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Innovative Ways to Give Back to Communities: Micro-Finance With John Ferber

BY Amber Mac | 05-06-2011 | 9:48 AM

Micro-finance is terrific in concept. All it's missing is a winning platform. In this installment of Work Smart, John Ferber of Microgiving.com describes the important differences between loansharking and micro-giving and lending that's estimated to have helped a billion people in need. Plus, learn about a few micro-lending and giving sites, including a Google-style search site for micro-finance services--proven to do good. 

 

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