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Charity Seeks to Move Beyond Making Loans to Entrepreneurs - Technology - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas

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Charity Seeks to Move Beyond Making Loans to Entrepreneurs - Technology - The Chronicle of Philanthropy- Connecting the nonprofit world with news, jobs, and ideas: "Kiva first made its mark by allowing people to make online loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries, but the organization has ambitious plans to move beyond its initial mission.The (..)

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5 Trends Shaping the Future of Social Good

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5 Trends Shaping the Future of Social Good: "ocial media has had a profound effect on the way social good organizations approach global problems.

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miramichileader.com - School, Kinsmen helping in developing countries

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miramichileader.com - School, Kinsmen helping in developing countries: "A non-profit group, Kiva (Swahili for 'agreement' or 'unity') is the world's first and perhaps only online 'micro-lending' organization, meaning participants in the group loan small amounts of money to selected entrepreneurs.James M.

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Kiva.org Merges Philanthropy and Venture Capital With First-Ever Microlending Web Site: Financial News - Yahoo! Finance

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Kiva.org Merges Philanthropy and Venture Capital With First-Ever Microlending Web Site: Financial News - Yahoo!

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