Kiva Related Topics 
Robert Weiner
AUGUST 29, 2011
I guess Kiva has attained sufficient mindshare to become a phishing tool. Sender: Kiva Micro Financial Loan Company <kiva@yahoo.com> Subject: APPLY FOR YOUR LOAN AS LOW AS 0.2%. of beating your self up, contact Kiva Micro Financial Loan Company now, Loan. General Consultant,Kiva Micro Financial Loan Company.
Have Fun - Do Good
JUNE 10, 2013
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.
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Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 2, 2013
For example, Kiva could reserve plus.google.com/+kiva because they linked their Google+ Page to kiva.org. All that said, most nonprofits will only be offered their website URL as their custom URL.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
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. That said, there’s also some great gifts for the primate activists in your life. [ Shop the Jane Goodall Institute Online Store ].
Global Giving
MARCH 12, 2021
Kiva applies the power of AI to make financial support accessible. Through their crowdfunding platform, the nonprofit Kiva makes it possible for more people to access loans to start a small business, invest in their farm, or pay for school. Thanks to these models, Kiva can now predict which loans are unlikely to be funded each day.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 5, 2012
Kiva Cards. Kiva Cards let your recipient choose an entrepreneur to support. You can send your Kiva Card by email, snail mail, post it to your Facebook friend’s wall or print and deliver it yourself. Gifts of Hope help children and families around the world receive training and animal gifts that help them become self-reliant.
Have Fun - Do Good
JUNE 10, 2009
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.,
Nonprofit Tech for Good
NOVEMBER 11, 2013
Kiva Cards. American Rivers Gifts. charity: water Donation Cards. David Shelrick Wildlife Trust Orphan Adoptions. Defenders of Wildlife Adoptions. Heifer International Gift Catalog. Mercy Corps Gifts. Natural Resource Defense Council Green Gifts. Nature Conservancy Gifts of Nature. Nonviolent Peaceforce Peace Bonds.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 15, 2007
With the assistance of dedicated volunteers, Kiva also maintains a presence on different social networking sites and has recently established a presence on Second Life through the Techsoup Nonprofits Commons Project. Kiva is not a charity. I sat down with to learn more about their efforts on Kiva's behalf in the virtual world.
Have Fun - Do Good
AUGUST 15, 2007
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.
AFP Blog
DECEMBER 4, 2012
TripAdvisor Combines Philanthropy And Marketing By Letting Reviewers Give A Free $25 Kiva Microloan | TechCrunch : TripAdvisor is demonstrating what Shah calls a “a very big trend”. In March 2012, LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman put up $1 million to let other people try Kiva.
Have Fun - Do Good
SEPTEMBER 3, 2007
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!
Nonprofit Tech for Good
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
UNICEF App. UNFPA 7 Billion Actions App. Oxfam App. National Zoo App. National Geographic Society App. Fox Foundation App. Livestrong App. Greenpeace App. Related Links: Webinar: How Nonprofits Can Successfully Utilize Mobile Technology and Mobile Fundraising. 12 Useful, Well-Designed, Worth-Downloading iPhone Apps Created By Nonprofits.
Have Fun - Do Good
OCTOBER 30, 2006
Jessica is the co-founder and a board member of Kiva , a nonprofit that is using the Internet to connect people through loans to alleviate global poverty. microfinance kiva internet microloan I just posted my interview with Jessica Jackley Flannery on the Big Vision Podcast.
Have Fun - Do Good
NOVEMBER 10, 2006
Jessica Jackley Flannery is the kind of person who makes you feel at home right away, like she is truly happy to meet you, which is why I wasn't surprised when she said, "Kiva started out of relationships and love, ideally I would love for that to be present in every single transaction that happens. What is Kiva? How did Kiva start?
