Press Archive

2023

• Next Billion - November 13, 2023: Announcing Kiva's bold new impact strategy: The nonprofit microfinance pioneer shares its refined approach – and unveils the process behind its development

• The Gazette - November 13, 2023: By making microloans to small businesses, NewBoCo's Kiva Iowa changes lives

• Forbes - November 1, 2023: Best easy business loans of 2023

• FinTech Global - October 13, 2023: Manulife and Kiva join forces to drive inclusive economic opportunities in Asia

• Bankrate - October 11, 2023: Best easy business loans of 2023

• Badcredit.org - October 4, 2023: Kiva uses crowdfunding to deliver interest-free and no-fee loans to underserved small business owners

• Next Billion - September 25, 2023: Kiva announces global commitments for women and refugees at Clinton Global Initiative 2023 meeting

• This Day Live - August 20, 2023: Coca-Cola partners Kiva to scale-up support for entrepreneurs

• Wirecutter - June 13, 2023: The 26 best last-minute father's day gifts

• AR Money & Politics - May 25, 2023: Kiva NWA provides 100th loan, $800k for small businesses

• Forbes - May 23, 2023: Share the wealth: An ethical alternative to getting rich quick

• Impact Alpha - May 8, 2023: How impact incentives brought a dental care startup back to its roots in rural Ecuador

• CSR Wire - May 12, 2023: Announcing the 2023 corporate goodness award winners

• The Gazette - April 30, 2023: Kiva Iowa Profile: Kehes to your home

• GoBankingRates - April 24, 2023: The best things to do with your tax refund

• EBN - April 19, 2023: Why cutting CSR goals from the budget could cost you

• Her Campus - April 18, 2023: Kiva: How to support international heroes

• WorkLife - April 14, 2023: How a badly written job ad can harm a company's image

• Joy Wallet - February 1, 2023: Kiva review 2023 - Crowdfunding with a heart

• Next City - February 1, 2023: These entrepreneurs get the whole community involved in funding their small businesses

• EBN - January 20, 2023: 6 ways giving back can grow company culture

• Money - January 17, 2023: 5 best small business loans of 2023

• Business.org - January 13, 2023: Best crowdfunding for startups in 2023: How to fund your small business

• Fortune - January 11, 2023: What is a peer-to-peer loan and how do they work?

• Entrepreneur - January 7, 2023: Getting a loan in 2023 could be harder, but not impossible if you know where to look

2022

• Yahoo Finance - December 28, 2022: Gardner Capital partners with Kiva to establish loan matching program

• Business.org - December 20, 2022: 8 best low-interest small-business loans in 2023interest-business-loans/

• Impact Alpha - December 7, 2022: Investors must make noise so BIPOC entrepreneurs don't have to make do

• Forbes - November 30, 2022: Financing a superfood social enterprise requires creativity

• Wall Street Journal - November 20, 2022: Stressed-out Americans plan to buy fewer Christmas gifts, donate less to charity

• Arkansas Business - November 15, 2022: Waltons give $470k to keep NWA Kiva Hub going

• Small Biz Trends - November 16, 2022: What are Kiva loans?

• BizJournals - November 9, 2022: Umpqua Bank, Kiva crowdfunding platform disperse $1M in microloans to women, BIPOC founders

• Iowa Gazette - October 21, 2022: Loan program 'is for real' – One year in, Kiva Iowa provides loans to dozens of Iowa business owners

• Milwaukee Business Journal - October 28, 2022: Keeping the dream alive: Entrepreneurs turn to alternative sources of capital

• USA Today - October 7, 2022: Americans began new businesses at record pace in 2021. Here's how they're doing

• Next Billion - August 9, 2022: Why Social Enterprises Struggle to Measure Impact – And What Impact Investors Can Do About It

• Impact Boom - July 25, 2022: Lev Places on Financially Supporting Entrepreneurs Who Have Become Refugees

• Triple Pundit - July 5, 2022: Kiva CEO Scales Up Impact Investments Despite Risks of Economic Downturn

• Authority Magazine - July 3, 2022: The Great Resignation & The Future Of Work: Kathy Guis Of Kiva On How Employers and Employees Are Reworking Work Together

• Rochester Beacon - June 27, 2022: Microlender Kiva Rochester nears a big number

• Business.org - June 20, 2022: Kiva Review: No-Interest, No-Fee Microloans for US Businesses

• CrowdCruz - June 15, 2022: How Kiva Really Works in the USA

• Next Billion - June 6, 2022: Expanding Financial Opportunity to All: Kiva CEO Chris Tsakalakis Discusses the Pioneering Lending Platform’s Evolving Focus

• Self - April 28, 2022: U.S. Women’s Soccer Is Continuing the Fight for Equal Pay by Funding Underserved Entrepreneurs

• TechCrunch - April 26, 2022: Ghanaian agtech Farmerline to use new funding to strengthen its infrastructure, help farmers create wealth

2021

• Scary Mommy - December 15, 2021: 20 meaningful holiday gifts that give back 

• PR Newswire - November 24, 2021: Gardner Capital and Kiva Partner to Accelerate Minority-Led Small Business Access to Finance in Texas

• Biz Journal - November 1, 2021: Money Talks: Kiva CEO Chris Tsakalakis on balancing profits and purpose in impact investing

• Yahoo- October 6, 2021: Google investing $1B in Africa over 5 Years

• Black Enterprise - January 8, 2021: Turo partners with Kiva to provide interest-free loans to entrepreneurs

2020

• Authority Magazine - October 13, 2020: Neville Crawley of Kiva: Five Things You Need to be a Highly Effective Leader During Turbulent Times

• Nav - June 30, 2020: This 0% Interest Small Business Loan Just Got Better

• The Guardian - April 9, 2020: In a cash-strapped age, are microloans the answer?

