Calvert Giving Fund
Invest Wisely, End Poverty
Get Started With As Little As $20
You can make a big change in the lives of American families and those living in developing countries by investing in microfinance.Invest as little as $20!
1) Go to www.microplace.com.
2) Find an investment. (To make sure your investment is part of Calvert Foundation's over $150 Million portfolio and benefits from our layers of investor protection look for the phrase: "This investment brought to you by Calvert Foundation.")
3) Invest as little as $20 using your bank account or PayPal.
More about MicroPlace:
Who does microfinance help?
Microfinance provides financial services to the world's working poor, primarily in developing countries, but also here in the U.S. This practice extends small loans (often less than $200) to hard working people too poor to qualify for traditional bank loans or other forms of credit. In contrast to charity, these loans enable the working poor to lift themselves out of poverty. Microfinance is nothing new for us, but partnering with MicroPlace builds on our history and track record of this kind of lending. 
Special Thanks
Calvert Foundation is grateful to the following organizations for their support in launching MicroPlace:
- DOEN Foundation
- John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
- Omidyar Network
- Overseas Private Investment Corporation
- Rockefeller Foundation
We are also working with subadvisors that helped us provide a more robust supply of investments to MicroPlace: MicroVest Capital Management, Triple Jump Fund Management, and Unitus, Inc.
Last, but not least, we are extremely thankful for ongoing pro bono legal support from the law firm of O’Melveny & Myers LLP, which provides us with invaluable legal guidance for our design and implementation of this initiative.
