Within the microfinance community, a debate has emerged between those who call for the commercialization of microfinance and those who believe that the introduction of for-profit dollars into the market constitutes significant mission drift and damages the mission of microfinance institutions everywhere. To debate this controversial topic, the PSU hosted two leaders in the microfinance community on March 30th in Edmunds Ballroom. Elizabeth Funk, the CEO of Dignity Fund and co-founder of Unitus Investment Groups, a for-profit microfinance vehicle, argued in favor of commercialization while Sam Daley-Harris, the President of the Microcredit Summit Campaign and CEO of RESULTS Educational Fund, argued against it. Four debate questions were asked, followed by fifteen minutes of student question and answer.
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