Community Improvement & Economic Development

SKS Microfinance, one of the largest microfinance organizations in the world, recently issued an IPO that raised over $350 million. It is important to note that SKS is not the first microlending company to go public, but it is certainly the largest, sending some jolts through the burgeoning field of double/triple bottom-line businesses. 

David Lewis was a “man with a message” –  a beloved community activist who started a simple, but radical program that revolutionized how we approach recovery and rehabilitation.  Co-Founder of Free at Last, David was gunned down in East Palo Alto last month and the cause of this death still remains unknown.  Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently offered a $50,000 reward for any information leading to a conviction in the case related to his death. 

“Slums will not go away because a few dozen Americans or Europeans spent a morning walking around them. There are solutions to our problems — but they won’t come about through tours.”

We’re less than one month away from The Feast conference on Thursday, October 1st, 2009 in New York City.  The conference is organized by the fine folks at All Day Buffet and Echoing Green is proud to be a sponsor.  

What is The Feast?

The Feast Conference gathers the world's greatest innovators from across industries and society to empower, inspire and engage each other in creating world-shaking change.