The 2013 Boulder MFT Course Schedule Grid is Now Available!

Course Registration Requirements for the Boulder MFT programs: All participants take the 3-week morning Master Class (simultaneous translation available for Francophone program). In addition, participants register for 6 elective courses of their preference (a morning & afternoon elective each week) and select a Program Concentration (Management, Policy, or Development). You can click on the course title or faculty name to see the respective course description or faculty bio.

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WEEK 1
July 15-19

WEEK 2
July 22-26

WEEK 3
July 29 - August 2

CORE COURSE 8:30-10am

The Boulder Master Class: New Financial Inclusion Paradigms
(Robert Christen and special guests)

COFFEE BREAK

MORNING ELECTIVE


Managing Effective Growth: Overcoming Operational Challenges (Valérie Kindt)	Managing Productivity in MF and Retail Banking (Martin Holtmann)	Managing & Regulating Transformation of MFIs (Kimanthi Mutua - William Steel)
GOALS: Financial Analysis of Microfinance Institutions (William Tucker)	Governance (Alex Silva)	Integrated Marketing (Nino Mesarina)
TR Dimensions of Risk in 21st Century Microfinance (Sanjay Sinha)	Strategic Planning (Peter Lengewa)	Commercial Bank-Based Poverty Lending (Larry Reed)
How to Set Interest Rates and Analyze Associated Risks (Sousan Urroz-Korori)	TR Development of Financial Systems and Peacebuilding: Challenges and Opportunities (Marc Jacquand)	Management of Payments, Remittances and Other Financial Services via Correspondent Banks (Xavier Faz)
Integrating Social Performance into MF Strategy and Management Systems. (Anton Simanowitz)	Financing Agricultural Value Chains: Business Models, Tools, and Managing Risks (Nicole Pasricha)	Beyond Microfinance: New Pathways to the Poorest (Syed Hashemi)
How to Provide Financial Services to Agricultural Providers: What you Must Know (Panayotis Varangis )	Pro-Poor Savings - Is it the Right Business for You? (Stephen Peachey)	TR Savings Groups: The State of Practice (Hugh Allen)

LUNCH

AFTERNOON ELECTIVE


Operations Risk Management (Luis Fernando Neri)	Human Resources Management for MFIs (Kim Pityn)	Product Development (Indrajith Wijesiriwardana)
Internal Control and Fraud Prevention (Ruth Dueck-Mbeba)	Citi/WWB Financial Risk Management (Karla Brom)	Communication Tools for Effective Management (Mareike Wolter)
Analyzing MFI performance (Blaine Stephens)	Credit Risk Management (Roshaneh Zafar)	Powerful Tools for Managing Growth, Profitability, and Impact (David Richardson)
Financial, Social, and Environmental Rating (Aldo Moauro)	MFI Performance Monitoring and Reporting using the SEEP Frame Tool (Petronella Chigara-Dhitima)	Developing Inclusive Financial Systems: How Can Funders Support Microfinance Effectively (Natasa Goronja)
Financial Analysis for MFIs (Samuel Mathole)	Microfinance Policy, Regulation and Supervision (Tim Lyman - Richard Rosenberg)
TR Microcredit Methodologies (Sahar Tieby)	TR Microinsurance: What Every Manager Must Know (Michael J McCord)	Managing Product Diversification (Cheryl Frankiewicz)

TR = Course translated, English to French, made available for Francophone program