RSVP: by emailing Karen Hanson

Please join us on Monday Sept 8 for an update from Ian Kim of the Ella Baker Center. Ian will bring us up to speed on the status of their efforts and we will all strategize as to where our team can provide help.

Update will include information on the following:

1. Policy: status on the $3B bond measure for green energy projects and green collar jobs training (Steinberg bill)

2. Green Employer Council

3. Green For All's National Day of Action on 9/27 and what Ella Baker Center is doing to help.

4. Oakland Green Jobs Corps: now that the RFP winner has been announced, what are the next steps and needs.

Global Opportunities in Microfinance
with Elizabeth Funk

This event is exclusively for members and invited guests.
Space is limited and advance registration is required.

Join us for an evening of inspiration and networking at Full Circle Fund's All Member Meeting featuring top microfinance expert Elizabeth Funk. This event is also a chance to mingle with our members and learn more about how to get involved in Full Circle Fund.

Elizabeth is a co-founder and chairman of the board of Unitus, an innovative nonprofit supporting growth of microfinance institutions around the world. Like Full Circle Fund, Unitus seeks out and invests in social entrepreneurs who are finding solutions to the world's most pressing problems. In the past couple of years, microfinance has been seen as one of the most viable solutions to poverty alleviation, with Unitus at the forefront.

After Elizabeth Funk's remarks, Full Circle Funds members will break out into groups to talk about each of our three issue areas - education, environment and technology. There will also be a special break-out for those interested in learning more about Full Circle Fund and our emerging Global Economic Opportunity Circle.

About the Speaker

Elizabeth Funk is actively involved in supporting rapid growth and commercialization in the microfinance industry. She serves on the Board of the Unitus Investment Group, is the founder and CEO of the Dignity Fund, serves on the board of Unitus's first equity investment, Ujjivan, and is on the Board of Directors of Deutsche Bank's Global Microfinance Consortium Fund. She is also a co-founder and board member of the Silicon Valley Microfinance Network, and was the founding chairman of the board of MicroPlace, an internet-based microfinance investment platform sold in 2006 to EBay.

Sponsors and Community Partners

Light dinner will be provided.