Trickle Up Program, Inc.

I have been associated with Trickle Up almost from the beginning in 1979. It is a fabulous organization doing important work among the poorest of the world's poor. It is well managed; almost all the money goes to programs. Every year it grows a bit, as it certainly should. I can't rate it high enough or say too many good things about this wonderful work. Entrepreneurs everywhere should revel in it and give it their attention and financial support. It is a model for creating powerful motivation on the part of the world's poorest people, especially women, to take charge of their lives and their communities with start-up businesses to support families and send kids to school. Those who receive Trickle Up's modest grants (not loans) can truly say: "We did it ourselves!" ----ron nelson, carmel, ca.

My time at Trickle Up lasted 4 months and I can safely assert that Trickle Up is probably the best managed Non-Profit organization I was fortunate enough to work in. The staff are dedicated to uplifting the very poor from the trenches of poverty and you feel that energy in the office. It also helps when they are very good at what needs to be done.

I also was able to visit their branch office in Kolkata, India. There, I learned about the challenges of development work in the field, which made it all the more remarkable how Trickle Up is able to successfully run projects and empower people in three different continents.

I interned with Trickle Up in the Summer of 2009 with Jo Sanson, the head of Metrics. Jo was incredibly empowering as a boss. She gave me the opportunity to build a variety of data entry, validation, and analysis tools that I used to measure the impact of grants given to more than a dozen communities in rural Guatemala. I had a great experience at Trickle Up because of Jo's guidance, as well as the mentorship of other staff members like Joanna Tinsley. I appreciated how hard they work, how much they care and think critically about their organizational mission, and how they constantly asked questions about what was working, why, and how to prove it. Trickle Up was the first and only organization I've worked with that had weekly lunch discussions of a selected reading--including "Good to Great" by Jim Collins.

Trickle Up is one of those organizations, which practices what it preaches.
In the office there is an atmosphere of harmony and collaboration always. Not only my own supervisor (Jo) was available whenever I ran into a problem, but also the other members were ready to extend help.
Yoga in the office is like cherry on the top!
I would definitely help out in the future also, as and when I am able to.
Wishing them all the very best!

I volunteered as an intern in Trickle Up for more than a month during the summer. It was a fantastic learning experience and a privilege to work with such a fantastic team.

Trickle Up often plays the role of the "friends & family", there to lend a hand and help these entrepreneurs take the first steps out of poverty... This is the season for doing just that!

As one of the US ,Trickle Up , candidates, I had a great experience . The staff was so organized, and efficient, it helped me at the most crucial , and stressful time of any small, business, the very beginning. When I learned more about how much this organization continues to help other people in even poorer conditions than mine, it touched my heart in such a way. It inspired me to want to also make a difference. A few years ago, I was compelled to organize an art show/auction to raise money for Trickle up . Through doing so I got to meet and work with more of the Trickle up staff . I felt so much love, support, and gratefulness . This experience left me wanting to do it again. When I mentioned I 'd love to do it again, Trickle up sent the sweetest, vibrant , eager to help, staff one could ever want to meet me and share ideas. I'm looking forward to working with them in the very near future. This is a great example of the power of positive thinkers, doers .

I interned with Trickle Up in 2009 and it was a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the incredible work they are doing from the inside. The staff in the U.S. and in the countries around the world where they fund microfinance programs are working each day to ensure that more and more people have the tools to lift themselves out of poverty and sustain their livelihoods over the long term.

Trickle Up has a fantastic reputation for being well organized, forward thinking, and life changing. These are qualities that many nonprofits inspire to be but Trickle Up is already living it. I had the opportunity to hear their founder tell the story a few months ago and it was very eye opening. Great work guys!

Trickle Up should be recognized for all of the great work that they do. This organization seeks out people who are in desperate need of help and gives them the necessary tools to succeed. Help starts by giving people the opportunity to start up their own business and the ability to maintain it. Trickle Up provides an opportunity and gives women a sense of success through ownership and assigns the responsibility for cultivating and maintains sustainability. This organization teaches women that there is a way out and they can support themselves and their families. I support this organization because they teach people the need to be proactive and independent. Trickle Up teaches basic skills necessary for these ladies to sustain a more secure future. I support Trickle Up and so should You!

Awesome group of people with a sense of heightened awareness for issues that are a top priority!

Trickle Up ROCKS!!!!!! The company I work for, Newton Running, is involved with Trickle Up and has had an incredible experience doing so.

We have worked with Trickle Up over the last two years and we have complete confidence in the organization. TU satisfies three primary concerns that often arise when examining an NGO's effectiveness: Have they identified the root causes of an issue? Have they developed a sustainable solution to overcome those issues? And finally, do they have a team that can manage the plan and evaluate progress? We have seen this on paper in TU's regular updates and in person from the beneficiaries of their programs. Trickle Up is focused and efficient in empowering the ultra-poor and their work has become model for similar programs. The overall social return of TU's programs has vastly exceeded the financial investments backing the programs. We looking forward to continuing our support of Trickle Up in 2013. Alex & Claire.

I became involved with Trickle Up three years ago through a friend. My family and I donate to Trickle Up over other micro-financing/grant organizations because of its commitment to and success at equipping the ultra poor with the knowledge, skills and financial tools (i.e. savings groups and income diversification) needed to weather the inevitable periods of upheaval and scarcity that those in their position face. Through my involvement with the organization I have come to meet a number of its wonderful staff members all of whom exhibit the essential balance of professionalism and passion needed for a non-profit organization to be effective. The organization shows an equal commitment to improving the individual lives of those it works with and to developing ways to work with other non-profit organizations and government agencies so as to maximize its impact on global poverty.

