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IFMR’s Centre for Development Finance looking for people to take their survey

The Centre for Development Finance is embarking on a new project and wants your help. They are looking to assess development organizations’ “organizational capacity, needs and gaps, and ideas for tools we can develop to help them self-assess and become more effective.” To…

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Day 2 of the Khemka Forum: Moving into action

I left yesterday’s post with the mention of action, and action is right where the Khemka Forum moved to by the end of the second day.  While Day 1 of the Khemka Forum on Social Entrepreneurship focused on plenaries and making connections within sectors, Day…

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IFMR’s Small Enterprise Finance Centre looking for new Executive Director

Details can be found below, and was sent by IPEG email listserv:

THE CENTRE:

The microfinance revolution has provided micro-entrepreneurs access to finance to start their businesses. But what will allow them to become bigger and better businesses? While large private banks would…

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[TC-I Call to Action]: Total Immersion Programme in Finance and Development Summer Internships

The Centre for Development Finance (CDF) announces some very exciting internship opportunities for this summer.  If you’re looking for something more long term, word has it that CDF will likely be releasing postings for BoP related full time positions in the…

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[TC-I Call to Action]: Programme Head, Centre for Micro Finance

Lakshmi Krishnan of the Centre for Micro Finance, IFMR writes to us about a new opening in the organization.   This is particularly exciting for anyone interested in microfinance, research, and traveling throughout India.  Several classmates in graduate school had worked…

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(IFMR) Trust Me

Editor’s note: In addition to being informative, this post also outlines what IFMR Trust is looking for in potential hires. If you would like to see that immediately, go after the jump.

Before Thanksgiving break I had the pleasure of sitting…

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[TC-I Call to Action]: Center for Innovative Financial Design

The Center for Innovative Financial Design (CIFD), housed inside IFMR, Chennai is dedicated to Designing financial products to bridge the gap between the financial needs and the financial access of the rural poor. The Center Centre creates and tests novel financial products that…

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Job Opportunities with the Centre for Microfinance

The Centre for Microfinance, an organization that focuses on research, training, and strategy for MFIs, posted about exciting new job opportunities:

The Centre for Micro Finance (CMF) has recently posted several new job openings, and we thought that some of this…

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MicrofIN[DIA]nce

Here are some major headlines with regard to microfinance in India:

A new technology platform designed specifically for microinsurance providers has been launched

ICICI and others have banded together to create a rating system for MFIs

A recent study indicates that microfinance is…

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[TC-I Call to Action]: Our weekly review of opportunities

TC-I Call to Action is our weekly segment highlighting opportunities for our readers to get involved in the Social Entrepreneurship movement. Check this space for job and internship opportunities, fellowships and grants. If you have any jobs / opportunities to…