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Ian Boyd-Livingston
Builder of human and social capital in commerce and microfinance. Passionate about social performance, social responsibility and cycling.
There is so much to read about #microfinance but a picture paints a thousand words. CGAP Photo Contest 2011 results: http://www.cgap.org/p...
Could you be the new Chief Operating Officer at FINCA Guatemala: http://www.microfinancework.com/FINCA... #microfinance #jobs
22 Sept: Microfinance Club UK event. Social Performance Management and a commercial view. Do join us! http://t.co/Imy6YCW #SPM
Entrepreneurs du Monde seeks a volunteer web developer. Learn about social microfinance from us: http://t.co/EFuOiDn #socmf
Ending my broadcast abstinence with a rare Transfer Pricing #Jobs opportunity at Charles River Associates: http://t.co/O2HcD5h
10pm Friday night St Paul's, London, Can't get coffee anywhere. 24hr city I think not.
Wendy Hamilton spent 6 months volunteering in Peru; now returned to her day job in London. Ask her about microfinance!
RT @mix_market: Part 2: How to manage Social Performance http://www.kiva.org/updates... (Imp-Act guide = #SPM bible http://www.microfinancegateway.org/p...) #microfinance
If you missed The Bankers & The Bottom Billion on Radio 4, listen again: http://www.bbc.co.uk/program... A good microfinance primer; some depth too.
Microfinance Club UK event, 12 May 6:30pm, at Citigroup Canary Wharf: Banana Skins report 2011 http://www.mfclubuk.org/index... See you there!
Statement from Muhammad Yunus on his removal from Grameen http://www.cgdev.org/doc... Social business and social microfinance go hand-in-hand.
#microfinance and child-abduction. This is why a "do no harm"'approach from funders is just not good enough: http://www.independent.co.uk/news...
#microfinance and #cycling; my two favourite subjects, together at last http://www.business-standard.com/india...
To the Monthly Market at Farnham Maltings. Stall selling lovely old audio equipment. Daughter (7yrs) asks "what's a record player?" !!
Fondazione Giordano Dell'Amore offers an award for social impact; really fighting poverty with microfinance http://www.fgda.org/eventi_...
Microfinance: Lessons from the Graduation Model. CGAP shows that it hasn't abandoned the poorest; BRAC deserves thanks http://www.microfinancegateway.org/p...
The decline of Social Capital: Robert Putnam admits causing collapse of American life: http://www.abc.net.au/rn... #socap
RT @goodgiving: In developing economies, equity beats microfinance http://finance.fortune.cnn.com/2011... (No; this is not a battle - both are needed)
RT @wokai: #Wokai is recruiting 1-2 awesome (Chinese) Social Media & PR Associates. Please HELP spread the word! http://www.wokai.org/blog... #jobs
RT @wokai "There are no shortcuts to changing the world" http://blogs.hbr.org/cs... Overpromising & social enterprise lessons /via @HarvardBiz
Lunch in Slinfold at The Red Lyon: http://www.theredlyon.co.uk/ Top-notch: beer, food, location, garden all v.g.
#Cycling the Downs Link: Cranleigh to Slinfold and back. 24km and 1 steep, awkward, climb; not easy for a 7yr old! http://ow.ly/i/aK0N
Help Entrepreneurs du Monde localise their website into English. Discover what social microfinance can do: http://www.microfinancework.com/EdM...
Must-read: Ramesh S Arunachalam's blog on rural microfinance in India. We should all worry about the last mile: http://microfinance-in-india.blogspot.com/
Booking Olympic tickets: "We are proud to accept only Visa". Why would that make you proud? #pricking_pomposity
RT @gpmicrofinance Want a career or internship in microfinance? This event is for you. http://fb.me/DJZ0zeul (UK Uni's take note...)
Social microfinance is so much more than just access: Reaching the Poorest - Lessons from the Graduation Model http://t.co/tyPqO5w
Meeting with Bond network members (http://www.bond.org.uk) to discuss setting up a microfinance group. Real potential, imo.
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