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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...
Halle Tecco | Posted 10.04.2009 | Living
Bigger may be better in Texas; but for the rest of us, small steps are all it takes to make a difference. I've searched the depths of the web for the smallest big ideas that help everyday citizens make an impact.
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.
Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 05.30.2009 | Business
If you give up on trusting your fellow human beings, then the Bastards win. They make you mistrustful like they are.
John Borthwick and Kenneth Lerer | Posted 01.24.2009 | Living
Micro-lending has changed lives. Now a wave of friends and "loose ties" within the social media community are bringing the micro-lending concept and applying it to charitable giving. Call it "Micro-giving."
Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 12.07.2008 | Business
Perhaps the silver lining in this financial crisis is that we will start focusing on the human part of how we will build a more sustainable future.
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...
Marianne Schnall | Posted 07.12.2008 | Entertainment
In this exclusive interview, Natalie Portman talks about her work for FINCA International, how she balances her activism with her career as an actress, and her advice on making a difference.
Vivian Norris de Montaigu | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living
Teaching one's children early on about giving intelligently is at least as important as what one learns at school. Social Entrepreneurship programs around the world have helped create a snow-ball effect.
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Huffington Post | Victoria Fine | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact