Event Name: Calgary Microcredit Conference 2011 – “Microcredit and Beyond – The Emerging Wave of Social Business and Social Entrepreneurship”
Event Date: October 1, 2011
Event Location: Danish Canadian Club, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Cost: The cost for all participants is CAD 90 (USD 90).
Summary of Event:
The Calgary Microcredit Conference will focus on social entrepreneurship by investigating how microcredit can help in the promotion of social business development. Dr Muhammad Yunus’ latest book, “Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity’s Most Pressing Needs,” will serve as a template for discussion.
Background on Hosts:
The conference is hosted by three nonprofit organizations: the Fig Tree Foundation, a Canadian philanthropy that supports development projects and promotes discussion; the Rotarian Action Group for Microcredit (RAGM), the vehicle through which US-based service organization Rotary International conducts its microcredit activities; and the District 5630 Microcredit Task Force, an initiative of the Calgary-area Rotary Group.
Event Website: http://mc5360.rotaryglobal.net/p/home.asp
Online Registration Address: http://calgarymicrocreditconference.eventbrite.com/
For additional information, you may contact David A Townsend via email at datownsend@shaw.ca, telephone at +1 403 245 2297 or fax at +1 403 229 2970.
Submit Your Event: http://microfinanceassociation.ning.com/events
Additional Resources:
MicroCapital.org story, February 14, 2011: “MICROFINANCE EVENT: Rotary to Host Victoria Microcredit Conference in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, March 4 – March 5, 2011”, https://www.microcapital.org/microfinance-event-rotary-district-5020-to-host-victoria-microcredit-conference-in-victoria-british-columbia-march-4-–-march-5-2011/
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