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Kiva Empowers Borrowers and Lenders to Create Change

Have Fun - Do Good

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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3 Things A 404 Page Must Do & Examples

Whole Whale

This article will help map out how you can go from fine to fantastic. Especially as you realize you have missed an opportunity to show your brand voice and how you like to speak with your supporters. What if you tried to deliver a 11 out of 10 star experience on this page? What is a 404 page. Site : [link]. Clear comms: Pretty close.

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The Power of Curation

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

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. We’ll focus on the fancy tools of mapping and graphing; we’ll have debates about terminology and definitions. The Value of Specificity.

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Last Chance to Vote for Nonprofit SXSW Panels: Closes September 4th

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Will Kiva Kill Your Nonprofit? This vibrant, moderated discussion will include representatives from Kiva, OptINnow, and 2 national advocacy organizations. Topics covered include pro-social brand development, the real value of social capital and networks and harnessing social media for good. Submitted by Gradon Tripp.

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Guest Post: Beth Kanter's SXSWi Nonprofit Panel Roundup

NTEN

Will Kiva Kill Your Nonprofit? This vibrant, moderated discussion will include representatives from Kiva, OptINnow, and 2 national advocacy organizations. Topics covered include pro-social brand development, the real value of social capital and networks and harnessing social media for good. Submitted by Gradon Tripp.

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NpTech Roundup: Grasshoppers and Ants - Social Fundraising Off Season

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Kiva launches a new feature that maps the flow of loans from lenders to borrowers. From TMCNet.com : Blackbaud launched a new release of Blackbaud NetCommunity which includes enhancements in both function and features. Max Gladwell also has more.

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2011 NTC Preview: Going Online for Capacity Mapping and Resource Matching: The Big Picture

NTEN

If you think that a mash-up of online tools for capacity mapping and resource matching would assist nonprofits, philanthropies, and the communities that they serve, then we invite you join us at our upcoming session at the 2011 Nonprofit Technology Conference. I think that our best hope is to work for incremental successes.

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