• News is My Business - March 18, 2020: Causa Local unveils new $15K, 0% interest loan for small entrepreneurs

• Marketing Trends - March 4, 2020: Marketing to Make an Impact with Henrique Saboia, Vice President of Growth at Kiva

2019

• The PLUG - Nov. 25, 2019: Smart Reporting on the Black Innovation Economy.

• Kenosha News - Nov. 18, 2019: Business microloans help entrepreneurs grow their dreams

• EuroMoney - Nov. 4, 2019: Investment: The ultimate impact – systems change

• SOCAP - Oct. 24, 2019: Identifying Opportunities for Scale & Making it Happen

• EuroMoney - Oct. 24, 2019: Financing a Sustainable Planet: Rethinking the Refugee Crisis

• Forbes - Oct. 7, 2019: Crossing the $1 Billion Mark In Funding For Female Entrepreneurs

• United Nations Web TV - Sept. 26, 2019: Moving the money to finance the SDGs

• Yahoo! Finance - Sept. 24, 2019: Kiva exec weighs in on the importance of micro-loans worldwide in light of UN General Assembly 2019

• Opalesque - Aug. 28, 2019: Kiva rolls refugee fund for institutional investors

• U.S. News and World Report - Aug. 21, 2019: San Francisco Crowdfunder Kiva Sets up Sierra Leone Credit Database

• Devex - Aug. 21, 2019: In Sierra Leone, new Kiva Protocol uses blockchain to benefit unbanked

• Financial Times - Aug. 21, 2019: Sierra Leone’s thumbprint breakthrough to sign up unbanked

• Global Times - Aug. 21, 2019: Sierra Leone Gets Africa’s First Blockchain National Digital Identity System

• Impact Alpha - Aug. 21, 2019: Building credit with blockchain at the base of the economic pyramid

• Reuters - Aug. 21, 2019: San Francisco crowdfunder Kiva sets up Sierra Leone credit database

• Stanford Social Innovation Review - Aug. 21, 2019: Kiva’s Crowdfunding Platform Transforms Into Microfinance and Impact Investing Hub

• Milwaukee Business Journal - Aug. 15, 2019: Microlending platform Kiva launches West Allis program

• Impact Alpha - Aug. 15, 2019: Q&A: CEO Neville Crawley wants Kiva to change systems as well as lives

• Euromoney - June 27, 2019: Refugee lens investing arrives

• Axios - June 24, 2019: Axios Edge: Kiva starts bearing interest

• Impact Alpha - June 24, 2019: Kiva rolls refugee fund for institutional investors

• Forbes - June 27, 2019: Continuing Its Mission Expansion, Kiva Announces A Fund For Unbanked Refugees

• Yahoo! Finance - June 20, 2019: Kiva to Scale Lending to Refugees with the Launch of the Kiva Refugee Investment Fund

• Forbes - Jan. 23, 2019: Kiva Partners With UN And Sierra Leone To Credit Score The Unbanked With Blockchain

2018 

• Food Republic - September 20, 2016: Why Funding Farmers on Kiva is Becoming a Cause for Chefs

• Press release - Sept. 27, 2018: Kiva, Sierra Leone and United Nations Agencies Partner to Implement “Credit Bureau of the Future”

• Press release - June 20, 2018: Kiva Releases First World Refugee Impact Report

 2017

• Press release - April 17, 2017: Kiva Announces Departure of CEO Martin Tschopp

• Apartment Therapy - March 8, 2017: Can't Strike? Other ways to support A Day Without a Woman

• Daily Dot - March 7, 2017: Kiva is Raising $3 Million for Female Entrepreneurs Around the World

• News 10NBC - March 6, 2017: Leaders talk about Kiva program in Rochester

• Huffington Post - February 20, 2017: The Kiva Way: Maximum Distribution of Capital

• Go Banking Rates - February 3, 2017: How to Get a Business Loan with Bad Credit​​​​​​

• Generosity - January 16, 2017: How Springside Chestnut Hill Academy trains its students to be social entrepreneurs

• MarketWatch - January 5, 2017: 13 top US microlenders for your small business

• Microgrid Media - January 1, 2017: Zimbabwe Off-Grid Solar start-up Lands Kiva Direct to Social Enterprise Loan

2016

• Quartz - December 21, 2016: The best last-minute gifts are experiences, not things

• CSRwire.com - November 30, 2016: Kiva Announces Leadership Pledge from Bank of America to Women's Entrepreneurship

• VentureBeat - November 29, 2016: Here are at least 12 ways to give back this holiday season

• Fox 6 Now - November 29, 2016: "First rung on the financial ladder:" Global non-profit helps small businesses in Wisconsin 

• Africa Business Communities - October 12, 2016: Kiva and The MasterCard Foundation Announce Five-Year Project to Expand Financial Access Among African Smallholder Farmers and Rural Populations

• CSR WIRE - October 11, 2016: Kiva and The MasterCard Foundation Announce Five-Year Project to Expand Financial Access Among African Smallholder Farmers and Rural Populations

• GOOD Magazine - October 2, 2016: Kiva + PayPal: 10 Years of Small Loans and Big Impact

• htxt.africa - September 27, 2016: How African crowdfunding projects raised R1.7 billion last year

• Martha Stewart - September 12, 2016: Love Eating Local? Here's a Super Easy Way to Support Small Farmers and Food Producers This Week

