Unitus Endorsed as Top Nonprofit by Philanthropedia In November 2009, Unitus was recognized as a top nonprofit working in microfinance by Philanthropedia’s group of 131 experts. Philanthropedia is a nonprofit organization working to help donors make smarter donations by connecting them with the strongest nonprofits in a sector, as determined by a group of experts,… Read more >
Updates
Unitus on Huffington Post
December 11, 2009 – Media Exposure
Unitus on Huffington Post Akhtar Badshah, Senior Director of Global Community Affairs at Microsoft Corporation, shares his impressions of the first annual Global Washingtonconference on Huffington Post. Held on December 7, the conference featured Nick Kristof of the New York Times and Ambassador Elizabeth Bagley of the Global Partnerships Initiative at the U.S. Department of State. Unitus was… Read more >
Ganesh Rengaswamy Speaks With Financial Chronicle
November 23, 2009 – Media Exposure
India Country Director Ganesh Rengaswamy Bullish on Microfinance in India with Financial Chronicle From Financial Chronicle, Unitus Bullish on India’s Microfinance Sector, by Sanjay Vijay Kumar. “Unitus, a company that focuses on the reduction of poverty across the globe by accelerating growth of micro-finance, is bullish about the micro-finance sector in India, a top official said. The… Read more >
Unitus Moderated Panel Receives Recognition
November 23, 2009 – Media Exposure
Unitus Moderated Panel Awarded Best Workshop of 2009 In November 2009, Unitus’s Vice President of Global Programs, Richard Wardell, attended SEEP Network’s Annual Conference. While there, Richard moderated a workshop entitled “How does SPM Translate into Social Returns.” Workshop panel participants included Paul Luchtenburg from AMK Cambodia – a Unitus partner since 2008; Irina Ignatieva fromConcern Worldwide; and… Read more >
Ujjivan Joins as First Partner in SMPIP
November 5, 2009 – Press Release
India’s Ujjivan Announced as First MFI Partner for Unitus’s Social Performance Management Implementation Project Partnership provides expertise, resources necessary to integrate SPM tools into Ujjivan operations BANGALORE & SEATTLE, 5 November 2009 — In its continuing efforts to improve the effectiveness of life-changing microfinance services, Unitus Labs. is proud to announce that India’s Ujjivan has been… Read more >
Unitus in Business Traveler Magazine
November 1, 2009 – Media Exposure
Bland Discusses Working in India with Business Traveler From Business Traveler, India on the Upswing, October 2009. “…Unitus, a Seattle-based nonprofit, provides technical and financial solutions to accelerate the growth of high-potential Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) in high-need areas. In India, they have partnered with over a dozen MFIs in the last eight years. Ed Bland, President of… Read more >
Partner Spotlight: An Interview with Adet Kachi
November 1, 2009 – Update
In 2006, Adet Kachi became CEO of Yehu Microfinance Trust, a Unitus partner serving the rural areas of coastal Kenya. This October, we were pleased to arrange for Adet to visit Equitas, a Unitus partner based in Chennai, India, as well as attend the 2009 Unitus Leadership Summit. We recently sat down with Adet to learn… Read more >
Unitus Leadership Summit 2009
November 1, 2009 – Update
Though young as a movement, microfinance has seen incredible growth in recent years, even in the midst of the economic downturn and sustained global credit crisis. At the same time, increased visibility has prompted debate on topics such as microfinance effectiveness in reducing poverty. This October, Unitus MFI partners, microfinance industry experts, and others gathered… Read more >
Unitus, Inc. Announces Dr. Brigit Helms as Chief Executive Officer
October 27, 2009 – Press Release
Unitus, Inc. Announces Dr. Brigit Helms as Chief Executive Officer. New leader brings expertise, urgency to organization working to empower the world’s poor through microfinance SEATTLE, 27 OCTOBER 2009 – International nonprofit Unitus, Inc. proudly announces their new Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Brigit Helms, whose career has been defined by trailblazing work to achieve poverty… Read more >
Unitus and Jamii Bora Featured in the Seattle Times
September 14, 2009 – Media Exposure
Unitus Partner Jamii Bora Featured in the Seattle Times “Microfinance group helps Kenyans build a new life” KAPUTEI, Kenya — On the second night in her new house here, Jane Ngoiri told one of her children to get something out of the kitchen. Then she started laughing. “I told them, ‘It is us talking about… Read more >
Announcing MSDF Partnership on Social Performance Management
September 4, 2009 – Press Release
Unitus and Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Collaborate to Increase Use Of Social Performance Management Among Microfinance Institutions SEATTLE, 4 September 2009 – In an ongoing effort to increase the availability and effectiveness of life-changing microfinance services, international nonprofit Unitus and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation will launch the Social Performance Management Implementation Project… Read more >
Unitus and MSDF in Puget Sound Business Journal
September 4, 2009 – Media Exposure
Unitus gets Michael & Susan Dell Foundation Grant to Study Results of Microfinance From Puget Sound Business Journal (Seattle) by Clay Holtzman. September 4, 2009. A Seattle microfinance organization is launching a project to measure how microloans and other services improve the lives of borrowers under a grant provided by the founder of Dell computers. Unitus,… Read more >