What Makes A Gift?

There’s the old adage that goes “It is better to give than to receive” that we all have heard from our parents and one we all will likely pass on the same. When I was a child, I did not understand this phrase-receiving was the best! But, as I got older, like most people, I… Continue reading What Makes A Gift?

Donor Spotlight: Alana McKeever

Because Wisconsin Microfinance relies entirely on our supporter base for funds, our donors are especially important to us and our success. Any advances made, any people or families lifted out of abject poverty, in fact, any programs at all are made possible only through the support of our wonderful donors. Therefore, on this week of… Continue reading Donor Spotlight: Alana McKeever

Development Snapshot: Haiti and the Philippines

The phrase “pull yourself up by your own bootstraps” is a classic American phrase that highlights the idea of personal self-reliance that the US so loves to harp on. However, how does one improve their situation when they don’t even have any boots? Economically speaking, Haiti is the poorest country in the Americas and one… Continue reading Development Snapshot: Haiti and the Philippines

The Necessity of Hope

Every day, it seems, there is a new crisis somewhere in the world. Especially as of late, news cycles are so often dominated by doom and gloom. Hurricanes destroying the Caribbean, political unrest in Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, and our own backyard, and the re-emergence of the plague in Madagascar are all continuing developments… Continue reading The Necessity of Hope

Remembering Typhoon Haiyan

Four years ago, the Philippines was utterly devastated by the strongest landfalling tropical cyclone on record, Typhoon Haiyan. The 30th storm of the 2013 Pacific Typhoon season, Haiyan originally seemed to be just another strong tropical storm. However, as it moved west, it kept gaining power at a seemingly exponential rate. On November 6th, the… Continue reading Remembering Typhoon Haiyan

Donor Spotlight: Tom Kenney

This past week, we at Wisconsin Microfinance received one of the largest single donations we have ever had in our eight years of operations, made in memory of Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Tom Kenny. We were so touched by Tom’s story, as relayed by his partner Julie and his colleagues, that we wanted to share… Continue reading Donor Spotlight: Tom Kenney