If you're a woman interested in microfinance, I recommend joining Women Advancing Microfinance - the NY Chapter has some great events. The Microfinance Club of New York also has cool stuff going on, and also (obviously) includes men, but I think the fact that WAM has some smaller group events is nice because you can really get to know people at a 20-40 person event as opposed to a 200 person event. (Then again, I haven't been to any MFCNY ones so I can't compare, but this is based on what I heard from a friend who's in both.)
Anyway, WAM members get access to some cool things like this site visit below. Check it out!
--Katharine
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Site Visit to Lower East Side Women-Owned
Small Businesses (Members Only) |
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| Where: Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union
37 Avenue B (corner of E. 3rd St.)
New York, NY 10009
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Greetings!
This site visit is the second in WAM-NY's series of site visits to MFIs in NYC to give WAM-NY members the chance to have an inside view of how each institution operates.
And this time, you will get to visit - and eat lunch at - actual clients in the neighborhood of the Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union (LESPFCU)! www.lespeoples.org
LESPFCU is a community development credit union that serves mostly the low- and moderate-income community in the Lower East Side.
All of the clients are women business owners who have their own stories to tell about how they got started and how they have survived the economic hard times over the past few years.
We will be visiting these FIVE local LES businesses:
THIS FREE EVENT IS FOR 2011 WAM-NY MEMBERS ONLY. SPACE IS LIMITED TO TEN (10) PEOPLE. - If you are not already a WAM-NY member, or have not renewed your membership for 2011, you may do so when you register for this event (below).
- The annual calendar year membership fee for 2011 is $40 payable through PayPal (when you register below) or cash/ check at the event.
Please click on the link below to register. |
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Here is the detailed schedule, FYI:
10:15AM Arrive at LESPFCU and get settled
10:30-11AM Orientation to LESPFCU with CEO, Linda Levy
11AM-12:30PM Visit the small businesses (15 min. each)
12:30-1:00PM+ Lunch* at Maguey y La Tuna
* Please remember to bring cash for lunch so we don't have to impose multiple credit card transactions!
We will start with an orientation at the credit union and walk from there, so please wear or bring comfortable walking shoes. We will go up to East 9th Street x Avenue C first and then work are way down to Clinton St., just south of Houston.
We will be guided by LESPFCU's knowledgeable Business Loan Officer, Alfonsina Morel.
We look forward to sharing this exciting learning & culinary adventure with you!
Sincerely,
The WAM-NY Steering Committee Women Advancing Microfinance (WAM) - NewYork |
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