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.,

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 17, 2009

At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals about or by folks who work with nonprofits and voting. There's even a panel proposal for Slacktivism ). Will Kiva Kill Your Nonprofit?

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

JANUARY 7, 2008

I "met" Mark Grimes ( Ned.com ) virtually on Omidyar Network and he was part of a group that proposed community support for the Sharing Foundation. Mark is fast approaching 100 Kiva loans, so his support of the Sharing Foundation means a lot! I'm glad we're friends on Facebook and that he reads my status.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

SEPTEMBER 3, 2009

I did a roundup of nonprofit panel proposals a few weeks back and wanted to give you an updated list. At the end of that panel, we all hoped there would be a larger nonprofit presence on the agenda for this 2009. And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. Will Kiva Kill Your Nonprofit? By Skylar Woodward.

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Amy Sample Ward

NOVEMBER 26, 2009

But, are proposal based approaches good for finding people who are going to start new things? What can we do with groups like Kiva? What we are doing when we talent scout isn’t just about creating a pool of projects but about starting relationships. I don’t think that’s the answer to everything.

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Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

AUGUST 25, 2009

Photo by Cell105 Note from Beth: Last week, I hunted down the nonprofit panel proposals for SXSW including one submitted by me on crowdsourcing social change (see the NTEN blog post ). There was a panel on slacktivism which caught my eye and later I spotted this post by Ali Cherry unpacking the concept. Slacktivism 101?

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NTEN

AUGUST 21, 2009

And yes, indeed, in 2009 there were many more panel proposals. There's even a panel proposal for Slacktivism ). These ideas inspired the SXSW panel proposal I submitted: Crowdsourcing for Innovative Social Change. Will Kiva Kill Your Nonprofit? It was organized by Ed Schipul. Submitted by Gradon Tripp.

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