• ​​​San Jose Mercury News - August 5, 2016: Shah: Small business, the backbone of the US economy, needs a jump start

• Colombus Dispatch - July 21, 2016: Crowdfunding website offering interest-free loans to Columbus small businesses

• Columbus Busines First - July 21, 2016: Nonprofit crowdfunding microlender Kiav takes off in Columbus

• Huffington Post Canada - June 30, 2016: Why Businesses Need To Think Differently About Charity

• Teen Vogue - June 15, 2016: The United State of Women Summit Is Proof That Girls Run the World

• Triple Pundit - March 8, 2016: Kiva Hopes to Raise $2M for Women Entrepreneurs By Midnight

• TIME - March 16, 2016: The 0% Small Business Loan That's For Real

• Kiva press release - March 16, 2016: Kiva and Mayor Libby Schaaf Launch 'Kiva Oakland'

• Kiva press release - February 26, 2016: U.S. State Department, Inter-American Development Bank, and Kiva.org Announce the Global 'Women's Entrepreneurship Fund'

• USA Today – Feb 1, 2016: Funding 101 for entrepreneurs

• San Francisco Chronicle – Jan 28, 2016: A year after huge Mission fire, small businesses fight to recover

• San Diego Union Tribune – Jan 27, 2016: Fourth-grader a global micro-lender

• USA Today – Jan 16, 2016: Micro loans: Give a little, help a lot

• Forbes – Jan 13, 2016: New Loan Program Helps Refugees Start Businesses

2015

• Wall Street Journal – Dec 16, 2015: Kiva Sets New Rules for U.S. Borrowers to Get Crowdfunded Loans

• Crains New York – Dec 15, 2015: Where strangers' take an interest in your business, but don't take a cut

• Boston Globe – Dec 13, 2015: Giving gifts that pay off

• Vanity Fair – Dec 12, 2015: How the Other Half Gives

• Xconomy – Dec 10, 2015: Bill Clinton at Kiva's National Launch of Small Biz Lending Platform

• Forbes – Dec 9, 2015: Kiva To Offer Its Zero-Interest Crowdfunded Loans To Small Businesses Nationwide

• Wired – Dec 9, 2015: Peer-to-Peer Site Kiva Is Finally Offering No-Interest Microloans in the US

• Squawk Box CNBC – Dec 9, 2015: Kiva launches Kiva NYC

• The Atlantic – Dec 9, 2015: Kiva Turns to Another Economy in Need of Investment: America's

• Forbes – Dec 8, 2015: Financial Christmas Gift Ideas

• Fast Company – Dec 3, 2015: Screw FICO How Social Underwriting Could Expand Access To Credit

• New York Times – Dec 1, 2015: Looking for Charities that Inspire Kids and Families

• U.S. News and World Report – Nov 20, 2015: How to Stick With Minimalism During the Holiday Shopping Season

• PBS Newshour – October 15, 2015: How Social Entrepreneurs are Changing the World

• ABC News – October 6, 2015: Chelsea Clinton Visits San Francisco School to Promote Book Meant to Inspire Youth

• TechCrunch – October 5, 2015: A Decade After Being Founded in SF, Kiva Turns Its Focus Toward Zero-Interest Loans For Bay Area Entrepreneurs

• Kiva press release - October 2, 2015: Kiva, Mayor Edwin M. Lee, and Capital One Launch 'Kiva San Francisco'

• San Fracisco Chronicle – October 2, 2015: Main Street S.F. Businesses Can Get Microloans through Kiva

• Inc – September 19, 2015: 5 Ways Crowdfunding Made Me a Stronger Entrepreneur

• Wall Street Journal – September 9, 2015: Meet Asia's Leaders in Financial Inclusion

• Just Means – August 27, 2015: How A Young Entrepreneur Keeps a Positive Attitude in A Tough Business World

• Good Housekeeping Online – August 13, 2015: 30 Things To Be Thankful For

• India West – August 11, 2015: Peer-To-Peer Engagement Via Technology Can Effect Change

• INC Magazine – August 11, 2015: Bill Clinton on How Entrepreneurs Can Transform The Country

• CNBC – August 6, 2015: Can't Get a Bank Loan? Crowdsourcing Could Be the Answer

• Daily Nation – August 4, 2015: How Online Lender is Changing Lives Through Small Loans

• Washington Business Journal – July 30, 2015: Union Kitchen Helps Solve Another Small Biz Problem: Access To Capital

• Milwaukee Journal Sentinal – July 30, 2015: Access To Capital, Education Critical For Minority Business Growth

• Wrangler News – July 30, 2015: For Teen Chess Whiz, The Game is More About Giving Than Winning

• Forbes – July 29, 2015: Small Business Borrowing: Does Reputation Really Matter?

• Huffington Post – July 17, 2015: Mexico's Women Redefine The Meaning Of Hard Work

• Naples News – July 15, 2015: Fund Aims To Help Women Who Own Small Businesses

• Bradenton Herald – July 9, 2015: Kiva Zip Loan Fulfills Bradenton Mother's Dream

• WIRED UK – July 8, 2015: How The 'World's Bank' Can Create The Next Billion Entrepreneuers

• Glamour Online – June 17, 2015: Zoe Saldana Reveals the 10 Women Who Changed Her Life

• Wall Street Journal – June 15, 2015: Kiva Wins Fincial Inclusion Challenge for Effectiveness

• Philly Voices – June 4, 2015: More Than $200,000 Lent to Small Businesses via Crowdsourcing

• Sustainable Brands – May 28, 2015: HP 'living progress' Report Highlights Stakeholder Engagement and Environmental Stewardship Efforts

