In our quest to promote social entrepreneurship, Twitter has become a powerful tool for our team at SocialEarth. We’ve learned a ton about how to leverage Twitter for social good. We’ve shared articles such as the Top 100 Social Entrepreneurs, businesses, and ideas, how to raise funds on Twitter, and discussed the exciting #socentchat.
In the Top 100 list, we included 19 tweeters to follow for microfinance information, however we know there are many, many more. So in during the past few months, we’ve connected with many individuals and organizations on Twitter invovled with microfinance and wanted to share our list with you.
What follows is a list of 113 twetters who are invovled in or support microfinance, microcredit, and other initaitves aimed at improving the lives’ of the poor via improved access to capital. This list is meant to be dynamic, so please add your name to the list!
Popular Microfinance Organizations
Acumen Fund
http://twitter.com/acumenfund
http://twitter.com/jnovogratz
Grameen
http://twitter.com/Grameen_Fdn
http://twitter.com/grameenbank
http://twitter.com/mifos
http://twitter.com/GrameenAppLab
http://twitter.com/scotteverett (updated +1)
Heifer International
http://twitter.com/Heifer
Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (Opportunity International)
http://twitter.com/AJRenold
http://twitter.com/amycarolwolff
http://twitter.com/christiemisty
OptInNow
http://twitter.com/OptINnow
http://twitter.com/rarenaud
http://twitter.com/ADKoehler
Opportunity Canada
http://twitter.com/OppIntCanada
Unitus
http://twitter.com/Unitus
ACCION
http://twitter.com/Accion_usa
http://twitter.com/CFI_ACCION
http://twitter.com/ACCIONSD
http://twitter.com/ACCION_IN_CO
KIVA
http://twitter.com/Kiva
http://twitter.com/kiva_tweeters
http://twitter.com/kiva4iPhone
http://twitter.com/mattflannery
http://twitter.com/jessicajackley
http://twitter.com/fionaramsey
http://twitter.com/kivafellows
http://twitter.com/kiva_journals
http://twitter.com/buildkiva
http://twitter.com/HalleTecco
http://twitter.com/sloane
http://twitter.com/BrettDobbs
http://twitter.com/chelsab
Microplace
http://twitter.com/microplace
Hope International
http://twitter.com/HOPEtweets
United Prosperity
http://twitter.com/unitedprosper
http://twitter.com/bhalchander
http://twitter.com/JakeBStern
Mentors International
http://twitter.com/mentors
FINCA International- Village Banking
http://twitter.com/VillageBanking
Poverty 2 Prosperity
http://twitter.com/P_2_P
Global Partnerships
http://twitter.com/gpmicrofinance
Five Talents
http://twitter.com/fivetalents
CHF International
http://twitter.com/CHFonline
Microfinance Organizations By Country
Wokai (China)
http://twitter.com/wokai
http://twitter.com/caseylwilson
http://twitter.com/wokaiseattle
51Give (China)
http://twitter.com/51give
MicroLoan Foundation (UK)
http://twitter.com/MicroLoan
RangDe (India)
http://twitter.com/rangde
Common Interest (Thailand)
http://twitter.com/Common_Interest
Impact Microfinance (Canada)
http://twitter.com/microcredit
Adelante Foundation (Honduras )
http://twitter.com/AdelanteORG
BRAC USA (Africa and Asia)
http://twitter.com/BRAC_USA
Lend For Peace (Middle East)
http://twitter.com/lendforpeace
Lumana Credit (Ghana)
http://twitter.com/lumanacredit
Simple Seed (Africa)
http://twitter.com/SimpleSeed
Annexum – Dutch Microfund (Dutch)
http://twitter.com/HuibBoissevain
Microfinance Organizations By Cause
Vittana (Education)
http://twitter.com/vittana
http://twitter.com/kushalc
Lend for Health (Health)
http://twitter.com/lend4health
WaterCredit MFI (Water)
http://twitter.com/watercredit
http://twitter.com/aprilrinne
Freedom From Hunger (Hunger)
http://twitter.com/freefromhunger
Green Microfinance (Environment)
http://twitter.com/GMf
Riskebiz Internet (Mobile)
http://twitter.com/riskebiz
CreditSMS (Mobile)
http://twitter.com/creditsms
http://twitter.com/arudoyat
One Hen (Children)
http://twitter.com/1hen
MicroCredit Enterprises (Poverty)
http://twitter.com/MCEorg
Opportunity Fund (Savings)
http://twitter.com/opportunityfund
SaveTogether (Savings)
http://twitter.com/savetogether
Microfinance News Organizations
SocialEdge
http://twitter.com/socialedge
Microfinance Insights
http://twitter.com/mfinsights
Videre Microfinance
http://twitter.com/VidereMFI
MicroCapital
http://twitter.com/MicroCapital
Microfinance Focus
http://twitter.com/mffocus
SocialFinance
http://twitter.com/socialfinance
http://twitter.com/Microfinance_
http://twitter.com/Microfinance_HW
Microfinance Networks
Silicon Valley Microfinance Network
http://twitter.com/SVMN
Microfinance Association
http://twitter.com/MicrofinanceA
MFI Connect
http://twitter.com/mficonnect
SeaMo
http://twitter.com/SeaMoMicro
Microfinance Network
http://twitter.com/ibl