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JUNE 1, 2014
The History of Crowdfunding in the Nonprofit Sector: 2000: @DonorsChoose 2002: @GlobalGiving 2005: @Kiva || #CMF2014 pic.twitter.com/MltUrTCoG6. — @NonprofitOrgs (@nonprofitorgs) May 28, 2014. . — @NonprofitOrgs (@nonprofitorgs) May 29, 2014. 22 Retweets, 13 Favorites. 17 Retweets, 15 Favorites.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 3, 2009
Kushal described Vittana as "Kiva for educational loans." Tags: Chakrabarti microloans Vittana Kushal Kiva. This loan was the result of a conversation I had with Kushal Chakrabarti, the founder of the Vittana Foundation. Multiple people had connected me with Kushal, including my brother Tom, who worked at Amazon with Kushal.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 2, 2012
Empower entrepreneurs at the grassroots to start micro-enterprises: @ Kiva , @ DarfurStoves. Prevent children from dying from lack of access to clean water or medical care: @ Water , @ AlexsLemonade. Hold corporate-owned media accountable to its democratic purpose to educate (not manipulate) the masses: @ AccuracyInMedia , @ NPR.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 14, 2012
Water.org. Survival International. Nature Conservancy. Museum of Modern Art. Jane Goodall Institute. Human Rights Campaign. Goodwill Industries. Communities in Schools. Animals Asia. American Heart Association. Related Links: Free Webinar on June 6: 10 Common Mistakes Nonprofits Make in Social Media.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
JANUARY 23, 2012
Detroit Symphony Orchestra. The Field Museum. GLAAD (Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation). Greenpeace Brasil. Habitat for Humanity Ireland. KQED Science. Monterey Bay Aquarium. New England Aquarium. National Public Radio. Rotary International. Sisters of Mercy of the Americas.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
NOVEMBER 11, 2013
The webinar earlier this week from the Lean Start up team, Lean Impact: Implementing Lean Startup in Mission-Driven Organizations, did begin to address this gap with a discussion and examples from Akash Trivedi of Kiva Zip, a pilot program from the nonprofit Kiva and Christie George from New Media Ventures.
Nonprofit Tech for Good
MAY 14, 2012
Water.org. Survival International. Nature Conservancy. Museum of Modern Art. Jane Goodall Institute. Human Rights Campaign. Goodwill Industries. Communities in Schools. Animals Asia. American Heart Association. Related Links: Free Webinar on June 6: 10 Common Mistakes Nonprofits Make in Social Media.
AFP Blog
MARCH 26, 2007
Inside Bay Area - Kiva does well, with help from friends: "Kiva does well, with help from friendsBy Constance Loizos, MEDIANEWS STAFFArticle Last Updated: 03/26/2007 05:20:32 AM PDTIF YOU HAVEN'T yet heard of Kiva.org, a San Francisco nonprofitthat at just 18 months old is already the leading online microcredit site, you're about to.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
AUGUST 11, 2009
She was recently accepted to be a Kiva Fellow and starting this October, and will be volunteering in Latin America for 6 months with two of Kiva's partner. The Acumen Fund's projects are inspiring and a great model for social entrepreneurs around the world.
Steve Bridger
OCTOBER 19, 2011
” The internet is a connection machine, and charity:water , Kiva , Kickstarter … they are getting into the connection business. This is not an opportunity for you to put some “cool internet toppings on your factory-based charity mindset.” Clever ways to interrupt people are fine, but it’s not the future.
Tech Soup Blog
JULY 7, 2010
Kiva is probably the best-known example. Kiva lets individual lenders pool their resources and provide substantial loans to entrepreneurial borrowers in the developing world.
Allegiance Group
AUGUST 31, 2009
Panel picker voting ends on Friday, Sept 4th so don’t delay – time is running out to weigh in on these great panel ideas, like these folks have: Will Kiva Kill Your Nonprofit? Skylar Woodward, Kiva. The intimacy and transparency of a Kiva loan certainly comes at a cost. Kiva Wilson , Kaboom.org. Donations 2.0.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
OCTOBER 20, 2011
And Kiva ([link] builds on already existing networks (including that network of networks we call the Internet) to give people the opportunity to loan money to entrepreneurs in the developing world. The Value of Specificity.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
MAY 20, 2014
One sector is “Money” which includes crowdfunding, micro lending, and crypto currencies. We’ve witnessed how crowdfunding and micro lending has been a huge trend in the nonprofit sector – think Kiva for micro-lending, GivingTuesday, Give Local America, and the many nonprofit crowd funding platforms. But could cypto currencies, (..)
