One of the most persistent questions we ask when we donate to charity is, "Is this really making a difference?" Indeed, a single $100 donation to Keep...
Joellen Raderstorf | Posted 12.27.2009 | Denver
Mothers, it may sound crazy, but it's time for us to rule the world. We spend the money, we raise future generations, we connect the dots and we talk about it.
Posted 11.18.2009 | Impact
Last year, Stephen Colbert started a Kiva team to raise money for small businesses in the developing world. Since then, he's racked up just under $10,...
Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact
This week, Slate posted an earnest Q & A about the interest rates that Kiva and other microlending sites charge to help alleviate poverty around the w...
Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.14.2009 | Impact
You may know the Web site Kiva.org for its groundbreaking use of microloans, which allow Americans to loan as little as $25 at a time to small busines...
Tabby Biddle | Posted 10.02.2009 | Home
As more and more women and girls are given opportunity and respect, there is real possibility for bringing balance back to our world.
Bob Harris | Posted 07.16.2009 | Business
Metaphorically, micro lending is not giving someone a fish, and it's not teaching someone to fish; it's helping a fisherman patch a hole in his rowboat so he can get on with life.
Karen Stabiner | Posted 07.16.2009 | Living
If we have learned anything this year, it is the first rule of Ponziconomics: If an investment sounds too good to be true, it undoubtedly is. ...
Janet Kinosian | Posted 05.23.2009 | Living
For as little as $25, anyone in the world can log on to kiva.org and loan an entrepreneur somewhere in the world the money to improve their business.
Paige Donner | Posted 03.25.2009 | Green
Eco Luxury (What IS that?) d. As awareness of the natural resource crisis rises, the old ideal of conspicuous consumption loses traction. In the new ...
Jack Hidary | Posted 01.01.2009 | Style
Think your are helping the economy by buying some holiday gifts? Instead of giving more stuff to your relatives and friends that they don't need, d...
Nicholas Sabin | Posted 10.09.2008 | Living
Yenku Sesay looks down where his hands used to be. He answers my question with a sickening quickness: "1998. May 6. 10am." That was when the rebel ar...
GOOD Magazine | Posted 05.08.2008 | Living
Words By GOOD magazine What does a $20 donation do for Kiva? Any donation helps us cover our basic operational costs--paying salaries, keeping the li...
Jaime Acosta | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living
This is what so distinctive about Kiva: it allows lenders to find entrepreneurs who they can connect with.
Posted 12.30.2009 | Impact