Boulder Institute of Microfinance

Madeline Hirschland is the editor and an author of the book “Savings Services for the Poor: An Operational Guide” and the author of CGAP’s “Deposit Services for the Poor: Preliminary Guidance for Donors”. She facilitated all three virtual conferences on microsavings.

Ms. Hirschland has been engaged in microfinance since 1989. As Director of Save the Children’s Microenterprise Office, she catalyzed microfinance institutions that are now industry leaders in Jordan, Lebanon and Palestine. She has also provided strategic direction and technical assistance to microfinance institutions in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

As a freelance consultant, Ms. Hirschland has worked for CARE, Chemonics, CGAP, Development Alternatives, Inc., Ford Foundation, Freedom from Hunger, the Gates Foundation, Opportunity International Bank of Malawi, Oxfam America, Save the Children, The SEEP Network, the UNDP and the World Bank among others. Madi holds a B.A. and M.P.A. from Harvard University.