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Bank of Nerdfighteria: the Nerdfighters' Kiva lending team

project history · status: running · last event: milestone (2016-09-06) · last mentioned: 2024-01-16

The Bank of Nerdfighteria is the Nerdfighters' lending team on Kiva. Its loans grew from about $106,000 in 2011 to more than $7.4 million by 2016, making it one of the largest groups in Kiva's history, and John kept giving regular reports on it.

Parts: John asks Nerdfighters to make loans through Kiva.org (2007) · John asks Nerdfighters to lend to entrepreneurs through Kiva.org (2009) · John asks non-members to join Kiva via his link and make a free $25 trial loan funded by a LinkedIn co-founder (2012) · Hank asks viewers to join the Nerdfighteria Kiva lending team so it becomes the biggest group (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) · John asks Nerdfighters to get the Nerdfighter Kiva group to $2,000,000 in loans to celebrate one million subscribers (2013)

Told alongside: John: outstanding 2012 Kiva-deal punishment, ultimately an inkless tattoo (2012–2015) · Hank: his punishment owed under the 2012 Kiva deal, performed as the science of pain (2012)

About: Bank of Nerdfighteria, Kiva

date event what video
2011-09-26 milestone John has joined the Kiva Nerdfighters group, which has loaned more than $33,000. Awesome Bankers? 00:02:55
2011-11-11 milestone In his quarterly report on the Bank of Nerdfighteria, John says Nerdfighters have loaned more than $75,000 through Kiva.org, across six continents. The Bank of Nerdfighteria 00:01:47
2011-11-16 milestone John's description reports that the Nerdfighter Kiva bank has passed $106,000 in loans. Top 5 Zombie Apocalypses OF ALL TIME video description
2012-03-13 milestone John reports the Nerdfighter Kiva group went from $75,000 to $239,000 in loans in a quarter and now has over 9,000 members. Actually Free Money! (Really.) The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Quarterly Report 00:01:54
2012-03-16 (said on 2012-03-17, implied) milestone Hank reports that Nerdfighteria now has the second-largest group of all time on Kiva. Exiting the FRIENDZONE 00:03:43
2012-03-20 milestone John announces the Nerdfighter Kiva group has hit $500,000. (playful) Sharpie Face Question Tuesday 00:00:44
2012-08-28 milestone 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. In Which the Candle Dies 00:01:56
2012-08-31 milestone The Nerdfighter Kiva group has reached $1 million in loans. Why The Rich Pay Lower Taxes 00:03:08
2012-09-14 looked back In his 1,000-video retrospective Hank counts over $1,000,000 loaned through the Nerdfighter group on Kiva. 1000 VIDEOS!!! 00:01:11
2012-12-11 milestone John reports the Nerdfighter Kiva group, which had just passed $1 million when they last checked in, is about to pass $1.6 million in loans. Economics and Dentistry: YOUTUBE'S FAVORITE TOPICS 00:01:27
2013-01-15 milestone John says the Nerdfighter Kiva group stands at about $1.76 million in loans. (hedged) An Evening of Awesome at Carnegie Hall 01:56:15
2013-03-05 milestone To celebrate a million subscribers, John asks viewers to get the Nerdfighter Kiva group to $2,000,000 in loans. The Gray Speckled Walls Encroach: The Perks and Liabilities of Frequent Flying video description
2013-03-08 milestone Hank asks viewers to help reach a third milestone this week (week of 4 March 2013), $2 million loaned through Kiva's Nerdfighter group, now at about $1.976 million, using balances already in their accounts. ONE MILLION NERDFIGHTERS! 00:02:02
2013-11-26 milestone John reports the Nerdfighter group on Kiva has made more than $3.2 million in loans to students and entrepreneurs around the world. The Bank of Nerdfighteria 00:02:31
2014-05-27 milestone The Nerdfighter Kiva group is very close to $4 million in total loans to entrepreneurs in the developing world. ALL THE SHIRTS (and some paths to community) 00:02:25
2014-07-18 looked back Nerdfighteria loaned the million dollars, so each brother had two punishments; they cleared one by making six videos in a week, three each, leaving one punishment each. EVERY VLOGBROTHERS PUNISHMENT! 00:03:34
2014-10-14 milestone John reports the Nerdfighter Kiva group has loaned more than $4.5 million, one of the biggest groups in Kiva's history. A Minor Crisis 00:00:57
2015-12-08 milestone John reports the Nerdfighter Kiva group has more than 49,000 members who have loaned more than $6.3 million, the second largest group of all time on Kiva. The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semiannual Report 00:00:18
2016-09-06 milestone John reports the Nerdfighter Kiva group has now lent more than $7.4 million to entrepreneurs around the world. How We're Spending Your Money: The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Quarterly Report 00:01:13
2024-01-16 looked back Wearing a suit, John presents the Bank of Nerdfighteria's semi-annual report: the Bank has two arms, the Good Store/DFTBA.com arm and the Project for Awesome arm. The Bank of Nerdfighteria 00:00:02

