Well, finished out the month with 99.4% of the estimated repayments in! Unfortunately, just got notice that two more loans have been declared as defaulted. But looking forward to tomorrow (1st of the month), when we should see another surge in new loans posted!
And to help inspire everybody, here are our stats as of now:
Number of Team Members: 311
Number of Loans: 7,359
Number of Loans per Member: 23.7 Total Amount Loaned: $259,050
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The Las Merceditas Group could use some help in funding their loan, as per the message we received on the FT Lending Team page on Kiva.
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With team support, Mumbi and Jerito were funded. Now lets try to hep a more difficult one. The Las Merceditas Group (www.kiva.org/lend/453761) needs an additional $4,250. The loan is scheduled to be paid in full by next February 15 so please jump on it.
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One moving story is that of Luisa. Luisa sells sheets, food, and fish. She is a very dynamic woman, as you can see. Thanks to her hard work she is supporting her family and providing them with what they need day to day.
She is seeking a loan so that she can buy sheets and fish so that she can continue working and providing her family with what they need every day.
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Great reason to invite friends to Kiva!!!
From an email I received...
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Now it really pays to share Kiva!
Invite a friend and get a $25 bonus.
What's the catch? There isn't one. All you have to do is invite your friends to try out Kiva, and for every one who joins, we'll add a $25 bonus to your account to make a loan for free.
Now you can double, triple, quadruple your impact while sharing the joy of Kiva with new people. Repayments on loans made with a bonus won't go back to you, but there's no limit on the number of bonuses you can earn.
When one of your friends joins Kiva, we'll send you an email letting you know you have 7 days to lend your $25 bonus before it expires. Use it or lose it, but you can always earn more.
Want to learn more about bonuses? Click here for frequently asked questions. Or get started by inviting friends now!
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Originally Posted by brooklynmatt
I saw that and thought about putting something in the CONGA section here - would that help?
You mean posting something in S.P.A.M.? Go for it, or if you don't want to, I happily will, since it simply means being able to lend another $25 to someone. I'm assuming that when that loan is repaid, Kiva gets the $25, which I'd figure.
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Originally Posted by GoGreen
I would like to join and make loans. What does it mean to be on the FT KIVA team vs making loans as individual? Thanks!
A team is basically a group of people with a common interest working together to help fund loans. Whether an individual or on a team, your loans go to help others. The biggest difference is that when you join a team, your loans get "credited" to that team, unless you select not to have them credited. It affects nothing as far as how you are repaid, but basically means that as a FT community, we've made X amount in loans.
Teams are a good way to feel like a community. Likewise, one of the benefits I've found is that if one finds a loan that's almost fully-funded, or expires in a short amount of time, often, if they post it here or send a message on Kiva, other FT'ers will chip in $25 each to help to fully-fund it.
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The church is near but the road is icy, the bar is far but I will walk carefully”
--Russian Proverb
A team is basically a group of people with a common interest working together to help fund loans. Whether an individual or on a team, your loans go to help others. The biggest difference is that when you join a team, your loans get "credited" to that team, unless you select not to have them credited. It affects nothing as far as how you are repaid, but basically means that as a FT community, we've made X amount in loans.
Teams are a good way to feel like a community. Likewise, one of the benefits I've found is that if one finds a loan that's almost fully-funded, or expires in a short amount of time, often, if they post it here or send a message on Kiva, other FT'ers will chip in $25 each to help to fully-fund it.
OK, sounds good. So after I sign up with my basic info will something pop up asking me if I want to be part of a group, or how does that work? (BTW I am not signing up at this moment because I'm waiting for someone I know who's heavily involved to send his referral link). Also will I know which loans the FT'ers have selected or am I generally on my own to select, except as you have noted above?
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Originally Posted by GoGreen
OK, sounds good. So after I sign up with my basic info will something pop up asking me if I want to be part of a group, or how does that work? (BTW I am not signing up at this moment because I'm waiting for someone I know who's heavily involved to send his referral link). Also will I know which loans the FT'ers have selected or am I generally on my own to select, except as you have noted above?
If you click on "Community" you can then search for "Flyertalkers." There will be a small "join now" button on the left, under the image.
You'll be able to see loans that FT'ers have selected by posts here or messages to the team, and also by clicking on the FT team, and then clicking on "loans," and also by viewing the latest activity on the team page.
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You mean posting something in S.P.A.M.? Go for it, or if you don't want to, I happily will, since it simply means being able to lend another $25 to someone. I'm assuming that when that loan is repaid, Kiva gets the $25, which I'd figure.
Yep - please go for it. I think it might increase exposure for the group and take advantage of the extra bodies in that subforum. Not so much for the extra $25 (which is nice) but more for getting more hands on deck.
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Originally Posted by brooklynmatt
Yep - please go for it. I think it might increase exposure for the group and take advantage of the extra bodies in that subforum. Not so much for the extra $25 (which is nice) but more for getting more hands on deck.
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loan expires in 6 hours... Anyone???
This loan to Nino expires in 6 hours, and only needs another $875 to be fully funded. Can anyone help? I've never had a loan that failed to be fully funded, and I don't want to start now!
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by kipper
This loan to Nino expires in 6 hours, and only needs another $875 to be fully funded. Can anyone help? I've never had a loan that failed to be fully funded, and I don't want to start now!
Thanks!
I've now had my first refunded loan.
As such, I've now made a loan to Azniv from Armenia. Her loan expires in a day.
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--Russian Proverb
But looking forward to tomorrow (1st of the month), when we should see another surge in new loans posted! 
Total Amount Loaned: $259,050 
