| 词条 | Grameen Foundation |
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| name = Grameen Foundation | logo = | type = 501(c)(3) | founded_date = 1997 | founder = Alex Counts | location = Washington, D.C., USA {{coord|38.9039|-77.0345|type:landmark_region:US-DC|display=inline, title}} | key_people = Steve Hollingworth – President & CEO Peter Cowhey – Chair Muhammad Yunus - Founding Board Member | area_served = Asia, Africa, the Americas | focus = Poverty | method = Social Enterprise, Microfinance, Technology | Non-profit_slogan = Connecting the World's Poor to their Potential | homepage = www.grameenfoundation.org }}Grameen Foundation, founded as Grameen Foundation USA, also known as "GFUSA", is a global 501(c)(3) non-profit organization based in Washington DC that works to replicate the Grameen Bank microfinance model around the world through a global network of partner microfinance institutions. Its CEO is Steve Hollingworth. Grameen Foundation's mission is, "To enable the poor, especially the poorest, to create a world without poverty."[1] It is separate from organizations called "Grameen Foundation" in different countries, such as Grameen Foundation Australia.{{citation needed|date=August 2012}} HistoryThe Foundation was founded in 1997 to facilitate the expansion of banks modeled after the Grameen Bank beyond the borders of Bangladesh and increase the access of poor people to microfinance by millions worldwide. Muhammad Yunus, the founder and managing director of Grameen Bank, sat on the Board of Directors for 12 years and is now a director emeritus. Immediate past chairs of the board are Paul Maritz, formerly CEO of VMWare and formerly a senior executive at Microsoft, and Robert Eichfeld, a retired executive at Citibank. The current chair of the board is [https://gps.ucsd.edu/faculty-directory/peter-cowhey.html Peter Cowhey], the UC San Diego Interim Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, Qualcomm Endowed Chair in Communications and Technology Policy, and the dean of the School of Global Policy and Strategy. ProgramsRather than directly administering microfinance programs, Grameen Foundation provides funds and technical assistance to local and regional microfinance institutions (MFIs) and other poverty-focused organizations. Grameen Foundation works with these organizations to:
Working with local and global allies, Grameen Foundation also develops and distributes mobile phone-based applications to help the poor to better manage:
Grameen Foundation also works to help the poor receive training and benefit from small-business opportunities, further enabling them to improve their lives and break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their families.[1] TriviaVoted into the top 25 of world changing ideas in 2007 Members Project by American Express cardholders. Grameen Foundation forayed into open source core banking systems by launching the website mifosx. The Mifos project was formally launched by Grameen Foundation in 2006.[2] References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://grameenfoundation.org/sites/default/files/GrameenFoundation2009-2010AnnualReport.pdf|title=Providing Access: Opening Doors for the World's Poorest, 2009-2010 Annual Report|publisher=Grameen Foundation|accessdate=January 3, 2011}} 2. ^{{cite web |last1=Foundation |first1=Grameen |title=Grameen Foundation Launches Mifos.com |url=https://grameenfoundation.org/press-releases/grameen-foundation-launches-mifoscom |publisher=Gameen Bank |accessdate=21 February 2019}} Further reading
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