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!
Mar 10, 2017, 8:17 am
#1247
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Here and there
Programs: AA EXP
Posts: 1,551
Mar 10, 2017, 9:56 am
#1248
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
New members! Welcome!
We're definitely making an impact in the world. If you're thinking of jumping in, o it. Just one loan, see how it goes. You'll find yourself expanding your "book" soon enough.
We're definitely making an impact in the world. If you're thinking of jumping in, o it. Just one loan, see how it goes. You'll find yourself expanding your "book" soon enough.
Mar 11, 2017, 2:50 pm
#1249
Senior Moderator and Moderator: American AAdvantage & TravelBuzz
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 10,414
Welcome to the team!
Let me know if you need help dipping your toes in the water.
(Which also reminds me...I need to get the Cambridge gang together for lunch.)
(Which also reminds me...I need to get the Cambridge gang together for lunch.)
Mar 11, 2017, 3:06 pm
#1250
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: BOS, PVD, HYA
Programs: MR, TYP, AA, B6, DL, WN, HH, MB, 2V
Posts: 658
I'd definitely be down for lunch, drinks, all of the above! I have the link you sent me a while back, so I think I'll give it a shot later tonight.
Mar 12, 2017, 8:19 am
#1251
Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: BOS, PVD, HYA
Programs: MR, TYP, AA, B6, DL, WN, HH, MB, 2V
Posts: 658
Alright, funded! $25 to a single mother in Samoa for more supplies, and $25 to a single father in Colombia to support his harvest.
Don't worry, they're credited to the Flyertalker team
Don't worry, they're credited to the Flyertalker team
Mar 15, 2017, 6:15 am
#1252
Join Date: Sep 2011
Programs: Virgin Atlantic Silver, IHG Diamond, Bonvoy Gold, Hilton Diamond, AA Platinum Pro
Posts: 1,386
Joined the team a few days ago, $500 now on the books -- all credited to the team.
It's more or less for a new card that I opened, but I suppose it can be said that the end justifies the means in this instance :-)
It's more or less for a new card that I opened, but I suppose it can be said that the end justifies the means in this instance :-)
Apr 7, 2017, 11:21 pm
#1254
Senior Moderator and Moderator: American AAdvantage & TravelBuzz
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 10,414
713 TEAM MEMBERS
$3,112,925 AMOUNT LOANED
48,131 LOANS
Onwards to the next million!
Apr 9, 2017, 8:06 am
#1255
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
Apr 15, 2017, 6:09 pm
#1256
Join Date: Aug 2013
Programs: UA-GS, Hyatt-Defiantly Diamond, Marriott-Platinum, SPG-Platinum
Posts: 499
Hi all, I just joined the FT team at Kiva. I've been active there on and off since 2009, but had not noticed the "join a team" button. Anyway, I closed out the last remaining balance for two loans (one in education, the other in arts/business). Wish I had joined this team before I made the loans!
Apr 17, 2017, 9:39 pm
#1257
Senior Moderator; Moderator, Eco-Conscious Travel, United and Flyertalk Cares
Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: Fulltime travel/mostly Europe
Programs: UA 1.7 MM;; Accor & Marriott Pt; Hyatt Globalist
Posts: 17,831
Hi all, I just joined the FT team at Kiva. I've been active there on and off since 2009, but had not noticed the "join a team" button. Anyway, I closed out the last remaining balance for two loans (one in education, the other in arts/business). Wish I had joined this team before I made the loans!
Apr 21, 2017, 5:20 am
#1258
FlyerTalk Evangelist
Join Date: May 2012
Location: Sydney Australia
Programs: No programs & No Points!!!
Posts: 14,222
Hi all, I just joined the FT team at Kiva. I've been active there on and off since 2009, but had not noticed the "join a team" button. Anyway, I closed out the last remaining balance for two loans (one in education, the other in arts/business). Wish I had joined this team before I made the loans!
Apr 25, 2017, 12:50 pm
#1260
Senior Moderator and Moderator: American AAdvantage & TravelBuzz
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: BOS
Programs: AA EXP, Marriott Titanium
Posts: 10,414
Hi all, I just joined the FT team at Kiva. I've been active there on and off since 2009, but had not noticed the "join a team" button. Anyway, I closed out the last remaining balance for two loans (one in education, the other in arts/business). Wish I had joined this team before I made the loans!