Books & Publications

Compelling Returns: A Practical Guide to Socially Responsible Investing
by Scott Budde, CFA, Managing Director, Global Social & Community Investing, TIAA-CREF (September 2008)

The proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit the Grameen Foundation’s Social Performance Management Center and Progress out of Poverty Index.
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More Pathways Out of Poverty
edited by Sam Daley-Harris with contributions from Grameen Foundation staff
The Poor Always Pay Back: The Grameen II Story
by Asif Dowla and Dipal Barua of Grameen Bank
Transforming Microfinance Institutions
by Joanna Ledgerwood and Victoria White with contributions by Deb Burand
Village Phone Replication Manual
by David Keogh and Tim Wood

White Papers

Reimagining Microfinance

Article in Stanford Social Innovation Review (Summer 2008)

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Bottleneck for Growth: the Human Capital Issue

Article in Microfinance Insights (March 2008)

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New Frontiers in Micro-Savings

Alex Counts and Patrick Meriweather (March 2008)

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MFI Capital Structure Decision Making

(August 2007)

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Improving Microfinance through Telecommunications

Article in ESR Review, Peter Bladin (Spring 2007)

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Microfinance: A Platform for Social Change

Marge Magner (March 2007)

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Factors That Contribute to Exponential Growth: Case Studies for Massive Outreach to the Poor and Poorest

Alex Counts, Roshaneh Zafar, and Erin Connor (November 2006)

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Village Computing: A State of the Field, Reflections on the Village Computing Consultation

Thomas Bell (November 2006)

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Thinking About Microfinance Through a Commercial Lens

(October 2006)

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Building on Success: The Next Challenges for Microfinance

Robert Eichfeld and Henry Wendt (September 2006)

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