Microfinance Conferences
MicroSummit
http://twitter.com/MicroSummit
MicroCredit Summit
http://twitter.com/MicroCredSummit
Microfinance 2.0
http://twitter.com/gomicrofinance
Microfinance Supporters
http://twitter.com/DevWorldProject
http://twitter.com/beUnreasonable
http://twitter.com/Rajmelville
http://twitter.com/drewmeyers
http://twitter.com/rachelstrohm
http://twitter.com/DC2CA
http://twitter.com/jessicashortall
http://twitter.com/zyozyfounder
http://twitter.com/jolkona
http://twitter.com/microfinance
http://twitter.com/soccapital
http://twitter.com/activcompassion
http://twitter.com/tactphil
http://twitter.com/meganmcf
http://twitter.com/whiteafrican
http://twitter.com/kiwanja
http://twitter.com/socialtopher
http://twitter.com/biglebufski
http://twitter.com/rafmanji
http://twitter.com/mainstmicro
http://twitter.com/VanuatuVanessa
http://twitter.com/geoff_thompson
http://twitter.com/sprungpr
http://twitter.com/everywun
http://twitter.com/theCSRfeed
Contributor Profile: Erik
Erik is a perpetually curious social innovator. As a serial entrepreneur, Erik knows a thing or two about change. As a co-founder of SocialEarth, Erik hopes to channel his passion for social advocacy into an innovative venue of social awareness for others. Website: SocialEarth
Twitter: @erikeliason
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Great list – despite/because of [delete as appropriate] me being on it. 8^) Microfinancework.com is there for people to find people and to find work in Microfinance. “Microfinance Network” is a scarily definitive title I doubt I could live up to! Privileged to be included, thank you.
[...] so, here are 113 microfinance tweeters to follow that the team over at Social Earth put [...]
Great list Erik! I am amazed at how many organizations/people are getting involved! It is so exciting to see awareness grow.
BUENO!!!!!
Great list Erik!
Feel free to add me under Grameen, I am at the Grameen Technology Center of Grameen Foundation in Seattle along with Mifos and AppLab.
Thanks,
Scott
Thanks Scott for the note! I’ve added you under Grameen.
Nice list Erik.
Also twitter.com/neddotcom
The neddotcom team is #10 in terms of overall loans of Kiva out of over 7,604 teams: http://www.kiva.org/team/neddotcom
http://www.kiva.org/community
Great list! Thanks!
Great list! See also folks posting with the hashtags:
#microfinance
#kiva
Microfinance Monday
and for broader social entrepreneur twitter gurus in social media and more, see also
Twitter for Social Entrepreneurship: The Top 100 Tweeps to Follow
http://www.socialedge.org/blogs/the-edge/twitter-for-social-entrepreneurship-the-top-100-to-follow/
I would also recommend twitter.com/cgap, our website http://www.cgap.org and our blog microfinance.cgap.org.
Thanks for clustering these– I was afraid that I’d just see a list of 100 twitter accounts w/o any further info. More annotation would be useful, and perhaps there are five premiere ones.
[...] Social Earth cites the Center as one of the top Microfinance “Tweeters” to follow. Follow us (if you’re not already) at http://twitter.com/CFI_ACCION for the latest and up-to-the-minute Center and industry news. [...]
Wow, great list! Thanks for compiling it!
Of course, John! It's great to see so many people and organizations passionate about microfinance.
We're brand new to Twitter, but do check us out also: http://twitter.com/BankingWithPoor
Welcome to Twitter! Let us know if we can help promote your work.
[...] and cultivating support. Previously, we’ve highlighted the top social entrepreneurs and microfinance people and organizations on Twitter, and now we want to highlight the top Green tweeters on Twitter. These tweeters fall [...]
It is good to have give ideas to others who are intrested and get response. Thank you for this noble venture.
nocermathew- thank you for your interest! Let us know if we can help you in your quest to spread the news about microfinance.
Dear Mr. Erikeliason,
It is great to know and share with 113 microfinance Tweeters.
I am very much thankfull for this support.
I am from Kerala India one of the lovelieable place in the world.I am ready to share some intresting experiences.
with regards
M.V.Mathew(Ashokafellow)
Hi M.V. Mathew,
We'd love to learn more. Please email @ contact@socialearth.org or DM on twitter @socialearth.
Thanks!
Erik
Hi M.V. Mathew,
We'd love to learn more. Please email @ contact@socialearth.org or DM on twitter @socialearth.
Thanks!
Erik
[...] and cultivating support. Previously, we’ve highlighted the top social entrepreneurs and microfinance people and organizations on Twitter, and now we want to highlight the top Green tweeters on Twitter. These tweeters fall in [...]
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