Dates are upload dates, which set the order. Where the speaker gives a different recording date in the video, it is added as "said on YYYY-MM-DD, implied" (derived from the date said in the video).

What is said about it

26 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).

  • 2011-09-26 · Awesome Bankers? — ask: 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
  • 2011-11-11 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — announcement: John delivers the quarterly report of the Bank of Nerdfighteria, a bank that spans the entire globe. — 00:00:00
  • 2011-11-11 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — John says the Bank of Nerdfighteria has a lending arm and a giving arm; most banks have a taking arm, but the Bank dispensed with it. — 00:00:54
  • 2011-11-11 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — ask: John points viewers to a doobly-doo link to join the Nerdfighters group on Kiva and contribute to the lending arm of the Bank of Nerdfighteria. — 00:02:17
  • 2011-11-11 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — John reports the giving arm of the Bank of Nerdfighteria grew from zero to over $8,000, and the lending arm at Kiva.org grew by more than 234% this quarter. — 00:03:05
  • 2011-11-11 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — ask: John points Nerdfighters who want to join either arm of the Bank of Nerdfighteria to links to fightworldsuck.org and the Nerdfighter Kiva group. — 00:03:35
  • 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. (doubtful: 319) — 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 (March 2012), between the atheists' and Christians' teams. — 00:02:23
  • 2012-08-28 · In Which the Candle Dies — In the description John notes he has clearly underestimated Nerdfighteria again, beside the link to the Nerdfighter Kiva group. — video description
  • 2012-08-31 · Why The Rich Pay Lower Taxes — Hank: 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 the Bank of Nerdfighteria has two arms, a giving arm and a lending arm, joking that like Charlie McDonnell it is also nice, generous and handsome. (playful) — 00:00:00
  • 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
  • 2013-01-15 · 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. (hedged) — 01:56:15
  • 2013-02-19 · Doing Things, On the Importance of — John: The Nerdfighters of Kiva are approaching two million dollars in loans to entrepreneurs in the developing world. — 00:03:06
  • 2013-03-08 · ONE MILLION NERDFIGHTERS! — ask: Hank: New lenders can use the link in the description, where their first $25 loan will probably be donated for free. (hedged) — 00:02:02
  • 2013-11-26 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — announcement: John: 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 Bank of Nerdfighteria, like Toby Turner, has two arms, giving and lending, both growing more powerful by the year. (playful) — 00:00:06
  • 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
  • 2014-05-27 · ALL THE SHIRTS (and some paths to community) — ask: John: On Kiva you choose a business person, lend as little as $25 and are repaid over time; a first loan is free. — 00:02:34
  • 2014-10-14 · A Minor Crisis — John reports that Nerdfighters have now loaned more than $4.5 million through Kiva.org to developing-world entrepreneurs, one of the biggest groups in Kiva's history, though growth has slowed lately. — 00:00:57
  • 2015-12-08 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semiannual Report — announcement: John presents the Bank of Nerdfighteria's semiannual report, comparing the bank to the US federal government for having three branches: lending, spending and giving. (playful) — 00:00:01
  • 2015-12-08 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria's Semiannual Report — John says more than 49,000 members of the Nerdfighter Kiva group have loaned more than $6.3 million to developing-world entrepreneurs, the second largest group of all time on Kiva. — 00:00:18
  • 2024-01-16 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — John argues the Bank of Nerdfighteria may have a secret third arm that involves no spending or receiving of money and may be the most important arm of all. (hedged) — 00:00:14