Posted on July 2, 2010
Unitus Redirects Efforts From Non-Profit Microfinance Acceleration Toward A
Broader Array Of Social Ventures
• Innovative non-profit helped shape and validate microfinance as a viable commercial activity, increase access to investment capital for working poor; with tens of billions of dollars in commercial capital now available in the microfinance industry, Unitus will refocus efforts to other scalable solutions to global poverty
• Over nearly 10 years, Unitus has directed $40 million in donations and almost $30 million in investment capital to strategic microfinance partners
• Unitus strategic partners have channeled $2 billion in loan capital to more than 12 million Read More “Unitus Redirects Efforts From Non-Profit Microfinance Acceleration Toward A Broader Array Of Social Ventures”
Posted on July 1, 2010
“The Seattle Times’ “The Business of Giving” blog examines global health community leaders’ reactions to the outcomes of the recent G8 summit in Canada.”
Seattle Times Examines Reaction To G8 Summit Commitments, Upcoming ‘Global Washington’ Recommendations For U.S. Foreign Assistance Reform
Kaiser Family Foundation Daily Global Health Report | July 01, 2010 Read More “Seattle Times Examines Reaction To G8 Summit Commitments, Upcoming ‘Global Washington’ Recommendations For U.S. Foreign Assistance Reform”
Posted on July 1, 2010
Seattle International Foundation Message
SIF is pleased to share news of our recent grants to ActionAid and Catholic Relief Services to support the relief efforts in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Agatha. Please click here to visit our website for news regarding these grants.
SIF would like to thank you for your generous donation and for attending our event in partnership with the University of Washington Center for Human Rights where we raised over $3,000! Last week, our Executive Director, Mauricio Vivero, traveled to Guatemala to see firsthand the damage caused by Tropical Storm Agatha, and to meet with Read More “Seattle International Foundation Message”