• TIME – May 13, 2015: Making a Charitable Donation? 20% of Firms Will Match Your Gift

• Kiva press release - May 11, 2015: President Obama names Julie Hanna, Executive Chair of the Board at Kiva, Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

• San Francisco Chronicle – May 11, 2015: President Obama names Kiva's Julie Hanna Presidential Ambassador for Global Entrepreneurship

• Wall Street Journal – May 11, 2015: Meet President Obama's Entrepreneurship Ambassadors

• C-SPAN – May 11, 2015: Kiva's Julie Hanna honored by President Obama (View Clip)

• Bloomberg – May 11, 2015: Obama Plugs Entrepreneurs With Democratic Ties as Cuba Opens

• Hoodline – April 23, 2015: Immigrant-Owned Businesses Pushed Out Of Comfort Zone To Survive

• Harvard Business Review – April 21, 2015: Two Keys to Sustainable Social Enterprise

• Reuters – April 16, 2015: Curb your microfinance addiction and still feel good

• Forbes India – March 25, 2015: How solution economy can solve bigger economic problems

• Huffington Post – March 11, 2015: Entrepreneurship: A New Front in the Refugee Crisis

• Kiva press release - March 1, 2015: Back A Dream in Honor of International Women’s Day

• The New York Times – February 27, 2015: Inequality in Cuba

• Kiva press release - February 17, 2015: Kiva.org and the City of Milwaukee Launch Kiva City Milwaukee to Fuel Economic Growth Through Entrepreneurship

• WUWM 89.7 NPR – February 16, 2015: Crowdfunding Site Helping to Fund Startups in Milwaukee

• Bustle – February 11, 2015: 12 Things You Can Do To Help Close The Financial Gender Gap, Because Women's Inequality Ends With You

• RYOT – January 27, 2015: Money Can't Buy You Happiness, But it Can Make You Less Sad

• The New York Times – January 19, 2015: Charities That Inspire: Kiva

• Inside Bay Area – January 14, 2015: Drummond: Kiva Zip microloans give boost to Oakland small businesses

2014

• U.S. News World Report – December 17, 2014: Last Minute Holiday Gifts You Don't Need to Wrap

• Huffington Post – December 15, 2014: Five Ways to Make Your Holiday Season More Meaningful

• Harvard Business Review – December 3, 2014: A Company's Good Deeds Can Energize Employees

• Philadelphia Business Journal – December 3, 2014: Philadelphia, Kiva pair up to offer crowdfunded loans to entrepreneurs

• Kiva press release - December 2, 2014: Kiva.org and Department of Commerce Launch Kiva City Philadelphia to Fuel Local Economic Growth Through Entrepreneurship

• Philly.com – December 2, 2014: Micro-loan program Kiva.org launches Philadelphia initiative

• Kiva press release - November 24, 2014: Kiva.org and Mayor Greg Fischer’s Office of Civic Innovation Launch Kiva City Louisville to Fuel Local Economic Growth Through Entrepreneurship

• The Courier-Journal – November 24, 2014: Kiva loan program comes to Louisville

• National Geographic – November 3, 2014: Crowdfunding Global Health

• The Next Web – November 2, 2014: How technology is transforming and saving microfinance

• Inc. – October 20, 2014: Where Entrepreneurs and Nonprofits Collide, the Future of Microfinancing: Kiva

• SF Gate – October 17, 2014: City celebrates new Kiva Zip-funded local businesses

• Kiva press release - October 15, 2014: Kiva.org Announces Results of “Matter to a Million” Partnership with the Hewlett-Packard Company Foundation

• Louisville Business First – October 10, 2014: Louisville to become a Kiva City

• Milwaukee Business Journal – September 24, 2014: Mayor's city of Milwaukee budget pledges $25,000 to Kiva micro-lending partnership

• Kiva press release - September 8, 2014: Most of Haiti goes dark at Night Here's a Way to Fix that

• Ryot – September 6, 2014: Most of Haiti Goes Dark at Night. Here's a Genius Idea to Fix That.

• Los Angeles Times – September 5, 2014: SBA chief Maria Contreras – Sweet on microlending and the minimum wage

• Louisville Business First – August 28, 2014: Kiva Zip looks to grow in Louisville

• Entrepreneur – August 14, 2014: Every Entrepreneur Should Know These 3 Essentials About Crowdfunding

• Louisville Business First – August 7, 2014: Kiva Zip to host its first Louisville event

• NBC News – July 8, 2014: Refugee Businesses Emerge Out of Crisis

• CNBC – July 7, 2014: Refugees start up own businesses

• Forbes – July 1, 2014: It Takes $14,000 and a Determined Entrepreneur to Seed Change in the Middle East

• Kiva press release - June 30, 2014: Entrepreneurship in the Middle East Gets Boost Through Crowdfunded Loans

• Kiva press release - June 12, 2014: Crowdfunding Haiti’s Recovery and How Each of Us Can Play a Part

• The Guardian – June 10, 2014: Crowdfunding development: 'Kiva's aim is to make microfinance easy'

• Bloomberg Businessweek – June 5, 2014: Ten Days in Kenya With No Cash, Only a Phone

• CCTV America – June 1, 2014: Microfinance, Changing The World One Loan At A Time

• Kiva press release - May 14, 2014: Mayor Eric Garcetti’s Office of Economic Development and Kiva.org Celebrate Small Business Owners Fueling Local Economic Growth

• Los Angeles Times – May 14, 2014: Kiva Zip Microlending Program Hopes To Be The Lyft Or Airbnb Of Finance

