January 21, 2010
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So, I’m collecting a bunch of ways people are giving to Haiti (see below… not sure what I’m going to do with this collection) and after talking with a friend the other day about her dual donation to the Red Cross (both to Haiti and to local programs), I‘m interested to see where the trend I’ve seen for the past 12+ months of giving locally is going to go with all of this attention to Haiti… This is a sign at Dick’s Burgers near my house—they have a collection bin at every window of their walk up hamburger joint and the money usually goes to local charities and now they’ve shifted the money to Haiti but are keeping their donation amounts to local charities as well…
And Theo Chocolate (the coolest/ local chocolate shop on the West coast!) is now offering their amazing fair trade/organic/amazing chocolate bars (both milk and dark) for $4 and ALL $4 goes to CARE. Stock up for Valentine’s day or just because it is a great, meaningful purchase!
January 14, 2010
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As our household is getting even more dedicated to buying local and I’m working on remembering even if I can save $9 dollars on a book at Amazon vs. my local bookstore (Amazon is local though?), I found this graphic that hits home.
January 4, 2010
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Despite some negative press back in November, I think they are doing good work and offering me a connection to global entrepreneurs in need…and unless they are flat out lying to me in their correspondence, I find their pro-active updates really transparent and appealing:
—– Forwarded Message —-
From: Kiva <no-reply@kiva.org>
To: mandylevenberg
Sent: Sun, January 3, 2010 5:07:27 AM
Subject: Your Kiva Credit is now available for use
Hi Mandy Levenberg,
We’d like to give you a repayment update on the loans you’ve made
through Kiva.
A total of $1.79 has been repaid over the past month! As of 2010-01-03,
you now have $7.70 in Kiva Credit in your account.
Click here to re-lend, withdraw or donate these funds! (The minimum
lending amount is $25, but you can easily add new funds to existing Kiva
Credit to complete a loan purchase.)
https://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=account&_te=ru
Below is the repayment update on your Kiva Portfolio:
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Kossiwa Lawoe in Togo (Activity: Agriculture)
You Loaned: $25.00
Newly Repaid: $1.79
Total Repaid So Far: $3.54 (14.16% of your loan)
Repayment Status: Paying back on time
View loan profile at:
http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=businesses&action=about&id=129289&_te=ru
To view your Kiva loan portfolio go to:
https://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=account
Want to receive these updates more/less often? You can change the
frequency at which you receive repayment updates under Kiva Email
Preferences:
https://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=account&action=emailPreferences&_te=ru
If you have any questions, you can find our Frequently Asked questions
and our contact info at the Kiva Help Center:
http://www.kiva.org/about/help?_te=ru .
Best Wishes,
Kiva Staff
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Here’s a nice piece that offers some comparisons of the micro-financing orgs out there: NYTIMES
