John asks Nerdfighters to make loans through Kiva.org (2007)
ask · status: reported back · owner: John
About: Kiva, Nerdfighteria
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-28 | open | John proposes that he and Hank give several gifts to Kiva.org over the next week, and hopes Nerdfighters will join. | June 28: How to Be a Microfinancier 00:03:05 |
| 2007-06-29 | result | Answering John's proposal, Hank lends $200 on Kiva.org to a clothing saleswoman who needs $575. | How to be a Microfinancier Part 2 00:02:31 |
| 2007-06-29 | remind | Hank's excited closing pitch urges Kiva.org lending: not donating but loaning, and 'it's that easy'. | How to be a Microfinancier Part 2 00:03:00 |
| 2007-07-02 | result | John reports that he, Hank and the Nerdfighters raised many, many thousands of dollars for Kiva.org over the weekend. | Brotherhood 2.0: July 2nd: The Law of Compound Nerdfighting 00:00:29 |
| 2007-07-03 | result | Hank reports that a new Kiva loan Brotherhood 2.0 sponsored was fully funded by nerdfighters almost at once. | July 3: Decepticons 00:00:37 |
| 2007-10-25 | remind | After Kiva briefly ran short of listed borrowers, John tells Nerdfighters, who have supported Kiva for months, that they can all go back to making loans. | October 24th: RANDOM NERDFIGHTING 00:03:12 |