Media Mentions

June 14, 2026

WorldWise Microfinance: Rotary grant for anti-poverty work in Malawi

Madison Breakfast Rotary Club Foundation has made a grant to WorldWise Microfinance that will help support a new program in Malawi, where 70 percent of the population lives in extreme poverty. Read more about the grant here.

June 11, 2026

WorldWise Microfinance: Local microfinance group reaches out to Malawi

WorldWise Microfinance has added a new program in Malawi. Read more about how the program stimulates small business growth in the fourth poorest country in the world.

November 6, 2025

Isthmus – WorldWise Microfinance puts foreign aid where it counts

Highlighted as an important Dane County nonprofit, WorldWise Microfinance is featured in the Isthmus’s 2025 Nonprofit issue. Read about how the microfinance model helps fill in the gaps left by funding cuts in the foreign aid sector.

November 6, 2025

WorldWise Microfinance: Expands in the Dominican Republic amid Caribbean hurricane recovery

Amidst challenging times in the Caribbean, WorldWise Microfinance is expanding its commitment in the Dominican Republic. Learn about the Monte Plata program, founded in partnership with Youth Empowered for Transformation (JET).

July 1, 2025

A Word from WorldWise

Ironically, for Tom Eggert, running an organization that provides microloans has not been all about the money. That’s where the programs through his Madison-based nonprofit start, but WorldWise Microfinance is working to rewrite the script on microlenders. 

The nonprofit has spent its 15 years in operation leveraging global connections to support entrepreneurs in countries with high rates of poverty and other obstacles. Its sustainable programs have spurred growth — economically and otherwise — in communities across multiple continents.

WorldWise Microfinance’s newest partnership with Ugandan nonprofit Nsimbi Impact shows that its dual goal of bolstering entrepreneurs — particularly women founders — and improving communities’ quality of life is doable when generosity and mutual accountability unite.

April 19, 2023

WHS Student raises $3,500 to help fight poverty in the Dominican Republic

In this article from a local newspaper, a visit to the Dominican Republic by one of our staff is highlighted.

February 14, 2022

Borgen Magazine – How WorldWise Microfinance is Making a Difference

Learn about the powers of microfinance that sparked the creation of WorldWise Microfinance and how the organization has positively impacted countless Haitian and Filipino entrepreneurs.

July 29, 2021

Nonprofit Spotlight: WorldWise Microfinance

Learn how a donation to WorldWise Microfinance is used by understanding the model of the organization and reading two of many success stories.

March 1, 2018

WORT 89.9 FM Interview with Executive Director Jane McCurry

Listen to an interview with Jane McCurry, former Executive Director of WorldWise Microfinance, about the founding, day to day operations, and mission of this primarily student run organization.

April 26, 2016

WorldWise Microfinance Program Offers Hope Amid Devastation

Read about what sets WorldWise Microfinance apart from other microfinance organizations and has led to the non-profit’s incredible successes.

October 25, 2015

Q&A with President of the Board Tom Eggert

In this interview with WorldWise Microfinance Founder Tom Eggert, read about the creation, operations, and future goals of the organization.