September 2009
6 posts
Kiva Gift Certificates, Kiva Loans, Kiva Lending... →
Kiva’s mission is to connect people through lending to alleviate poverty.
Kiva Fellows support that mission by being the on the ground connector between the Microfinance Institution and Kiva…
Panel w/ kiva fellows alums! Highlights:malaria, mud floors, daughters reading loan docs! http://ping.fm/t0lyv
at kiva fellows training: Wow! Kiva gets 3,000 customer service emails/month
Lethal Sheethal’s Kiva Fellowship Fundraiser and... →
Going Away / Kiva Support Party
Featuring Bulldog lemonade and pisco sours by Mixologist Sheethal, arepas, beans and rice, BBQ by Grillmaster Tokumbo and red velvet cupcakes by CakeMan…
Introducing My Kiva Fellowship BBQ Fundraiser... →
My Kiva Fellowship
If you don’t already know, starting in October, I will volunteer as a Kiva Fellow in the rural Cusco region of Peru for 6 months, working directly with Asociación Arariwa,…
The Extraordinaries Microvolunteering as a... →
I was recently in the West 4th Street subway station where the garbage cans were overflowing. I mean, ridiculously overflowing to the point where people were spreading trash all over the…
August 2009
16 posts
Get your Organization’s Social Media Profile from... →
Want to know which social networks in which your email subscribers participate and how active they are?
Rapleaf gives you demographic, psychographic and behavioral information such as a…
Some Thoughts on Trust, Microfinance and Online... →
In light of the current discussions about a possible bubble in microfinance and my recent acceptance to be a Kiva Fellow, working with Asociacion Arariwa in Peru, I started thinking more…
Slacktivism – is it bad? →
Thinking more about about slacktivism for a moment – Are all “easy” methods to engage considered slacktivism? Are some of them not bad (or actually good?) This topic has been floating…
Triathlon update to support Kiva fellowship: see comments for pics&results http://ping.fm/BhFPf
Triathlon to support Kiva Fellowship went great. http://wp.me/pwAb5-67 Scroll to post comments for pics&results. Thanks for the support!
Book Review: The Inmates are Running the Asylum →
After a recommendation from a user experience specialist at Huge, I just finished reading The Inmates are Running the Asylum: Why High Tech Products Drive Us Crazy and How to Restore the…
Triathlon tomorrow morning to support my kiva felllowship. Wish me luck - I’m going to need it! http://tr.im/vUNJ
#4change – A Monthly Twitter-based chat on social... →
Yesterday I participated in the third monthly Twitter discussion called #4change. This month’s topic was Opportunities for Collaboration through Social Media. Some background reading …
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New post on LethalSheethal, the Leapwork blog: 4change - A Monthly Twitter-based chat on social media for change http://tr.im/woUv
Today’s triathlon update to support my kiva fellowship: 30 laps in the pool, 12mi bike, 2mi run ~ 2 hrs. Think I’m ready for Sunday! http://tr.im/vUNJ
Facebook’s new search functionality →
Facebook just announced a new search functionality.
From the Facebook blog about Facebook’s new search functionality from one of the Facebook engineers.
You now will be able to search the…
Thanks Beth Kanter for The Blue Sweater by Acumen Fund founder Jacquelyn Novogratz - added to my KivaFellows goodbye party raffle on 9/12 (after I read it of course!) http://tr.im/wh53
Triathlon Fundraiser – Donate $1 per mile to help... →
On Sunday, August 16th, my husband and I are doing a sprint triathlon in Upstate New York. This is my first triathlon and I have been training for the past couple of months. It has been be a…
Professor Muhammad Yunus Named Recipient of the... →
Very exciting news from Grameen America!
Professor Muhammad Yunus Named Recipient of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom
Professor Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank and microcredit…
Tips to Choosing Youth Financial Literacy Programs →
How to choose an effective youth financial literacy program: 1) Focus on Financial Success Training Programs instead of Youth “Financial Literacy” Programs. The ultimate goal of youth financial literacy programs is to help our youth reach the level of financial success they desire. Implementing financial literacy education that focused on providing real world money lessons will not...
Kiva →
Kiva’s mission is to connect people through lending for the sake of alleviating poverty.
Kiva is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to unique entrepreneurs around the globe.