Now in its sixth year, the LFA Summit offers student leaders from across the country a once a year opportunity to access must-know information for doing microfinance in the U.S. Attendees will walk away with practical, relevant advice they can implement right away.
Join us at the University of California Berkeley International House on Nov 15-16.
Why You Should Go.
Learn how microfinance works, up close and personal
Get practical and actionable advice on jobs and internships in the social sector
Meet students leading campus MFIs
Develop the skills and the know-how to start a new MFI at your campus.
What You Can Expect.
Sessions co-led by experts and students
Ample networking time throughout the Summit
Great food and plenty of it
Member-only advanced training opportunities
New Track about how race, class and gender affect our work.
“The most useful part of the LFA Summit is hearing real-life testimonials from other students facing the same problems.”
— 2013 Student Attendee
When and Where.
The 2014 Lend for America Summit will take place at the UC-Berkeley International House on November 15th and 16th, 2014.
Find out more about Berkeley, how to get there, and where to stay at the travel information page.
People Who Attend.
Undergraduate and graduate college students make up 80% of Summit attendees each year. Students travel from across the country to attend Lend for America’s conferences. Universities represented last year included:
- American University
- Arcadia University
- Binghamton University
- Clark University
- Cornell University
- Drexel University
- Elon University
- George Washington University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Lehigh University
- North Arkansas College
- Pepperdine University
- Queens College
- Rowan University
- Sarah Lawrence College
- Swarthmore College
- Temple University
- TCNJ
- The New School
- University of Baltimore
- University of Georgia
- University of Maryland
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pacific
- Washington and Lee
- Wesleyan University
“The presenters, hosts, and even attendees could not be more down to earth, helpful and approachable. A wonderful environment to learn about microfinance.”
— 2013 attendee