Dec 20, 2015, 4:45 am
Last edit by: wilsnunn
The FlyerTalk Lending Team on Kiva:
improving lives a small loan at a time.
Kiva.org is the not-for-profit microlending organization that networks people willing to lend to small entrepreneurs in developing nations using available technology and international networking / collaboration, and how Kiva.org had become an approved FlyerTalk charity thanks to TalkBoard's approval June 29, 2008 <link> It is listed on the FlyerTalk Cares page.improving lives a small loan at a time.
"Kiva is a grassroots project started by a team with a big idea: one-to-one, real-time lending to the poor via the Internet. Currently, we take no cut of the loan you make through our site -- 100% goes to the entrepreneur. We suggest a 10% donation, in addition to your loan, to help us cover our costs. Kiva is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit and your donation is tax-deductible for US taxpayers." (Suggested donations for administrative overhead, low though that is, are not required - you may lend 100% if you so choose.)
As of 15 May 2016 it was 607 FlyerTalk lending team who have lent $2,209,175 in 37,092 loans! And now as of 30 June 2019 it is 941 members who have lent $6,415,775 in 71,722 loans!
Our motto is: "We loan because: We want to fight global poverty while earning miles."
This is tangible evidence Flyertalk Cares! There are likely other FlyerTalkers on Kiva who have not joined - if you are one of them, do so now to show your and FT's support and involvement. If you haven't lent yet, check it out - you may want to join up. For the low-income entrepreneurs on five continents who are requesting loans, microlending is significant - and it takes a lot of drops to fill the bucket. (Read on to see updates!)
Now, we can see this sophisticated network link resources from those who can lend (no interest, sorry!) with those who are needy, worthy and screened by local NGOs and have a need to start / expand their small business to enhance their and their families' survival. And, using PayPal and your FFP/FFG linked card or account, you can earn miles or points with many loans!
FlyerTalkers are lending, and fulfilling one of FT's seminal values, that of "paying it forward."
Read more about Kiva.org, who supports and enables it (Intel, Google, Paypal, Intuit and many others,) and see if you have $25.00 (or more) you can lend someone deserving in a land you have visited and enjoyed (or not.)
This is how it works:
Add your experiences here, or if you haven't joined... won't you consider joining the FlyerTalker Lending Team?
You can see who the latest FT borrowers are (some still possibly needing loans) here
For ease, you can click here: Subscribe to FlyerTalker Lending Team on Kiva.org
FlyerTalker Lending Team on Kiva.org!
Apr 10, 2013, 8:04 am
#1111
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: DAY
Programs: AA EXP, IHG Spire, National Exec Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 456
Big caveat - they choose the loan, and the money is not returned to your account when repaid.
So, still a good thing and a way to loan on Kiva, but it's not the normal process in any way, shape, or form.
Apr 15, 2013, 6:33 am
#1112
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Southern Alberta
Posts: 20,550
I need to choose the loan.
Apr 16, 2013, 1:19 pm
#1113
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: DAY
Programs: AA EXP, IHG Spire, National Exec Elite, Hilton Gold
Posts: 456
Apr 19, 2013, 3:11 pm
#1115
Moderator: American AAdvantage
Original Poster
Join Date: May 2000
Location: NorCal - SMF area
Programs: AA LT Plat; HH LT Diamond, Maître-plongeur des Muccis
Posts: 62,948
OK, thanks! Lent to them and 10 others. We should be up to $430,850 - and auspiciously my loans went in while FT registered 11,111 loans (now 11, 123) from 380 members. Nope, added three others - there are six loans for needy entrepreneurs in the USA out there awaiting funding.
May 20, 2013, 3:05 pm
#1117
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: MRY/SFO/SJC
Programs: AS MVP, Hilton Diamond, IHG Gold
Posts: 7,784
Does anyone fund two accounts from the same Paypal address/account? I have an individual Kiva account which I use for FT, and a joint account with my BF. This round of repayments, I tried to withdraw the funds but got an error message saying someone from Kiva would review the problem and get back to us. Anyone experience that?
May 20, 2013, 4:41 pm
#1118
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Either at the shooting range or anywhere good beer can be found...
