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Wanna Give a Free $25 Loan to an Entrepreneur on Kiva?

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I decided to make a loan to Kiva.org , a nonprofit organization that facilitates regular people (like you and me) making micro-loans to entrepreneurs across the globe. As a Kiva lender, I can invite new lenders to make a free $25 loan. If you use the link above to join Kiva, and make the free $25 loan, then I get $25 to loan too!

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I Made My First Kiva Loan to an American Entrepreneur Today

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This is the fourth loan I've made to an entrepreneur using Kiva, but the first one to an entrepreneur in the United States. Kiva facilitates regular people, like you and me, making micro-loans to entrepreneurs who aren't able to get a loan from the bank. In the past, Kiva only worked with entrepreneurs outside of the U.S.,

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Why and How Rituals Build Resilience in the Nonprofit Workplace

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I presented and facilitated a small group activity on rituals. Having a workplace flexibility policy can facilitate it. Kiva, the microfinance organization, gives a monthly 30-minute recess to enjoy unstructured “play time” at the office. We each tackled a different aspect of resilience.

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A Kiva.org for Native American Entrepreneurs?

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Kiva.org facilitates ordinary people, like you and me, making loans online to entrepreneurs in the "developing" world. As far as I know, nothing like it exists, although it could, now that Kiva has opened its API so that developers can build their own tools to fund entrepreneurs. According to the U.S. Cross-posted from BlogHer.com.

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Socially Responsible Schwag As Metaphor for SoCap09

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

I attended a panel called "The Future of Social Innovation on the Web" This all-guy panel was facilitated by Dennis Whittle, Global Giving and featured Premal Shah, Kiva.org; Jonathan Greenblatt, Our Good Works; Steve Newcomb, Virgance; and Ben Rattray, Change.org. Kiva is at the intersection of money and meaning.

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Share Files and Collaborate Online with Box

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It also provides tools that facilitate program management, funding development, and global collaboration. Teach for America , The International Rescue Committee , and Kiva all use Box for content management and collaboration. Before Box, it had problems with employees accessing content because its internal servers crashed frequently.

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13 Tips for Mobilizing Online Action

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Facilitate peer-to-peer referrals. Bay Area The Hub social innovation web activism Kiva Change.org Virgance Involve a lot of people. Use the carrot. Use the stick. Focus on quality content and community, not on the technology. Make people feel like they are part of something bigger than themselves. by Tony Wang on Philosopher 2.0

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