Kiva.org has always been great at their communication and transparency with their members so it was a great pleasure to receive an email from Matt Flannery (just like every other member did) that so succinctly summarises what this innovative organisation achieved in 20111. Matt delivers a powerful message and so I have repeated here: Together… [Read more…]
December 18, 2011
For Christmas this year I decided to look for something different for my family in the UK. I felt this year that I wanted the gifts to mean something, and that I also needed to give. There have been years when I have felt unable to give Christmas presents as I felt that giving gifts… [Read more…]
December 16, 2011
This time of year many people are searching for the perfect gifts for their loved ones. A $25 Kiva Card is an easy way to show the people in your life you care. Kiva Cards are an easy way to “give a Kiva loan” to a friend or family member. They are able to choose… [Read more…]
December 10, 2011
Regularly I have pleasure in visiting Bocconcino in Balluta Bay, Malta for breakfast on a Saturday morning. Bocconcino is a lively cafe with entertaining banter, certainly a reason for going again and again. Today was special though as Tony gave me a quick reminder about how to keep everything in perspective. I was telling Tony… [Read more…]
May 4, 2011
One of the clever features of Kiva is the community that is built around teams. Anyone can set up a team for any reason, and so in Malta we have Team Kiva-Malta. Originally set up just for fun the team now has 25 members which is growing monthly, and from the team page anyone can access a… [Read more…]
April 2, 2011
I love Kiva as the ability to help others together with a sense of purpose and community adds a great deal of joy to my life. Kiva is also a great example for an NGO using Social Media and excellent communication to motivate their lenders. Take a look at the stories of the people being… [Read more…]
December 25, 2011
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