[sent to me by a friend] http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=52609902611 Date: Thursday, March 5, 2009 Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Town Hall Street: 1119 8th Ave Please join Seattle Microfinance and UW's Social Entrepreneurship Club as they host Matt Flannery, the CEO and Co-Founder of Kiva.org. Matt will discuss microcredit as a means of poverty eradication, how technology helps facilitate development, and Kiva’s plans to continue innovating. Kiva is an innovative peer-to-peer microcredit site that enables individuals to make small loans to microentrepreneurs around the world. Matt has been featured on Oprah, written about in Bill Clinton’s book, Giving, and lauded on the CNN Heroes program. As CEO, Matt has led Kiva’s growth from a pilot project to an established online service with partnerships across the globe and millions in dollars loaned to low income entrepreneurs. Matt is a perfect example of how one person can start a movement for social change worldwide. His leadership in this field is an inspiration for young social entrepreneurs everywhere. Purchase tickets through: Balmer Commons: Monday February 23 through Wednesday Feb 25 and Monday March 2 through Wednesday March 4 Or online at: brownpapertickets.com/event/53835 The cost is only $5 for students!! To learn more about, or get involved with UWSEC, find our facebook group: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=59620233768