Bob Harris learned the handshake that gave him access to the super-secret clubhouse of the extremely wealthy. As a luxury-travel writer, it was his jo...
While the national unemployment rate (population 18 and over) hovers at 7.5 percent, Iraq and Afghanistan veterans (Gulf War Era II or Post-9/11 veterans) face a higher rate of unemployment at 10.8 percent.
Nothing exemplifies the spirit of entrepreneurs like a community cooperative project designed to employ more than 25 employee-owners within the first year. This is just what one Cleveland, Ohio based company has undertaken
By Andri Antoniades, TakePart When most people think of philanthropy, they think of charity. But one nonprofit aimed at helping artisans in develop...
Women have always been powerful. We are already powerful. And we don't need to be empowered, but merely connected with opportunity.
Let's shift the discourse away from 'women vs. women', which sounds like a tawdry Las Vegas boxing match, and move it towards a much deeper conversation about what we need to do to get more women in leadership positions in both the public and private sector and eradicate poverty.
A theater focused on community outreach will be the first initiative to benefit from a new micro-funding program where individuals have the power to d...
Not only will tuition loans funded by Kiva lenders foster promising new leaders and help to lift families and communities out of poverty, they will also provide a much needed "demonstration effect."
What can be done? Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Dhaka in May to urge Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister Dipu Moni to take no actions that would undermine Grameen Bank.
One Texas woman wants you to be able to fight poverty before you even put any clothes on. When Tara Smith came home from volunteering with the Pea...
The slum communities are densely packed, with winding paths that have no street names, let alone house numbers, and so although Nilesh has spent time in these neighborhoods, he must often rely on the local residents to be pointed in the direction of the next client.
Rather than complaining that microloans aren't enough, those who support microfinance can work on figuring out how to use these great institutional resources to accomplish more.
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In Silicon Valley, we deploy technologies and networks to change the world. Can we deploy these techniques in an effort to break the worldwide cycle of poverty at a scale in the millions?
International Women's Day is not only a celebration of gals all over the world -- it's also a call to action. First celebrated in 1911, Internatio...
When Matt Jones tells an auditorium full of students that he's rich, they usually laugh. The 32-year-old doesn't quite give off the millionaire imp...
Across the microfinance industry a deep examination of performance is underway, as well as work to create structures that will incentivize good practices.
Examples abound of women in the developing world receiving loans, building businesses, and employing others with their capital, along with investing in education and infrastructure for their families and communities.
Looking at the world picture, professional and corporate success must embrace global activism and advocacy for women.
I had the unique opportunity to meet Dr. Muhammad Yunus last week in NYC after the screening of a film called Bonsai People directed by Holly Mosher.
Martha Holguin, a 37-year-old microfinance recipient, is standing on her own feet, but she still has a long way to go. "You'll come back to see me as a businesswoman?" she asks. I take a deep breath to hold back my tears.
Americans have always been dreamers. But given the current state of the world economy, we must temper "Dream big!" optimism with pragmatism.
76% of India's population lives below the poverty line, while $6 billion is spent each year on yoga in the U.S. "With $25 a month, a struggling woman can start her own business, or a child can go to school. For the cost of one yoga class, you can change a life."
With the dim news about rising unemployment reaching 9.2 percent, the Rockin' Appalachian Mom Project (RAMP), saw an opportunity to help some entrepreneurial individuals through a microloan program.
So who can play a role in helping these businesses? The answer is actually quite simple: the American people.