• NBC-TV (KNBC-LA) – May 14, 2014: View the clip

• Kiva press release - April 21, 2014: Millions Empowered to Make a Positive Global Impact on the Environment through Kiva.org

• Kiva press release - March 27, 2014: Kiva City Pittsburgh Launches to Accelerate Small Business Growth

• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – March 26, 2014: Pittsburgh Pilot Program To Help Finance Entrepreneurs Morphs Into Kiva City

• Wired.com – March 25, 2014: Innovation's Next Decade

• Work It, Richmond – March 24, 2014: Zip loan program has lent $100k since launch

• New York Times – March 12, 2014: For Some, Age Is No Obstacle to Entrepreneurship

• PandoDaily – March 11, 2014: Chelsea Clinton at SXSW: 'Innovation isn't always new'

• Wall Street Journal – March 5, 2014: When a Gift of a Savings Bond Makes Sense–and When It Doesn't

• Forbes.com – March 5, 2015: The World's Best Sustainability Ideas, Kiva U

• Triple Pundit – March 4, 2014: Kiva and Vittana Crowdfund Student Loans in the Developing World Kiva press release - February 25, 2014: Kiva and Vittana Join Forces to Expand Student Loans in the Developing World

2013

• Kiva press release - December 12, 2013: Kiva.org Receives $3 Million Google Global Impact Award to Launch Kiva Labs

• Kiva press release - November 19, 2013: Kiva and the City of San Francisco Form Public-Private Partnership to Aid Underserved Small Businesses

• Forbes.com – November 4, 2013: Premal Shah: Loans That Change Lives

• Chicago Tribue – November 1, 2013: Joliet West Students Provide Loans to People in Need

• The Guardian – October 23, 2013: Small-Scale Agriculture Holds Big Promise For Africa

• Vancouver Courier – October 22, 2013: Class Notes: Begbie Students Give We Day Thumbs Up

• Project Runway, Lifetime – September 27, 2013: Kiva President Premal Shah on Project Run 'Printastic' Challenge

• Entrepreneur – September 20, 2013: 10 Stories From the Web to Know About This Week

• Time Magazine – September 19, 2013: Giving Back: How Retiring Boomers Get the Rush They Crave

• San Francisco Business Times – September 17, 2013: Kiva, San Francisco Supervisors Partner on Microlending Program

• OaklandNorth – September 10, 2013: Oakland business owners access credit through Kiva Zip

• Kiva press release - August 27, 2013: Citi and Kiva Launch Kiva U to Engage Students and Educators in Global Effort to Expand Financial Inclusion

• NBC News, Charlottesville – August 16, 2013: Crowd Funding Gives 2 Charlottesville Businesses a Boost

• Forbes – Aug 15, 2013: Agricultural Innovation, In Reverse –– Waste As A Resource: Q&A With Ashoka Fellow Alex Eaton

• The Washington Post – August 12, 2013: Kiva's Evolving Microlending Model

• The San Francisco Chronicle – Aug 11, 2013: Tiny Loans Can Have Big Impact for Entrepreneurs

• NBC News Richmond – Aug 1, 2013: Kiva Helping Local Entrepreneurs Raise Funds

• Alaska Public Media – July 30, 2013: Anchorage Holds First Mini Maker Faire

• Richmond Biz Sense – July 29, 2013: Richmonders Land in the Loan Officer's Chair

• Times Dispatch –&nnbsp;July 28, 2013: Microlender Kiva Launches in RVA Today

• Daily Progress – July 24, 2013: Delesline Column: Kiva City Richmond

• NJ.com – July 16, 2013: Microlender Kiva Launches Service at Newark Event

• Kiva press release - July 15, 2013: Mayor Cory A. Booker Launches Kiva City Newark to Bolster Small Business Growth

• San Francisco Chronicle – July 9, 2013: Crowdfunding for College Costs is Catching On

• CNN – June 9, 2013: Millennials will Reinvent Charity

• Richmond Times-Dispatch – July 30, 2013: New Program to Help Local Startups Get Crowd-sourced Loans

• Cool Mom Picks – Aug 8, 2013: Kiva + Etsy: The Perfect Handmade Match to Support the Artists You Love

• Kiva press release - May 7, 2013: This Mother's Day, Give the Gift that Keeps Giving to Women Around the World

• Triple Pundit – April 19, 2013: Kiva and Crowdsourcing Solar is a Bright and Powerful Idea

• African Press International – April 17, 2013: Kiva Opens Office in Nairobi, Africa's Hot Spot for Social Innovation

• Kiva press release - April 16, 2013: Crowdfunding is Bringing Clean Renewable Energyto Every Corner of the Globe

• The Citizen, East Africa – April 12, 2013: Kiva, The World's Largest Micro-lender to Set Up Shop in Nairobi

• Bloomberg Business Week – April 8, 2013: Crowdfunders Are Quietly Donation and Lending Billions

• Kiva press release - April 2, 2013: CAMEO and Kiva Partnership Boosts Access to Crowdfunded Microloans

• KCBS Radio – April 2, 2013: Bay Area Nonprofits Offer Support To Boost Statewide Microlending Efforts

• KGO Radio – April 2, 2013: Kiva and CAMEO Partnership Boosts Access to Crowdfunded Microloans

• PBS – April 2, 2013: A World Tour to Meet a Florist, a Barber and Other Microloan Entrepreneurs 

• Fresno Business Journal – April 2, 2013: Microlenders Launch Central Valley Effort

• Central Valley Business Journal – April 2, 2013: Central Valley microlender expands its reach with Kiva and CAMEO