Posts: 51,050
Does anyone fund two accounts from the same Paypal address/account? I have an individual Kiva account which I use for FT, and a joint account with my BF. This round of repayments, I tried to withdraw the funds but got an error message saying someone from Kiva would review the problem and get back to us. Anyone experience that?
May 20, 2013, 6:30 pm
#1120
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: MRY/SFO/SJC
Programs: AS MVP, Hilton Diamond, IHG Gold
Posts: 7,784
Jun 19, 2013, 2:48 pm
#1121
Senior Moderator and Moderator: American AAdvantage & TravelBuzz
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 10,417
Yay - lots of repayments coming in, and there seems to be plenty of loans out there right now that need to be funded. 
Jun 20, 2013, 8:37 am
#1122
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Either at the shooting range or anywhere good beer can be found...
Posts: 51,050
I'll happily use my credit to fund new loans, except that my browser doesn't like Kiva... 
I'll work on funding new loans tonight or tomorrow. 
I'll work on funding new loans tonight or tomorrow.
Jul 4, 2013, 7:04 am
#1123
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Near PHL, PA and GCM, CI and sometimes PLJ, Placencia. Belize
Programs: AA-EXP, DL-Gold, Bonvoy-Gold
Posts: 246
Only $75 more to go on this loan - hope you can help....
This woman in Colombia has already used and paid back a Kiva loan - let's help her take another step toward self-sufficiency..!!
"Thanks to her previous Kiva loan, Josefina was able to purchase varied merchandise for her general store, such as cooking oil, rice, plantains, and toilet paper. With these goods she was able to stock her business and her sales increased as a result. Josefina says to Kiva lenders: 'Thanks for your collaboration and help, God bless you.'
Currently, Josefina is applying for another Kiva loan, with which she will buy additional items to stock her store. She believes that this investment will be successful, because she will buy more of the products that sell the best, positively impacting her income."
I just added $75 to cover half of what was still needed and I hope the F/T team can cover the remaining $75...!!!
Thank you................^^
http://www.kiva.org/lend/568880
"Thanks to her previous Kiva loan, Josefina was able to purchase varied merchandise for her general store, such as cooking oil, rice, plantains, and toilet paper. With these goods she was able to stock her business and her sales increased as a result. Josefina says to Kiva lenders: 'Thanks for your collaboration and help, God bless you.'
Currently, Josefina is applying for another Kiva loan, with which she will buy additional items to stock her store. She believes that this investment will be successful, because she will buy more of the products that sell the best, positively impacting her income."
I just added $75 to cover half of what was still needed and I hope the F/T team can cover the remaining $75...!!!
Thank you................^^
http://www.kiva.org/lend/568880
Jul 4, 2013, 7:23 am
#1124
A FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Either at the shooting range or anywhere good beer can be found...
Posts: 51,050
This woman in Colombia has already used and paid back a Kiva loan - let's help her take another step toward self-sufficiency..!!
"Thanks to her previous Kiva loan, Josefina was able to purchase varied merchandise for her general store, such as cooking oil, rice, plantains, and toilet paper. With these goods she was able to stock her business and her sales increased as a result. Josefina says to Kiva lenders: 'Thanks for your collaboration and help, God bless you.'
Currently, Josefina is applying for another Kiva loan, with which she will buy additional items to stock her store. She believes that this investment will be successful, because she will buy more of the products that sell the best, positively impacting her income."
I just added $75 to cover half of what was still needed and I hope the F/T team can cover the remaining $75...!!!
Thank you................^^
http://www.kiva.org/lend/568880
"Thanks to her previous Kiva loan, Josefina was able to purchase varied merchandise for her general store, such as cooking oil, rice, plantains, and toilet paper. With these goods she was able to stock her business and her sales increased as a result. Josefina says to Kiva lenders: 'Thanks for your collaboration and help, God bless you.'
Currently, Josefina is applying for another Kiva loan, with which she will buy additional items to stock her store. She believes that this investment will be successful, because she will buy more of the products that sell the best, positively impacting her income."
I just added $75 to cover half of what was still needed and I hope the F/T team can cover the remaining $75...!!!
Thank you................^^
http://www.kiva.org/lend/568880