Bank of Nerdfighteria

project · in 15 videos (2011–2013)

Mentions by year: 2011: 3 · 2012: 7 · 2013: 5

Threads

• Bank of Nerdfighteria: the Nerdfighters' Kiva lending team — stage, milestone, 2011–2013
• John asks non-members to join Kiva via his link and make a free $25 trial loan funded by a LinkedIn co-founder (2012) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2012–2013
• Hank asks viewers to join the Nerdfighteria Kiva lending team so it becomes the biggest group (2012) — ask, open (no report in 2007–2013), 2012–2012
• John's Kiva deal: if the Nerdfighter Kiva group reaches $1 million before the 1,000th vlogbrothers video, viewers may challenge both brothers to clear their outstanding punishments (2012) — stage, result, 2012–2012
• John asks Nerdfighters to get the Nerdfighter Kiva group to $2,000,000 in loans to celebrate one million subscribers (2013) — ask, reported back, 2013–2013

What the videos say

2011

• 2011-09-27 · Awesome Bankers? — John encourages Nerdfighters to check out and join the Kiva.org Nerdfighter group and lend, from as little as $25, saying they can do even better. (00:02:55)
• 2011-09-27 · Awesome Bankers? — John has joined the Kiva Nerdfighters group, which has loaned more than $33,000. (00:02:55)
• 2011-11-15 · T-Shirt and Jeans - A Song — Hank thanks John for eloquently presenting the annual report of the Bank of Nerdfighteria and says to keep it up. (00:03:37)
• 2011-11-17 · Top 5 Zombie Apocalypses OF ALL TIME — John's description reports that the Nerdfighter Kiva bank has passed $106,000 in loans. (00:00:00)

2012

• 2012-03-13 · Actually Free Money! (Really.) The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Quarterly Report — John delivers the Bank of Nerdfighteria's quarterly report: the Bank has two arms, a lending arm and a giving arm. (00:00:00)
• 2012-03-13 · Actually Free Money! (Really.) The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Quarterly Report — John reports the Nerdfighter Kiva group grew from $75,000 to $239,000 in loans last quarter, an increase he puts at 319% after checking with resident mathematician Daniel Biss. (00:01:54)
• 2012-03-13 · Actually Free Money! (Really.) The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Quarterly Report — John says the Kiva group now has over 9,000 members and is near the top in total loaned this month, between the atheists' and Christians' teams. (00:02:23)
• 2012-03-17 · Exiting the FRIENDZONE — Since viewers probably can't manage either door, Hank suggests alleviating others' suffering through Kiva and asks them to join Nerdfighteria's group so it becomes the biggest. (00:03:35)
• 2012-03-17 · Exiting the FRIENDZONE — Hank says Nerdfighteria now has the second-largest group of all time on Kiva. (00:03:43)
• 2012-03-20 · Sharpie Face Question Tuesday — John announces that the Nerdfighter Kiva group has hit $500,000, and celebrates with a champagne popper. (00:00:44)
• 2012-08-28 · In Which the Candle Dies — John's deal: if the Nerdfighter Kiva group reaches $1 million before the brothers reach 1,000 videos, Nerdfighteria can challenge both; they will do the challenges and the slate is cleared. (00:01:56)
• 2012-08-31 · Why The Rich Pay Lower Taxes — Nerdfighteria blew past John's goal: a million dollars raised for Kiva before Hank even made his first video promoting it. (00:03:02)
• 2012-09-14 · 1000 VIDEOS!!! — Hank lists results: $300,000 and thousands of videos for charities through P4A, thousands of This Star Won't Go Out bracelets, over $1,000,000 lent through the Nerdfighter Kiva group, hundreds of Thoughts from Places. (00:01:04)
• 2012-12-11 · Economics and Dentistry: YOUTUBE'S FAVORITE TOPICS — John says Nerdfighteria used to be a YouTube-based phenomenon but now has many places, listing Minecrafteria, Facebook groups, the Ning, Our Pants, Reddit, Tumblr and Kiva, and probably more. (00:00:58)
• 2012-12-11 · Economics and Dentistry: YOUTUBE'S FAVORITE TOPICS — John says the Nerdfighter Kiva group had just passed $1 million in loans at the last report and is now about to pass $1.6 million. (00:01:27)
• 2012-12-11 · Economics and Dentistry: YOUTUBE'S FAVORITE TOPICS — John tells non-members to click the link and make a first Kiva loan for free; the inviter, here a raffle-winning Nerdfighter from Arizona, also gets a free loan. (00:02:07)
• …and 3 more statements in 2012 (most important shown)

2013

• 2013-01-16 · An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall — John says the Nerdfighter Kiva group is at about $1.76 million, and that every day he makes two loans from the Foundation to Decrease World Suck's rotating $8,000 of Kiva credit. (01:56:15)
• 2013-02-19 · Doing Things, On the Importance of — The Nerdfighters of Kiva are approaching two million dollars in loans to entrepreneurs in the developing world. (00:03:06)
• 2013-03-06 · The Gray Speckled Walls Encroach: The Perks and Liabilities of Frequent Flying — To celebrate a million subscribers, John asks viewers to get the Nerdfighter Kiva group to $2,000,000 in loans. (00:00:00)
• 2013-03-08 · ONE MILLION NERDFIGHTERS! — Hank asks viewers to help reach a third milestone this week, $2 million loaned through Kiva's Nerdfighter group, now at about $1.976 million, using balances already in their accounts. (00:02:02)
• 2013-11-26 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — Wearing a crumpled suit, John presents the Bank of Nerdfighteria's semiannual report. (00:00:02)
• 2013-11-26 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — John says the Nerdfighter group on Kiva has made more than $3.2 million in loans to students and entrepreneurs around the world. (00:02:31)