• Fresno Bee – April 1, 2013: Op Ed: Invest In Your Backyard

• San Jose Mercury News – April 1, 2013: Op Ed by Matt Flannery: Economic recovery, Fueling the 99 percent of businesses is what's needed to create jobs

• WNYC's Leonard Lopate Show – April 1, 2013: Interview with Bob Harris of the 'International Bank of Bob'

• Good – March 26, 2013: After Giving Hundreds of Kiva Loans, I Learned the Five Most Important Words of My Life

• TechCrunch – March 22, 2013: Kiva Piloting Microlending For U.S. Small Biz, Clinton Says It's 'A Very Big Deal'

• The Christian Science Monitor – March 20, 2013: What six piles of pennies can mean in Rwanda: why I Kiva

• The Daily Beast – March 19, 2013: This Week's Hot Reads: March 18, 2013

• TriplePundit – March 19, 2013: Kiva Announces $400 Million Microfinance Milestone

• Kiva press release - March 18, 2013: Kiva Touches One Million Lives Worldwide with Crowdfunded Loans

• itbusiness.ca – March 18, 2013: Crowdfunding site hits one million loans with help from Canada

• TechCrunch – March 18, 2013: Kiva's Crowdfunded Loans Platform Chalks Up 1M Borrowers & $400M Lent, After Seven Years Of Micro-Lending To Alleviate Poverty

• The Next Web – March 18, 2013: Good Crowdfunding: Kiva hits $400m in micro-loans, reaching 1 million borrowers

• Arkansas Matters – March 18, 2013: Little Rock Cheese Biz Cashing in on Kiva

• Forbes – March 18, 2013: Q&A with Bob Harris: From a $3 Billion Hotel to a $25 Microfinance Loan

• Texarkana Gazette – March 16, 2013: Clinton announces microloan program in Arkansas

• AP – March 15, 2013: Clinton announces microloan program in Arkansas

• KATV – March 15, 2013: Pres. Clinton announces program that uses global online community for microloans

• Arkansas Online – March 15, 2013: Clinton announces Kiva Little Rock

• Boston Globe – March 15, 3013: 'The International Bank of Bob' by Bob Harris

• Boing Boing – March 5, 2013: The International Bank of Bob - exclusive excerpt from Bob Harris' new book about his microloan adventures

• Washington Post – March 3, 2013: Capital One expands partnership with Kiva

• New York Times – March 2, 2013: Walking the Country as a Spiritual Quest

• Travel and Leisure – February 28, 2013: 4 Great New Books for Travelers

• Kiva press release - February 5, 2013: International Women’s Day, Consider the Facts

• Philanthrophy News Digest – January 11, 2013: Kiva City Launches in Washington D.C.

• Washington Times – January 10, 2013: Kiva.org and Capital One Bank fostering small business micro-loans

• The Chronicle of Philanthropy – January 9, 2013: Kiva Expands Microfinancing Program to Washington

• Black Enterprise – January 8, 2013: Kiva & Capital One to Give $150k to D.C. Area Small Businesses

• Washington Post – January 8, 2013: Microfinance nonprofit Kiva launches in D.C.

• Holaciudad! – January 8, 2013: Nuevos fondos para pequeños empresarios.

• WLTZ.com – January 8, 2013: Kiva City D.C. Launches to Bolster Small Business Growth in Greater Washington, D.C. Area

2012

• Forbes – December 29, 2012: My Favorite Entrepreneur Resolutions for 2013

• Kiva press release - December 20, 2012: Still Trying to Find that Perfect Gift? Kiva Cards Enable Family and Friends to Give the Gift of Hope Around the World

• USA Today – December 19, 2012: These gift cards help pay for college or a business

• Babble – December 18, 2012: #26 Acts of Kindness –20 Simple Things You Can Do

• LA Times – December 13, 2012: Join the next generation of doing good – philanthropy 2.0

• Kiva press release - December 11, 2012: Supporting Armenians Through Microlending

• Glamour – December 8, 2012: 11 Gifts That Give Back Under $75: How Your Holiday Present Can Have an Impact

• VentureBeat – December 4, 2012: TripAdvisor, Kiva to fund 'hopes and dreams' of world's entrepreneurs

• TechCrunch – December 4, 2012: TripAdvisor Combines Philantrophy And Marketing By Letting Reviewers Give A Free $25 Kiva Microloan

• Forbes – December 3, 2012: There's More To Fighting Poverty Than Writing Big Checks And Claiming Tax Deductions

• Seattle Times – December 1, 2012: Gifts for travelers tha give back | Travel Wise

• Repat Armenia – November 29, 2012: Supporting Armenians Through Microlending

• Arabian Business – November 21, 2012: Making over the multi-billion microfinance industry

• Washington Post – November 21, 2012: Thanks to humanity

• New York Times – November 8, 2012: A International Financier, on a Teensy Scale

• PC Mag – November 1, 2012: Facebook Gifts Now Supports Charitable Donations

• Jackson Free Press – October 17, 2012: Raising Kids Who Care

• Women's Web – October 8, 2012: Kiva: Now Micro Financing In India

• Business Standard – October 3, 2012: The dawn of e-microfinance

• Kiva press release - August 15, 2012: Kiva Innovating in the Field of Education by Microlending To Students Around the World

• Current – August 9, 2012: Can micro loans fill the small-business void banks can't support?

