Kiva.org, a “peer-to-peer online microlending nonprofit organization,” is successful largely because of the organization’s ability to humanize the lending experience.  Kiva’s Field Partners lend to and profile aspiring entrepreneurs, including photographs and stories in the entrepreneur’s profile.  Lenders, members of the general public, browse Kiva, select an entrepreneur’s profile, and lend funds via PayPal or [...]

If you are interested in entrepreneurship of any sort I urge you to check out kiva. Kiva is a place where people can get on the world wide web and help to fund the dreams of entrepreneurs from all over the globe. With a donation (repaid by entrepreneur) as low as 25 dollars, donors are [...]

Way cool.  Certainly need to check out kiva.org.  What they are doing is crazy.  Kiva is a microfinance website that pairs up borrowers and lenders from all over the world and gives them the ability to interact personally through the internet.  For instance, a lender in San Francisco helped a woman in Uganda purchase some [...]

When I look at Kiva, I’m reminded of all of those commercials that show the needy malnourished children in Africa and other countries that are in desperate need of donations from us. I think that this website is a great idea. It’s so nice to be able to help out those that are in need, [...]

When we got our intial weekly assignment to blog about Kiva.org, I was very curious to investigate the site.  I had heard the name thrown around by some professors and each time, it was met with  many approving headnods from students.  But why, I wondered, were students so quick to give Kiva a thumbs up?  [...]

[/caption] Google “Reid Hoffman” and you might be surprised to discover that not only is he the CEO and founder of LinkedIn, but he is on the Board of Directors for Kiva.org. Not surprisingly, Hoffman was named as one of the “Top 50 People Who Matter” by CNN Money.  It’s not his [...]

Kiva is a website that provides loans to entrepreneurs in developing nations.  Anyone can give these people loans, and they make a huge difference for these people and their economy. Some people ask “why should i loan money to these people in developing nations when i can put it in the bank where it is [...]

Kiva, it’s a non-profit organization that allows people to lend money to low-income entrepreneurs in developing countries. Lenders can choose specific entrepreneurs based on Kiva’s listings. The problems for most people who want to make an investment are insufficient funds, generally because most people are looking for large sums of money when seeking investors. Kiva just [...]

Kiva has found the pain. Not only have they pinpointed the pain, but they have also found what seems to be a full proof method of helping other succeed with a money back guarentee for those that lend to the organization. Their four step program includes: Lenders browse profiles of entrepreneurs Kiva’s microfinance partners distribute the loans Over time: Entrepreneurs repay [...]

Kiva.org is a microloan website that allows you to loan money for entrepreneurs in developing countries.  According to the New York Times, Kiva is occasionally too popular and runs out of people that need loans.  The process of finding people and approving them to receive loans takes a lot of time.  As soon as Kiva [...]