These 5 Brands Will Each Donate $100,000 this Year to Alleviate Global Poverty

Thu, 03/07/2019 - 15:00

Scotiabank Invests in Disruption Ventures, Canada's First Private, Female-Founded Venture Fund for Women

Wed, 03/06/2019 - 00:00

The milestone investment will be additive to The Scotiabank Women Initiative, which helps women with access to capital, support from senior business leaders, and education tailored to their needs.

Supplier Alliance for Microcredit Partners are Funding Her Future

Tue, 03/05/2019 - 16:00

Amplifying this year’s Prosperity Campaign, suppliers to Whole Foods Market in our top giving levels are donating $1.05 million to fund 31,550 opportunities for low-income entrepreneurs around the world to change their own lives.

Papyrus-Recycled Paper Greetings Is #FundingHer Future Through Whole Planet Foundation

Sat, 03/02/2019 - 08:00

In the spirit of #FundHerFuture, the generosity of David and the Papyrus-Recycled Paper Greetings generosity has created 43,000 opportunities for women entrepreneurs and their family members to live a better life through entrepreneurship.

Wells Fargo Invests $18.5 Million in Grants to Ease Small BusinessStress and Expand Access to Capital

Thu, 02/28/2019 - 09:00

Wells Fargo announced $18.5 million in grants today to nine Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) so they can unlock capital or increase training to diverse small businesses across the U.S. Two CDFIs are receiving awards to continue their work supporting entrepreneurs in Puerto Rico, which is still recovering from the aftermath of Hurricane Maria.

Our Pledge to Educate 100,000 More Entrepreneurs across Africa

Thu, 02/28/2019 - 08:00

HP LIFE is an important component of HP’s global $20 million investment in achieving better learning outcomes for more than 100 million people by 2025.

Fund Her Future: Erliana's Story

Thu, 02/28/2019 - 15:00

Sustainable Investing Goes Mainstream: Morgan Stanley and Bloomberg Survey Finds Sustainable Investing A Business Imperative Among U.S. Asset Managers

Thu, 02/21/2019 - 12:30

A majority of U.S. asset managers are now practicing sustainable investing, viewing it as a strategic business imperative. In a new survey entitled Sustainable Signals: Growth and Opportunity in Asset Management, from the Morgan Stanley Institute for Sustainable Investing and Bloomberg, 75% of respondents reported that their firms have adopted sustainable investing, up from 65% in 2016.

People Power Microcredit: Whole Planet Foundation’s Victor Quiroz

Thu, 02/21/2019 - 09:00

We will take you behind the scenes to introduce you to the teams that are dedicated to empowering the world’s poorest people to become entrepreneurs. You will meet Field Officers, volunteers, and Whole Planet Foundation staff. Through their stories you will get a glimpse into a day on the job—whether it is in Austin, Texas or Huehuetenango, Guatemala.

Making Payment Acceptance a Driver for Financial Inclusion

Wed, 07/10/2019 - 12:00

Ten years ago, 85 percent of the world’s transactions were in cash and checks, and 2.5 billion people were unbanked. Since then, we’ve all been working hard as an industry to develop technology that will give the unbanked access to the world of digital payments.