• News India Times – August 26, 2012: Altruism Online: Kiva Goes to India

• India West – August 17, 2012: Kiva Adds India to Its Worldwide Microlending Menu

• Kiva press release - August 15, 2012: Kiva Begins Lending in India with Socially Driven Nonprofits and a Focus on the Underserved and Socially Excluded

• Huffington Post – August 8, 2012: Businesses With Impact: Kiva.org

• Washington Post – August 8, 2012: For small entrepreneurs, when the bank says no, microcredit increasingly becoming the answer

• Kiva press release - July 8, 2012: 'Kiva Arab Youth' Spurs Lending of Over US$ 1 Million to Young Entrepreneurs in the Arab World

• Qatar is Booming – July 8, 2012: 'Kiva Arab Youth' Spurs Lending of over US$ 1 Million to young entrepreneurs in the Arab world.

• 4 NBC Southern California – July 6, 2012: Kiva's Microloans Available for LA Small Businesses

• LA Times – June 27, 2012: Microlender Kiva begins making loans in L.A. area

• 89.3 KPCC – June 27, 2012: Hello Kiva! Villaraigosa welcomes microlending to LA 

• Kiva press release - June 26, 2012: Kiva City LA Offers a Way for Everyone to Lend Support to Small Businesses

• Bloomberg – June 12, 2012: Solar Lamps, Cookstoves and a 'Bouncy Castle of Excrement'.

• INC. – March 20, 2012: Reid Hoffman Wants You to Invest His Money 

• Mashable Business – March 15, 2012: 725,000 Loans Granted By Kiva, 2.6 Billion To Go

• Huffington Post – March 15, 2012: Creating a Cycle of Sustainable Change

• Kiva press release – March 13, 2012: Kiva Announces $1 Million in Free Trials Funded by Reid Hoffman, Founder of LinkedIn

• Times-Picayune – March 12, 2012: Kiva CEO Presents Awards to 2 Local Entrepreneurs

• TechCrunch – March 12, 2012: Visit kiva.org/free To Microlend $1 Million of Reid Hoffman's Money

• Gulf Times – March 11, 2012: New Initiative to Fund Young Entreprenuers

• Kiva press release – March 8, 2012: Silatech, Kiva Partner to Support Arab Youth

• Washington Post – March 8, 2012: International Women's Day: 10 ways to celebrate

• Huffington Post – March 8, 2012: International Women's Day in the Participation Age

• Kiva press release – February 23, 2012: 'International Women's Day in the Participation Age' Kiva and Dermalogica's joinFITE Program Crowdfund Women's Economic Empowerment with a $100,000 Free Trial Program

• Kiva press release – February 23, 2012: International Women's Day Entreprenuer Profiles

2011

• Credit Union Times – September 7, 2011: Kiva New Orleans, ASI FCU Team Up to Rebuild a Ravaged City

• Kiva press release – August 28, 2011: ASI Federal Credit Union Launches Coalition of Non-Profits and Businesses to Enable Locals to Lend to New Orleans Small Businesses

• The Times-Picayune – August 28, 2011: Microlending program is launched in New Orleans by Kiva

• Crains Detroit – July 3, 2011: Microloan website funds five startups after launching in Detroit

• Kiva press release – June 30, 2011: Michigan Corps Creates Non-Profit Coalition to Enable Locals to Lend to Detroit Small Businesses

• WXYZ – June 30, 2011: Kiva Detroit plans to help small businesses get off the ground $25 at a time

• Huffington Post – June 30, 2011: Americans Can Help Each Other a Lot by Lending a Little

• Kiva press release – June 29, 2011: Kiva.org, Visa Inc. Launch 'Kiva City' in Support of U.S. Small Businesses

• Detroit Free Press – June 29, 2011: Tom Walsh: Microloans deserve praise

• ABC News – June 29, 2011: President Bill Clinton Job-Creation Blueprint Fact Check

• Wall Street Journal – June 29, 2011: Clinton Launches Micro-Lending Drive

• Kiva press release – May 4, 2011: Kiva.org Announces 'Green Loans,' Extending Its Global Microlending Marketplace to Support Sustainable Businesses, Reduce Energy Poverty

• Fast Company – April 21, 2011: Lend To Carbon-Cutting Entrepreneurs With Kiva's New Green Loan Program

• TechCrunch – April 21, 2011: Kiva Expands Micro-Loans To Green Businesses

• Kiva press release – April 5, 2011: Kiva.org Reaches $200 Million in Loans, Doubling Overall Loan Volume in 12 Months

• The Chronicle of Philanthropy – April 6, 2011: Kiva Reaches $200-Million in Loans

• TakePart.com – March 2, 2011: Kiva wins $200k from American Express and TakePart's Members Project

• Kiva press release – February 9, 2011: Kiva.org Receives Top Rating from Charity Navigator for Sound Fiscal Management, Exceeding Industry Standards

• Kiva press release – January 25, 2011: Meedan to Provide Free Arabic Translation for Kiva.org Microloan Borrowers

• Kiva press release – January 6, 2011: Kiva.org Joins Dermalogica to Launch Microlending Platform joinFITE.org to Fund Women Entrepreneurs; Geena Davis, Eileen Fisher, Nicholas Kristof Among Strategic Partners

• BusinessWeek – January 6, 2011: A New Microlending Fund for Women Entrepreneurs: Kiva and skin-care company Dermalogica launch a campaign to promote microloans for women in the U.S. and overseas

2010

• The Oprah Winfrey Show – November 19, 2010: Kiva.org selected as one of Oprah's Ultimate Favorite Things 2010

• Wall Street Journal – October 22, 2010: Kiva Expands Microlending Reach to U.S. Businesses

• Kiva press release – October 20, 2010: Kiva.org and Visa Partner to Expand Microloan Opportunities for U.S. Small Business

• San Francisco Business Times – October 20, 2010: Visa gives Kiva $1M for U.S. microloans

