In case you’ve missed it, Crommunist is leading the drive to swell the ranks of Kiva lenders, and Kiva is making it very, very easy to join, even for those who can’t afford to lend right now. They like their number one lending group, and they want to see us get bigger.
A lending team you’re a member of, “Atheists, Agnostics, Skeptics, Freethinkers, Secular Humanists and the Non-Religious” is super close to hitting a big milestone: 25,000 members. You’re less than 500 people away from hitting that goal, and we’d love to help you get there.
Kiva has $10,000 for matching loans of your team’s choice–but only if you can reach the goal of 25,000 team members by midnight on March 31st, 2013
Thanks largely to Crommunist and to people who have been spreading the word, we’re now just over 100 members from the goal. We can do this, especially since they make it so easy, but we don’t have much time left.
You see, you can sign up right now for a trial loan. You don’t have to add any of your own money, and Kiva will give you $25 to lend to…well, you get to decide that. Most of my loans go to women in less politically stable areas because the research I’ve seen says that does the most good, but you can decide on your own loan priorities.
On top of that, if you use that link, Crommunist will also get a gift loan for $25 to direct. He’s raised some ridiculous (but wonderful) amount in gift loans, and his readers direct where that money goes. (This is also how the money he gets from blogging at FtB is used.)
On top of that, this qualifies you to join the Atheists, Agnostics, Skeptics, Freethinkers, Secular Humanists and the Non-Religious lending group, swelling our numbers not just to help demonstrate that we’re not the callous, uncaring infidels we’re sometimes painted as, but also to release those matching funds for use. All told, between that matching money and the dual gift loans, that’s about $30,000 in Kiva-supplied loans without any of the money any of us put in.
And if that’s not incentive enough, you’ll never be caught flat-footed again when someone asks what you want for your birthday. Just ask them to add to your lending portfolio and save yourself from receiving another Cosby sweater.
Is the site down? I filled in the forms, but after clicking ‘continue’, nothing happens. There’s no indication of error….I feel like I’ve ripped off Jorge of Peru.
Brian, I hate to say it, but try reloading and doing it again. Forms and buttons don’t always load properly. :/
Thanks Stephanie, Jorge wasn’t there on the reload. I donated to a Nevis of Colombia instead. That is, I clicked donate for Nevis, it was someone else’s money. I feel bad about that. Probably time to go to bed, good night.
Only 75 to go!
I’ve already signed up and recruited 3 more people! Donated $100 of someone else’s money to buy pig feed, rice, and university fees. It’s lots of fun, so I will add some of my own money soon.
Do you happen to have a link handy for that research? Or a useful search string or something? No worries if not, but it’s nice not to have to reinvent the wheel.
Done and done. Hope to recruit people on Facebook as well. 🙂
Just 25 to go.
I just joined, and it’s now saying 25,001 members.