Articles As Microfinance Struggles, Simple "Guarantees" Keep the System WorkingAs Microfinance Struggles, Simple "Guarantees" Keep the System Working "As Microfinance Struggles, Simple "Guarantees" Bring Hope" Alex GoldmarkApr 28, 2011
Articles Muhammad Yunus, Father of Microfinance, Ousted From Grameen Bank Muhammad Yunus, Grameen Bank Founder and Father of Microfinance, Ousted by Bangladeshi Government Alex GoldmarkMar 04, 2011
Articles Vikram Akula, For-Profit Microfinance Pioneer, Explains the Roots of His Motivation Vikram Akula: The Poor Know How to Help Themselves Some of the most important lessons I learned about alleviating poverty came from my experience living and working in India’s rural villages....Vikram Akula12 Nov, 2010
Articles Kiva President Says FarmVille Is His Biggest Rival Should lending money to micro-enterprises around the world be like playing a game? Kiva's CEO wants it to be like playing Farmville on Facebook.Alex Goldmark15 Oct, 2010
Articles SKS Microfinance Stock Shares Tumble Just Months After IPO Shares for the largest microlender in India plunged more than five percent for a second day in a row. Is the open market the place for microfinance?Alex Goldmark10 Oct, 2010
Articles Kiva Announces Microloans for Education Kiva starts a pilot program of microlending to students in three countries. Its president compares the move to Amazon adding music to its inventory.Nikhil Swaminathan22 Sep, 2010
Articles Party: Kiva Is Four Years Old GOOD has always been a huge supporter of Kiva; we covered them when they were just getting started. Four years later, Kiva has raised almost $100...Isis Krause28 Oct, 2009
The GOOD 100: Microfinance Comes to America Microlending, U.S.A.America is waking up to the power of "micro." Twitter introduced us to microblogs. President Obama's campaign demonstrated...Alex Goldmark09 Oct, 2009