Omidyar-Tufts Microfinance Fund
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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.
External links
- News articles
- [Ebay founder takes lead in social entrepreneurship] - USA Today
- [Tiny Investments, Big Changes] - BusinessWeek
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