MICROFINANCE EVENT: Market Systems Symposium; June 15 - August 31, 2020; Online - NEW DATES & FORMAT

Please note: Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this symposium is being converted into a series of online events.

The purpose of this event is to “provide the inspiration, capacity building, and connections you need to strengthen and transform your market systems development practice.” The symposium organizer, EcoVentures International, is a nonprofit supporting “the growth of sustainable local economies and empowered communities using systems-thinking approaches.”

The agenda includes session such as: (1) How COVID-19 is affecting market systems; (2) Strategy-building sessions; and (3) Pitch sessions for recruiting partners.

Background on Organizer: Based in the US state of Virginia, EcoVentures has completed initiatives in 43 countries. During 2018, the NGO took in USD 656,000.

Event Website: https://www.marketsystemssymposium.org/

For more information, you may contact Suzanne Brennan at +1 202 470 0043, +1 202 390 1398 or symposium[at]eco-ventures.org.

By Will Boudreau, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources

Event registration
https://www.marketsystemssymposium.org/registration.html

Event agenda
https://www.marketsystemssymposium.org/agenda.html

EcoVentures homepage
https://www.eco-ventures.org/

US Internal Revenue Service financial data on EcoVentures
https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/exempt-organizations-business-master-file-extract-eo-bmf

Do you know that MicroCapital publishes the MicroCapital Monitor Newspaper each month? Find out more at http://www.microcapital.org/products-page/.