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

Have Fun - Do Good

I liked the idea of giving a Kiva loan as a wedding gift because once the loan is repaid, it can be re-loaned to another entrepreneur, and another and another, so it''s a wedding gift that will keep on giving. As a Kiva lender, I can invite new lenders to make a free $25 loan. It doesn''t get more have fun, do good than that, does it?

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11 Holiday Gift Programs That Benefit Nonprofits and Make the World A Better Place :: 2011 Edition

Nonprofit Tech for Good

It’s fun and you’ll be bringing hope to girls and women around the world. [ Send a CARE Package ]. Kiva Cards: Starting a $25, Kiva Cards change lives. You can purchase Kiva Cards which then can be redeemed by your gift recipient to fund a loan of his or her choosing.

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Friday Fun Links: Studio One Soul, Mosaics, Samin Nosrat, Instagram, + Store Buyout

Have Fun - Do Good

A list of some of the people, things, and events that inspired me, or added fun to my week: 1. As part of the Omidyar Network's grant to Kiva, all donations through June 30th will be matched dollar for dollar. I haven't stopped listening to it since. Soooo good. I wish I had the patience (and skill) to cover my whole house in mosaic.

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Kiva Empowers Borrowers and Lenders to Create Change

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When I loaned her $50 yesterday (my first Kiva loan), only one other person had given her a loan, Sergio from Switzerland. Kiva was started by a husband and wife team, Matt and Jessica Jackley Flannery. Two years later, Kiva has taken off. Ryan Gunderson of Riches for Good also made his first Kiva loans last week.

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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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Kiva and Bill Clinton Discuss Giving on Oprah September 4th

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You can read Matt's account of the taping on his blog, The Kiva Chronicles. Winfrey spent the next few minutes talking about the power of the Internet and "the Kiva model." If you had told me a year ago that I would watch these two people discussing Kiva in front of millions on TV, I would have laughed." Yay, Matt and Jessica!

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Why and How Rituals Build Resilience in the Nonprofit Workplace

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Recognize Birthdays and Work Anniversaries: Look for a fun way to celebrate birthdays and work anniversaries. This could be over a meal, or might involve doing a fun activity together outside of work, such as a hike. Name this event something fun such as, Taco Tuesdays or Pizza Fridays. Rituals to Build Relationships.

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