June 17 through June 28, 2013

Scholarships Available from The MasterCard Foundation

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This comprehensive two-week program emphasizes a livelihoods approach to microfinance, enterprise, and community economic development. The curriculum is built upon a foundation of the Five Capitals of sustainable livelihoods—natural, physical, human, social, and financial. It emphasizes tools and strategies of transparency and good management practices that honor the Triple Bottom Line (financial, social, environmental) of sustainability. Students will learn the theories behind the practice of microfinance, microenterprise, and sustainable agriculture and community economic development. We will explore social entrepreneurship, impact investing, savings led development, pro-poor value chain development and finance, community supported agriculture, and fisheries through both classroom and field-based investigation.

The SMDP Certificate offers a unique perspective by examining programs implemented in poor communities overseas, as well as economically challenged areas within the United States. Classes will include lectures, case studies, student projects, field research, and field visits to explore microenterprise and farm-to-fork development at the community level.

Faculty:

Dr. Michael Swack, Carsey Institute and Whittemore School of Business, University of New Hampshire
Dr. Malcolm Harper, Cranfield School of Management
Mr. William Maddocks, Carsey Institute, University of New Hampshire

Dates/Schedule:

Monday, June 17, to Friday, June 28
Daily classes are 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM

Guest Speakers:

The SMDP Certificate will include guest speakers from a wide range of disciplines including:

• Wajiha Ahmed, Bankable Frontier Associates
• Jeffrey Ashe Independent Savings Groups Consultant
• Kristy Bohling, Bankable Frontier Associates
• John Carroll, UNH Professor, Natural Resources - Invited
• Marilinne Cooper, Women’s Rural Entrepreneurship Network
• Charlie French, UNH Cooperative Extension - Invited
• James Hokans, Bankable Frontier Associates - Invited
• Luke Mahoney, Brookford Farm - Invited
• Vinod Parmeshwar, Oxfam Saving For Change
• Drew Tulchin, Social Enterprise Associates
• Gregg Van Kirk – Community Enterprise Solutions
• Yusi Wang Turell, Carsey Institute Center on Social Innovation and Finance
• Chuck Waterfield – Microfinance Transparency

Field Visits:

Women's Rural Entrepreneurial Network, farmers' markets, and micro-businesses for field research experience

Brookford Organic Farm

Brettonwoods, birthplace of the World Bank and IMF

Portsmouth and NH Seacoast

Who Should Attend:

The SMDP Certificate is intensive and suitable for those either new to the field or mid-career practitioners looking for a deeper understanding of poverty, poor people, and the development strategies and initiatives that work to build sustainable livelihoods and communities in both developed and developing economies. This includes mid- to upper-level managers of microfinance NGOS or banks, donors funding or exploring support for microfinance programs, microfinance regulators, other development field practitioners who wish to learn about microenterprise development, individuals who are new to the field, NGOs who wish to design and initiate microfinance, enterprise development and impact investment programs, employees of government agencies and programs who are promoting microfinance, business professionals interested in social entrepreneurship and impact investment, and students new to the field.

Participants will be expected to complete nightly reading or other assignments and be actively engaged in class sessions by sharing their experiences and knowledge.

UNH Master's Level Academic Credit is available for this course.

Fees and Scholarships:

The fee for the SMDP NH Certificate is $4,250.00 and includes tuition and room and board. Partial to full scholarships are available from The MasterCard Foundation for practitioners who meet the eligibility criteria. For more information: www.carseyinstitute.unh.edu/smdp/nh/registration

Important Dates:

• Deadline for MasterCard Foundation Scholarship Applications May 10, 2013
• Deadline for SMDP NH Certificate Registration May 31, 2013