Recurso News

Webmaster & Fundraising Positions Available

About Fundraising Position:

For the 2008-2009 academic year, we are seeking a fundraising director to help make our even better with outside funding and support from the community. We’re looking for someone who’s a “go getter” and is willing to dedicate and energy to planning fundraisers that exciting and bring in donations.

About Webmaster Position:

We’re looking for a web savvy, creative and dedicated individual who is willing to frequently (at least three times a week) update our webpage. The current website was made with iWeb.

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Monetary Donations:

Recurso is a non-profit and is tax exempt under 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Direct monetary contributions are deductible under section 170 of the code. We accept donations via check only. Please direct your donations to:

   Recurso Non-Profit

   300-16 J. Wayne Reitz Union

   University of Florida

   Gainesville, FL 32611

New Faculty Advisor: Dr. Renata Serra

Dr. Serra is a development economist, with special

interest in, and expertise on, Africa and India. She

got a PhD in Economics from the University of

Cambridge, UK, and subsequently worked as

Research Officer for the Poverty Programme at the

Institute of Development Studies, Sussex University;

she then moved to the University of Milano-Bicocca,

Italy; and returned to Cambridge, as Director of

Studies in Economics at Wolfson College, until joining the University of Florida in August 2005.

She has served as a consultant on a number of projects in various African countries, sponsored by DFID, SIDA, the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the World Bank, and Save the Children Fund, UK.

Micro-finance Donation

   We raised $25 to help finance a loan for Arafa Rajabu, a 64-year-old mother

    of five in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

    To learn more about micro-financing, visit Kiva.