Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund

The Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund is a microfinance investment firm established on 4 November 2005. eBay founder and social entrepreneur Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam donated $100 million to their alma mater Tufts University to create the fund, which will offer millions of tiny loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries.[1][2]

References
  1. Ebay founder takes lead in social entrepreneurship - USA Today
  2. Tiny Investments, Big Changes - BusinessWeek


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