Why make small loans then, when it is so much more satisfying and often easier to give outright and to serve directly? Why get involved with businesses at all?
Solomon Community Temple United Methodist Church is a small black congregation that sits amid Milwaukee’s north side
On December 31st, when you’re with family and friends, reflecting on your new year’s resolution for this coming decade, I invite you to join with Criterion Institute and name that our collective resolution is to direct every ounce of our power to be a positive force against systemic injustice.
In September 2018 the Criterion Institute, supported by Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Pacific RISE, facilitated a four-day workshop in Melbourne, Australia.
Swapping stories is how we make friends. It is also how we learn from one another and build community.
Interest is swelling in gender lens investing across the globe. With this swell is an increased use of gender-related terms and concepts.
The Union Church in Waban, Massachusetts, extended its first 1K Churches loan in October, 2017 to Sandra Okiror-Njoroge, owner of Wham’s Café in Lowell, MA.
Gender lens investing is the incorporation of a gender analysis into the systems of investing to make better decisions.
Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Naples, FL conducted its first 1K micro-lending retreat in April, 2018. The retreat lasted 7 hours on a Saturday at the church.
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