance, and to disseminate readily understandable, transparent and succinct information about microfinance. The MFCNY now has over 100 members. Most members are professionals with a background in financial services or microfinance; however, membership is open to anyone who supports the club's mission. The club has around 10 events per year on different topics currently relevant in microfinance. Events range from panel discussions to informal round table discussions.
- Microfinance Innovations
Microfinance is growing at very fast pace. It has changed the perception of how development should take place. This group intends to discuss the IDEAS which will help the MASSES to grow and help nations to grow.
Language: English
- Microfinance Lawyers & Development Professionals
Legal and other development professionals who are interested in networking & sharing information on legal and regulatory policies that influence the microfinance industry.
Language: English
- microfinancenet
Archives: Membership required
This global online community is formed to discuss and share information on various issues pertaining to microfinance and poverty alleviation. The group is hosted by the Institute of Microfinance and Development (IMAD), India.
- Microfinance Practice
Archives: Membership required
This listserve provides microfinance practitioners an opportunity to discuss relevant issues with their peers. We are committed to a dynamic, open, and frank discussion on topics that MFIs face in making credit and savings services available to the poor. Postings should consist of questions, answers, innovative and simple solutions to issues, notification of courses and seminars (of practical interest to practitioners), summaries of publications, and factual accounts of where MFIs have failed, encountered fraud, or lost their vision (so that all can learn from these failures). Job offerings (notices of employment) can be posted. We encourage postings in languages other than English, as we hope to encourage an international perspective on microfinance issues.
- microfinanceworkinggroup
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The Microfinance Working Group at Columbia’s School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) organizes lectures, panel discussions, mentoring services, networking events and access to career resources. Our goals are to promote the practice of microfinance to future policy makers, donors and practitioners; to serve as a vehicle for members to gather and exchange information about microfinance; to open access to experts that increases knowledge of best practices in microfinance. This yahoo group …(more)
- Microfinance Working Group [Lao PDR]
To enhance the impact of microfinance on poverty alleviation by promoting a coordinated approach to sustainable microfinance that works towards international good practice principles (based on the CGAP key principles)
Language: English (UK)
- Netherlands Platform for Microfinance
The Netherlands Platform for Microfinance endorses Eleven Key Principles of Microfinance developed by CGAP, a consortium of public and private development agencies working together to expand access to financial services for the poor.
Language: English
- nyumicrofinanceinitiative
Archives: Public
The NYU Microfinance Initiative seeks to bring together NYU graduate and undergraduate students and alumni interested in microfinance. The NYU Microfinance Initiative is led by student groups from the Wagner School of Public Service and Stern School of Business.
- Our Man in Lima
This group is intended for the dissemination of information on microfinance.
Language: English
- Southern Sudan Microfinance Forum
Vision - To build a viable and competitive microfinance industry in Southern Sudan. Mission - To strengthen the capacity of microfinance institutions and to promote effective collective action in advancing the interests of the microfinance community and its clients.
Language: English
- Svmicrofinance
Archives: Public
This is the mailing list for the Silicon Valley Microfinance Network (SVMN) and is used primarily for meeting coordination and announcements. For more info about SVMN, please visit http://svmn.net/ or http://svmn.wordpress.com.
- Swiss Microfinance Platform
The Swiss Microfinance Platform's core strategy is to bring together all microfinance practitioners in Switzerland and provide them with opportunities for presenting and sharing activities, exchanging information and experiences, networking with other practitioners and collaborating on joint microfinance initiatives of interest.
Language: English
- WAM International
Vision - WAM International will become recognized worldwide as a leading organization that has great impact and offers needed leadership-building and professional development services (networking, education, and training) to women in the microfinance and microenterprise industries.
Language: English
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