I have worked with this organisation for 3 years. It has been the best and exclusive experience working with the organisation. The organisation is devoted to the cause of working for the poor. They work in the remotest of the areas and with the poorest of the poor which often is left out by others. In different pats of the globe Trickle Up is working effortlessly to bring people out of poverty with an one-to-one approach, stratezing, developing livelihood plan and building in a sustainable livelihood for each household. The biggest impact they make to these households is making a change in their attitude, building a positive attitude and confidence.

Trickle Up is one of the only organizations around that has consistently been committed to the poorest of the poor. These are the people who are at such stages of poverty and marginalization that there is a lot of work to be done in training, vigilant follow up, community-building, confidence building, etc even before they are in a position to receive small loans, start small businesses, etc. It takes an enormous amount of effort and vigilance to get people at the base of the Base of Pyramid into a stable enough position that they can move on to higher levels of support for poverty alleviation. TU knows what kind and how much effort and commitment it takes to move one person out of the realm of "poorest of the poor" -- and they do it painstakingly. There is the push these days to look for scaling mechanisms that allow us to apply formulas and solutions en masse, because this work can be so slow and painstaking. While that need is critical, there are some aspects of poverty alleviation that simply cannot be scaled...there are community specific, place/time specific issues that need to be addressed on the ground in order to truly have a lasting impact. TU seems to have struck the balance between using scalable mechanisms and confronting the reality at a local level. They are one of the best around.

I know micro financing works but the way trickle up has reached the wretchedly poor and empowered them, speaks volumes about the model they use. The model put forward by trickle up works as the many many projects they have invested has been very successful.

Trickle Up is an AMAZING program & should be recognized for all of the great work that they do. I have been contributing to this program for a few years now and the work that they do can not be compaired. The fact that this organization finds people who are in desperate need of help- gives them the tools to succede by creating their own business and must maintain it really creates a sense of success in these women. They have responsibility for creating and maintaing their future. They also give back by helping others. this organization teaches women that there is a way out and they can support themselves and their families instead of just waiting for food to come. I love this organization because they teach people to be proactive and dillagent which = success. They even tackle savings!! They make the ladies save so they have future $$$. I mean really- you can't ask for a better/smarter organization making women successful instead of just dependent on charity! I VOTE TRICKLE UP!!!!

Trickle Up is a great organization completely dedicated to helping women, children, families out of extreme poverty. I'm honored to have been able to get to know these folks and to have witnessed their work being done. They are truly making positive differences in the lives of people who are desperately in need.

T'Up is a great organization working to help women and children of thrid world countries. I've seen some of the micro-enterprises they've helped women of these regions start and its nothing short of amazing. I would reccommend Trickle Up to anyone looking to make a difference. I believe it was Ghandi that said, "Be the change, you want to see in the World". They're defintely living it!

Trickle Up has demonstrated an enduring and high impact system for causing long term change. Impressively they do this on a tight budget!

Trickle Up is an amazing organization led by passionate people with a clear mission. While some of my co-workers have had the opportunity to see first hand the work they are doing, I look forward to being able to participate in their program. The concept of helping people help themselves is something that everyone should get behind in one way or another.

The work that TUp is doing has a profound impact on the lives of women and children in some of the poorist communities around the world. Women have their own money to buy food and clothing for their children, and the children are able to attend school. TUp's approach is an example of true humanitarianism

TUP is a leading organization in the field of microfinance. Everyone in the organization from the board of directors, the staff and volunteers are really passionate about helping those living in poverty by helping them break the cycle. TUP is unique to other microfinance organizations in the sense that they provide micro grants (not micro loans) to individuals (mostly women who are the head of the house hold). In addition, they provide training (not just $$) which is an essential element in ensuring the success of the micro enterprise.

An organization that has a distinct niche of expertise that it fills masterfully. They are experts in capacity building and at constantly working to meet the needs of their target population: the very poorest of the poor. The staff is highly dedicated and committed to a thoughtful, rigorous, and pragmatic approach.

Having volunteered at this nonprofit for a year, one of the many positive aspects I noticed is the impact Trickle Up creates in communities that have very little resources. I witnessed first hand struggling clients go from receiving public assistance or no assiatnce at all to writing a business plan then owning a business with the guidance of NGOs/NPOs, staff members and volunteers that helps to help clients become self-sufficient. It's a model that works in my opinion and I am truly honored to be associated with Trickle Up. I would volunteer with Trickle Up again in a heartbeat!

I was fortunate enough to attend a Trickle Up event recently and was so impressed with all this incredible organization is doing to help women in under developed countries to get themselves out of extreme poverty through training and seed capital grants. The stories were incredibly inspiring.

Trickle Up do the most amazing work where it is needed the most. They are leaders in the design and implementation of effective aid programs. I ran the Philadelphia marathon for them and was so proud to support them. In particular I love the passion of the people who run Trickle Up and their lifelong dedication to their work.

A wonderful organization that helps women and disabled folks in impoverished countries. They empower those that would be most vulnerable and helps them transform their lives, from ultrapoor individuals to agents of change in their communities.

During the summer/early fall of 2012, I volunteered in the communications and social media department of Trickle Up. Not only is the staff extremely dedicated to serving the ultrapoor, but they have also distinguished themselves thought leaders in the field of international development.