Recent events in 2013
November 2013
US Financial Diaries
True tales from groundbreaking research on the financial lives of low-income Americans.
Nancy Castillo is the Manager for the U.S. Financial Diaries, a joint project of the Financial Access Initiative of New York University, Bankable Frontier Associates, and the Center for Financial Services Innovation. In this position, Ms. Castillo leads the development and implementation of a nationwide study into the financial lives of low and moderate income families called "US Financial Diaries". The Financial Diaries methodology, which was used to conduct the U.S. Financial Diaries Project research, has been successfully applied in Bangladesh, India and South Africa. The results are detailed in the groundbreaking book Portfolios of the Poor: How the World's Poor Live on $2 a Day (Princeton University Press, 2009), which has been instrumental in broadening conceptions of global poverty. The book reveals that poor households lead surprisingly active and sophisticated financial lives, driven by the need to cope with irregular and unpredictable incomes but few reliable tools to absorb economic shocks. |
October 2013
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June 2013
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May 2013
Dinner & Conversations with Industry Leaders
We are excited to host our very popular "Dinner & Conversations" event again this year! This event provides you with an up-close and personal opportunity to network and interact with industry leaders and WAM NY members on a variety of emerging issues, challenges and innovations happening in the industry. Our event is tailored to provide you with an evening of learning and professional networking.
Table 1: Jana Smith of Pro Mujer
Table 2: Sapna Shah of GIIN Table 3: Elizabeth Scharpf of SHE Table 4: Jaclyn Berfond of WWB |
April 2013
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Feb 2013
Documentary Screening of "To Catch a Dollar: Muhammad Yunus Banks on America" film screening "TO CATCH A DOLLAR" follows the journey of two borrowers and their Grameen group manager and the enormous life changes they each undergo. Whether being a wife and mother and starting a catering business while maintaining a full-time job or struggling to expand one's hair-styling services as a single-parent or working to adapt a loan structure born in rural villages to the busy streets of Queens, each woman faces unforeseen challenges. Yet, they also begin to realize their own potential, fueled by the power of a model that offers support, encouragement and community. |
Feb 2013
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