2012 SEEP Annual Conference: Meet the organizations

At the 2012 SEEP Annual Conference on November 7-8 in Arlington, Virginia, sponsor organizations displayed information tables to engage the SEEP community about their missions and initiatives. Conference participants were able to visit these tables, share their own experiences, and network with professionals in the development field. Below are some of the organizations:

Business Fights Poverty

Business Fights Poverty is a vibrant community of individuals from business, the international donor community, non-government organizations and academia – all of whom share a passion for fighting poverty through business. Business Fights Poverty provides its members with targeted online and face-to-face peer-to-peer engagement and hot-off-the-press, mission-critical knowledge.

Center for Financial Inclusion

The Center for Financial Inclusion (CFI) at Accion was launched in 2008 to help bring about the conditions to achieve full financial inclusion around the world. Constructing a financial inclusion sector that reaches everyone with quality services will require the combined efforts of many actors. CFI contributes to full inclusion by collaborating with sector participants to tackle challenges beyond the scope of any one actor, using a toolkit that moves from thought leadership to action.

Catholic Relief Services

The mission of CRS is to assist impoverished and disadvantaged people overseas, working in the spirit of Catholic social teaching to promote the sacredness of human life and the dignity of the human person. Although their mission is rooted in the Catholic faith, operations serve people based solely on need, regardless of their race, religion or ethnicity. Within the United States, CRS engages Catholics to live their faith in solidarity with the poor and suffering people of the world.

FHI 360

FHI 360 is a nonprofit human development organization dedicated to improving lives in lasting ways by advancing integrated, locally driven solutions. Their staff includes experts in education, health, nutrition, economic development, civil society, environment, gender, youth, research and technology – creating a unique mix of capabilities to address today's interrelated development challenges. FHI 360 serves more than 60 countries and all U.S. states and territories.

Grameen Foundation

Grameen Foundation helps the world's poorest – especially women – improve their lives and escape poverty by providing them with access to appropriate financial services, life-changing information and unique income-generating opportunities. Working directly with the poor, as well as the organizations that support them, Grameen makes a real difference in the lives of those who have been left behind.

Opportunity International

Opportunity International provides access to savings, small business loans, insurance and training to more than four million people working their way out of poverty in the developing world. Clients in over 20 countries use these financial services to start or expand a business, provide for their families, create jobs for their neighbors and build a safety net for the future.