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Hillary Clevenger

Studying in Boston. I have a passion for social impact investing. Co-founder of PoverUP, a student microfinance initiative focused on raising student awareness on the power of microfinance and its ability to alleviate poverty.

Headline: Entrepreneur
Work status: Full-Time Student
Website: http://poverup.org
Industries: Financial, Media, Real Estate
Skills: Business, Copy Writing, Editing, English, Entrepreneurship, Investment, Leadership, Management, Negotiation, Public speaking, Recruitment, Spanish, Writing
Location: Boston, MA
Groups: Win $11,000 funding, $20,000 pro-bono consulting, and mentoring from entrepreneurs & executives
Interested in: Finding business partners, Finding experts, Getting press, Growing my group, Helping members of my groups, Internships, Participating in a competition, Promoting my startups, Raising money, Receiving feedback, Recruiting for my startup, Shadowing, Supporting my investments
Tags: economic development, Microfinance, microfinance student initiative
Schools: Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Wellesley College

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I'm a junior at Wellesley College majoring in sociology and economics with an emphasis in economic development. Currently cross-registered at Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology as well.

Co-founder of PoverUP- a student microfinance initiative.

PoverUP is a student grassroot movement created to raise student's awareness on the power of microfinance in high schools and universities on a global scale. Dedicated to lifting people living on less than $2 a day out of poverty through micro-credit funding.

Mission:
* Mobilize and unite students around microfinance and its power to fight poverty.
* Launch a major eCampaign committed to lift over 1 million people out of poverty within the next 10 years.
* Plant the seeds of a student microfinance grassroot movement

PoverUP eCampaign:
1st Student Microfinance Global Day:"PoverUP Your World"

* Students worldwide will fight poverty by donating $5 to $10 at a time through mobile giving.

EDUCATION

University: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Time period: 2009 - Present

University: Wellesley College
Time period: 2008 - Present
Degree: Sociology and Economics

University: Harvard University
Time period: 2009 - Present

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  • PoverUP

    PoverUP is a student grassroot movement created to raise students' awareness on the power of microfinance in high schools and universities on a global scale. PoverUP is an Ashoka Youth Venture!

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