Attempts to influence global poverty and charity, eBay founder Pierre Omidyar donated $ 100 million to Tufts University confidence limited investments in microfinance. Explores the origins of the initiative, vision and objectives of the different stakeholders, as well as the order in which the key issues of structure, management, implementation and reporting have been resolved. Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund aims to provide a stimulating effect on the expansion of activities considered to be of high social value, while the application of stringent professional requirements for the deployment of resources so as to obtain economic benefits equal to or higher than that of comparable assets in the Fund at Tufts. While Omidyar approach contrasts with the more traditional ways of feeding. In addition, an overview of the microfinance industry and the problems of investing in this new area in emerging markets. "Hide
by Michael Chu, Jean Steege Hazell Source: Harvard Business School 22 pages. Publication Date: January 29, 2007. Prod. #: 307078-PDF-ENG
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