Tuesday, November 20, 2018

Re: [MFP] ?'s Re: U.S.-based Group Loans for Immigrants

 

Hi Madi,


I would also recommend checking with Connie Evans at AEO (https://www.aeoworks.org/about/staff).

Good luck,
Lisa L. Gatti 

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On Nov 20, 2018, at 2:03 AM, hugh@vsla.net [MicrofinancePractice] <MicrofinancePractice@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

 

I think the best person to contact on this is Jeff Ashe.  He's been pursuing this for a number of years and knows pretty much who is doing what and where in the US.

 

jeffaashe@gmail.com

 

Hugh Allen

 

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Subject: [MFP] ?'s Re: U.S.-based Group Loans for Immigrants

 

 

Colleagues,

 

I've been asked to advise a group starting a group-based loan program to help low-income people living in my city in the U.S. secure legal status. I would tremendously appreciate:

 

- information on group-based loan programs in the U.S. focused on immigrants, 

 

- sample bylaws for such programs,

 

- links to videos of how autonomous or semi-autonomous lending and savings groups work. (These are to help the advisory group for the program understand a bottom-up approach.)

 

Thanks so much for any information that you might share.

 

Best wishes,

 

Madi Hirschland

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Re: [MFP] Re: ?'s Re: U.S.-based Group Loans for Immigrants

 

Madi,


Look forward to talking to you about all this on Sunday. Several of us are thinking about how to do this as you can see. 

Jeff 

Jeffrey Ashe
jaashe@aol.com


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Subject: [MFP] Re: ?'s Re: U.S.-based Group Loans for Immigrants

 
Hi Madi,

Let me add a few more names to the very appropriate leads that Sean sent you.

Nancy Jordan heard about savings groups a couple of years ago and started one, which grew into five in the second year. Jordan Bailey of Philanthropiece and I were just speaking today of their intention of starting US based groups. And, Eric Kinman and Solidarity Foundation have been forming groups in the US for several years. 

I have copied Eric, Nancy and Jordan on this mail.

Also, you might want to check out www.StartYourSavingsGroup.com, a site I put together to encourage and facilitate peer-to-peer group formation, primarily in the US. Nancy and I presented on her work and on the ideas on that site, at the Savings Group conference earlier this year in Kigali.

Good luck!
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Monday, November 19, 2018

RE: [MFP] ?'s Re: U.S.-based Group Loans for Immigrants

 

I think the best person to contact on this is Jeff Ashe.  He's been pursuing this for a number of years and knows pretty much who is doing what and where in the US.

 

jeffaashe@gmail.com

 

Hugh Allen

 

From: MicrofinancePractice@yahoogroups.com <MicrofinancePractice@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: 19 November 2018 20:09
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Subject: [MFP] ?'s Re: U.S.-based Group Loans for Immigrants

 

 

Colleagues,

 

I've been asked to advise a group starting a group-based loan program to help low-income people living in my city in the U.S. secure legal status. I would tremendously appreciate:

 

- information on group-based loan programs in the U.S. focused on immigrants, 

 

- sample bylaws for such programs,

 

- links to videos of how autonomous or semi-autonomous lending and savings groups work. (These are to help the advisory group for the program understand a bottom-up approach.)

 

Thanks so much for any information that you might share.

 

Best wishes,

 

Madi Hirschland

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[MFP] Re: ?'s Re: U.S.-based Group Loans for Immigrants

 

Hi Madi,


Let me add a few more names to the very appropriate leads that Sean sent you.

Nancy Jordan heard about savings groups a couple of years ago and started one, which grew into five in the second year. Jordan Bailey of Philanthropiece and I were just speaking today of their intention of starting US based groups. And, Eric Kinman and Solidarity Foundation have been forming groups in the US for several years. 

I have copied Eric, Nancy and Jordan on this mail.

Also, you might want to check out www.StartYourSavingsGroup.com, a site I put together to encourage and facilitate peer-to-peer group formation, primarily in the US. Nancy and I presented on her work and on the ideas on that site, at the Savings Group conference earlier this year in Kigali.

Good luck!
Paul

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Re: [MFP] ?'s Re: U.S.-based Group Loans for Immigrants

 

Hi Madi,

Have you looked into Mission Assets Fund (MAF)? They may be a good organization to connect with: https://missionassetfund.org/lending-circles

And, of course, Jeff Ashe is doing fascinating work on diaspora savings groups in the U.S. 

 

Sean Kline

Director

Office of Financial Empowerment

Office of the Treasurer & Tax Collector

City and County of San Francisco

(415) 554-4320

sean.kline@sfgov.org

www.sfofe.org

 

Leveraging the power of City Hall to strengthen economic security and mobility for low income families



On Mon, Nov 19, 2018 at 12:59 PM Madeline Hirschland mhirschland@gmail.com [MicrofinancePractice] <MicrofinancePractice@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
 

Colleagues,

I've been asked to advise a group starting a group-based loan program to help low-income people living in my city in the U.S. secure legal status. I would tremendously appreciate:

- information on group-based loan programs in the U.S. focused on immigrants, 

- sample bylaws for such programs,

- links to videos of how autonomous or semi-autonomous lending and savings groups work. (These are to help the advisory group for the program understand a bottom-up approach.)

Thanks so much for any information that you might share.

Best wishes,

Madi Hirschland

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