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Moneylife Foundation & the Centre for Advancement of Philanthropy conducted a workshop on 'Legal Compliances (under the Trusts & Societies Act, Income Tax & FCRA) & Good Governance For NGOs' on 16 July 2010

Moneylife Foundation conducted an interactive workshop on managing mutual funds and other investments on 19 June 2010. The event was sponsored by IDBI Mutual Fund. Click here for more pictures.

Moneylife Foundation conducted a workshop on Real Estate titled 'Trends, Issues & Consequences' On 5 May 2010. Click here for more pictures of the event.

Moneylife Foundation conducted a workshop on 'How to be safe and smart with your money', on 20 April 2010. Click here for more pictures of the event.

Noted writer Achyut Godbole chaired a Moneylife Foundation workshop for booklovers on 17 April 2010.

Moneylife Foundation conducts 'Brainstorming seminar on senior citizens issues'(09 April 2010).

Moneylife Foundation conducts financial literacy workshop for women (26 March 2010).

Moneylife Foundation conducted a special financial literacy workshop for women on the occasion of International Women's Day (8 March 2010)

Moneylife Foundation organised an open discussion on "Budget and You" on 27 February 2010. The participants were presented with a detailed analysis of the implications of the Budget proposals.

Sanjay Nirupam, Member of Parliament, inaugurating the Moneylife Knowledge Centre on 6 February 2010.

Moneylife, in association with Reliance Mutual Fund, organised the Big Ideas Essay Contest on “Taking Financial Markets to the Masses,” on 5 December 2009.
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