September SeaMo Microfinance & Microbrew's Featuring Jolkona
Melisa Samuelson
Hi TCAD,
I want to share with you the details for SeaMo’s upcoming Microfinance & Microbrews event as I thought you would find it interesting.
On September 29th, we will be getting together at the Spitfire on 4th Ave. to hear from the founders of Jolkona, a start-up nonprofit that connects people with global philanthropic opportunities and show the impact of one’s donations. Joklona’s Adnan Muhamud will talk about the relationship between their work and that of microfinance programs working in the area, and will offer some interesting insights into the challenges for microfinance institutions. For more information, see below.
We’d love to see you there, and we’d appreciate it if you can help us spread the word.
Thanks, and feel free to let me know if you have any questions.
All the best,
Melisa Samuelson
Executive Director, SeaMo
www.seattlemicrofinance.org
206.778.9092
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September 29 · 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Spitfire
2219 4th Ave
Seattle, WA
Jolkona (www.jolkona.org) is a start-up non-profit organization that lets people choose how to impact the world through small donations (starting at just $5!), and unlike other micro-giving websites, they provide tangible proofs of impact for every donation. For example, if you spend $40 to educate a girl in Afghanistan for 1 year, you will receive a photo of the girl being sponsored by your donation and at the end of the year receive a copy of her report card, all done over the web on their platform. Their mission is to connect people with global philanthropic opportunities and show the impact of one’s donations. They launched their website to the public in June 2009 with a goal of making giving more fun, transparent and engaging for all donors, regardless of age or income. Today they have over 75 projects in more than 35 countries around the world and leverage the
support of over 20 skilled young professional volunteers who are passionate turning Jolkona's mission into reality.
In our next MicroFinance and Microbrews, Adnan Mahmud - co-founder of Jolkona - will talk about how development work plays a role in poverty alleviation along side with microfinance by helping those that microfinance traditionally cannot reach. He will discuss how Jolkona takes a holistic approach to poverty alleviation by building the new generation of micro-philanthropists and highlighting some of the exciting opportunities that lay ahead for the organization. Come learn how micro-finance and micro-charity works together to help alleviate poverty!
Melisa Samuelson
Hi,
Fortunato thought that the details of the event below my email might get missed, so I’m resending them:
When: September 29 • 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Where: Spitfire, 2219 4th Ave, Seattle, WA
Price: Suggested Donation of $5
Thanks so much, we appreciate your support getting the word out!