John asks Nerdfighters to lend to entrepreneurs through Kiva.org (2009)
ask · status: reported back · last event: reminder (2014-10-14) · owner: John
In 2009 John began pointing Nerdfighters to Kiva.org to lend to entrepreneurs in the developing world. By September 2011 the Nerdfighter Kiva group had loaned more than $55,000, and John kept urging people to join it through 2014.
Part of: Bank of Nerdfighteria: the Nerdfighters' Kiva lending team
About: Kiva, microfinance, Bank of Nerdfighteria
| date | event | what | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-10-11 | asked | John points Nerdfighters to Kiva.org to see a free market in action by lending to entrepreneurs. | Puppy Elephant Defends Capitalism 00:03:15 |
| 2011-09-26 | result reported | John reports the Kiva Nerdfighters group he joined has loaned more than $33,000. | Awesome Bankers? 00:02:55 |
| 2011-09-26 | reminder | John encourages Nerdfighters to join the Kiva.org Nerdfighter group and lend to developing-world entrepreneurs, from $25. | Awesome Bankers? 00:02:55 |
| 2011-09-30 | result reported | John reports Nerdfighters have loaned more than $55,000 to developing-world entrepreneurs through Kiva. | YouTube Survey: Balls and First Kisses 00:00:24 |
| 2011-11-11 | result reported | John reports that the lending arm of the Bank of Nerdfighteria works across six continents: Nerdfighters have loaned more than $75,000 through Kiva.org. | The Bank of Nerdfighteria 00:01:47 |
| 2013-11-26 | reminder | John again points Nerdfighters to the links in the doobly-doo to lend through the Nerdfighter Kiva group (and to donate). | The Bank of Nerdfighteria 00:03:39 |
| 2014-05-27 | reminder | On Kiva you choose a business person, lend as little as $25 and are repaid over time; a first loan is free. | ALL THE SHIRTS (and some paths to community) 00:02:34 |
| 2014-10-14 | reminder | John asks people with $25 or more to lend to a developing-world entrepreneur by joining the Kiva Nerdfighter group. | A Minor Crisis 00:01:05 |
What is said about it
3 statements, by date (the events above are the turns of the thread; these are the details).
- 2009-10-11 · Puppy Elephant Defends Capitalism — ask: John tells Nerdfighters who want to see a 'made of awesome' free market in action to go to Kiva.org. — 00:03:15
- 2013-11-26 · The Bank of Nerdfighteria — both: Hank appears beside John for a surprise reunion video; they point to the lending and donation links and look forward to a great P4A. — 00:03:34
- 2014-10-14 · A Minor Crisis — ask: John asks anyone with $25 or more to lend to a developing-world entrepreneur to join the Kiva Nerdfighter group, linked in the doobly-doo. — 00:01:02