Publications
Grameen Foundation president Alex Counts discusses Haiti relief efforts with Shira Lazar, host of "On The Scene".
Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: January 15, 2010
Date created: January 15, 2010
Kate Druschel Griffin, director of Grameen Foundation's Solutions for the Poorest program, discusses ways to provide poor people with safe access to savings accounts. Grameen Foundation's new Microsavings Initiative is among a group of projects being funded by the Gates Foundation.
Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: January 13, 2010
Date created: January 13, 2010
Grameen Foundation president Alex Counts appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal to dicusses microfinance, both internationally and in the U.S.
Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: December 23, 2009
Date created: December 23, 2009
In this guest blog post, George Conard, executive director of Grameen Foundation's Technology for Microfinance initiatve discusses how technology can be used to advance the fight against global poverty. The blog post orginally appeared on "Microsoft on the Issues".
Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: December 16, 2009
Date created: December 16, 2009
In her debut blog on the Huffington Post, actress Yeardley Smith (voice of Lisa Simposon on "The Simpsons") recounts her trip to Haiti to see first-hand the impact of microfinance on the lives of poor women.
Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: December 9, 2009
Date created: December 9, 2009
The Seattle Times spotlights the appointment of David Edelstein to head the Seattle-based Grameen Technology Center and Grameen Foundation's collaboration with Microsoft on expanding technology use among microfinance institutions.
Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: December 9, 2009
Date created: December 9, 2009
Content Type: Resource Type
Resource Type: Publication
Publication Date: November 25, 2009
Date created: November 25, 2009
Peg Ross, director of Grameen Foundation's Human Capital Center, co-authors this piece which examines organizations that work with people living at the "base of the pyramid" and the implications for human resource leaders at these companies. It first appeared in the June 2009 issue of People & Strategy magazine.
Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: November 12, 2009
Date created: November 12, 2009
The New York Times explores debate about Kiva's lending model and points to Grameen Foundation as one of the options for supporting microfinance.
Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: November 9, 2009
Date created: November 9, 2009
The Wall Street Journal explores how philanthropists are stretching their charitable dollars through various avenues such as Grameen Foundation's alliance with Schwab Charitable's donor-advised fund. Schwab's donors use up to 10% of the money in their charitable accounts to guarantee microloans.
Content Type: Grameen in the News
Publication Date: November 9, 2009
Date created: November 9, 2009