NTEN
JUNE 23, 2014
Changing the Conversation About Overhead , by Rick Cohen, National Council of Nonprofits Bitcoin: A Fundraising Digital Disruptor , by Jason Shim, Pathways to Education We also go behind the scenes with Kiva , GlobalGiving, Urban Ministries of Durham , and FundsforNGOs , and the Surfrider Foundation reveals the key ingredient that''s needed to complement (..)
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
SEPTEMBER 11, 2008
Kiva's cool, of course, but everybody already knows that!] Through the Full Circle Fund , where I spoke recently on a panel with Premal Shah of Kiva.org, I had the chance to meet the third panelist, Deb Levine of ISIS. It's great to meet a new technology social entrepreneur who is so on top of the latest social technologies!
Whole Whale
APRIL 25, 2022
Clear comms: yes, but pushed down by large header which could slow comprehension Site search: yes Recommended links: not beyond the homepage Brand answer: concise and apologetic. Site : [link]. Clear comms: Pretty close. The title explains what happened without including the 404. Site search: Yes. Recommended links: Yes. Brand answer: Not quite.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JANUARY 24, 2010
My friend Jessica Jackley Kiva. told me early on that one of the reasons Kiva works is that you see the exact goat herder you’re helping with your loan (not to mention read his story and look at his pictures).
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
SEPTEMBER 6, 2010
The winner was Lethal Sheethal who was about to leave for six months on her Kiva Fellowship in Peru. Before leaving, she did a fundraiser and raffled off her copy of the book. After reading it, I did a book giveaway on my blog asking readers to suggest ways they might apply the ideas in the book.
Allegiance Group
OCTOBER 18, 2009
Thanks to the hard work, brilliance and tenacity of own Shiloh Stark , Jo Miles and Michael Cervino , “Will Kiva Kill Your Non Profit: Donations 2.0″ ″ has been chosen, featuring Skylar Woodward from Kiva. Well, this last week we have been dying to share really exciting news with you, but have been sworn to secrecy.
Allegiance Group
AUGUST 24, 2009
Will Kiva Kill your non profit? Speakers: Skylar Woodward, Director of API development at Kiva ; Ian Scott Haisley, OptINnow.org. This vibrant, moderated discussion will include representatives from Kiva, OptINnow, and 2 national advocacy organizations. Bring your yoga mat! don’t miss the video preview !). Donations 2.0.
gokubi.com
NOVEMBER 26, 2006
Facebook Linked In Twitter Home About Home Give the gift of interest free microloans: Kiva.org Give the gift of interest free microloans: Kiva.org Last Updated on Friday, 25 December 2009 09:50 Written by Steve Sunday, 26 November 2006 05:22 This year my family will be giving Kiva gift certificates to our friends and loved ones.
Amy Sample Ward
JUNE 19, 2009
blog post from the SSIR opinion blog about why Kiva ([link] chose to be a nonprofit and the story of how it started. Find me on Delicious for more! Stanford Social Innovation Review : Articles : The Profit in Nonprofit … - Here is a great (long!)
Tech Soup Blog
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
Teach for America , The International Rescue Committee , and Kiva all use Box for content management and collaboration. Operation Hope : This financial literacy nonprofit uses Box as its primary content management system for all employees. Learn more about their stories and watch a video detailing their work on the Box website.??.
Tech Soup Blog
SEPTEMBER 16, 2015
The upcoming roster of courses include these instructors teaching on the following topics: Jessica Jackley (co-founder of Kiva) on social entrepreneurship. Anyone working at a nonprofit, church, or a social enterprise is a great fit for the courses. What You Can Learn at Philanthropy University.
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