• Kiva press release – September 20, 2010: Kiva.org Extends Its Global Microlending Marketplace to Education by Adding Student Microloans

• San Francisco Business Times – September 20, 2010: Kiva expands into higher ed lending

• TechCrunch – September 20, 2010: Kiva Adds Student Loans To Microlending Marketplace>

• The Huffington Post – September 20, 2010: Kiva.org Expands Microloans To College Students

• Fast Company – September 20, 2010: Kiva Lets You Fund a Student's Education, $25 at a Time

• The Economist – September 9th, 2010: Making the grade: Funding poor students could be the next big thing in microfinance

• Kiva press release – August 12, 2010: Omidyar Network Awards $5 Million Grant to Kiva to Spur Growth of Microfinance in Underserved Markets

• Venture Beat – August 12, 2010: Kiva banks $5M grant from Omidyar Network

• TEDGlobal – July 2010: Jessica Jackley: Poverty, money ‐ and love.

• Sam's Club – May 4, 2010: KIVA and YMCA of the USA Win $1 Million Grants From Sam's Club®

• Kiva press release – April 22, 2010: Help Kiva.org Win $1 Million Grant in Sam's Club 'Giving Made Simple' Campaign

• Kiva press release – April 21, 2010: Kiva.org Announces New Facebook® Social Plugins to Create a More Personalized Lending Experience

2009

• ​​​​​​​Kiva press release – November 2, 2009: Kiva.org Reaches $100 Million in Microloans Around the Globe

• TechCrunch – November 1, 2009: Four Years After Founding, Kiva Hits $100 Million In Microloans

• Time – 2009: 50 Best Websites 2009

• Fortune – November 9, 2009: FORTUNE 40 UNDER 40

• Kiva press release – September 28, 2009: Kiva.org Enhances Online Microfinance With Moody's Credit Risk Expertise

• The Wall Street Journal – September 25, 2009: Industry Leaders Create Microfinance Investing Standards

• The Wall Street Journal – September 25, 2009: Industry Leaders Create Microfinance Investing Standards

• The New York Times – August 30, 2009: Winning Ways of Making a Better World

• The New York Times – August 18, 2009: Do-It-Yourself Foreign Aid

• Kiva press release – June 10, 2009: Kiva Launches Online Microfinance in the United States

• ABC World News Tonight – June 10, 2009: Networking Micro-Loans With Kiva

• INC. – June 10, 2009: Microloans for All?

• Good Morning America – June 10, 2009: Kiva Brings Life-Changing Loans to the U.S. Meet the American Entrepreneurs Seeking Micro-Loans and Find Out How to Lend

• USA Today – June 10, 2009: Kiva to feed cash-starved US small businesses

• BBC News – June 10, 2009​​​​​​​: Internet loans swing toward US

• Network World – March 9, 2009: IT innovations help Kiva expand microfinance mission

• Kiva press release – April 20, 2009: Give a Kiva.org Gift Certificate and Support Working Mothers Around the World: A Mother's Day Gift That Stimulates the Global Economy

2008

• ​​​​​​​Kiva press release – November 11, 2008: Lending Through Kiva.org Repaid at 98 Percent; Despite Economic Downturn, Kiva Lenders Continue to Invest for Social Return

• Kiva press release – July 16, 2008: $25 Kiva Gift Certificates are Affordable, Impactful and Reusable

• Forbes.com – June 3, 2008: When Small Loans Make A Big Difference

• Inc.com – June 2, 2008: Small Loans, Big Results

• Glamour – June 2008: How $25 can change a woman's life

• Women's Health – June 2008: 100 most useful sites on the web

• TIME.com – June 2008: 50 Best Websites 2008

• Town & Country – June 2008: Doing Good at a Distance

• CNN – April 3, 2008: Your $25 can start a business, change a life

• Kiva press release – April 2, 2008: Kiva.org exceeds $25 million in loans from internet community - $25 at a time

• The Wall Street Journal – March 20, 2008: Microlending for Microbankers

• FOX News – March 17, 2008: On The Record with Greta Van Susteren

• Forbes – March 10, 2008: The Only Nonprofit That Matters

• The Boston Globe – March 10, 2008: Tale of microloans urges kids to generosity

• MarketWatch from Dow Jones – March 4, 2008: Five ways to give like an entrepreneur

• Fortune – March 3, 2008: The only nonprofit that matters

• Cosmopolitan – March 2008: The Giving Chronicles: Pay Pals

• USA Today – February 11, 2008: Valentine's Day gifts must be politically correct these days

• CNET – February 8, 2008: Kiva humanizes microlending to third-world entrepreneurs

• Financial Times – February 2, 2008: Satisfaction guaranteed by a little research

• Spirit – February 2008: The Knowledge: Jessica Flannery

• Business Record – January 26, 2008: Global Reach

• ABC 7 – January 17, 2008: Nobel Prize winner inspires non-profit. Watch the story here.

• Financial Times – January 12, 2008: Charity no longer a cottage industry

• IBM Podcast – January 11, 2008: IBM and the Future of Microfinance Listen here.

• Today Show – January 11, 2008: Loans that Change the World Watch the show here.

• Reuters – January 7, 2008: Oprah effect brings microlending to Main Street

• The Sydney Morning Herald – January 1, 2008: Ten things that will change your future

• Multilingual – January/February 2008: Changing the world one word at a time

​​​​​​​2007

• The Boston Globe – December 29, 2007: Change the world, one click at a time

• Marketplace Morning Report – December 25, 2007: Small Loans Appeal to Bootstrap Crowd

• Good Morning America – December 18, 2007: 'Tis the Season for Giving

• Forbes – December 14, 2007: Give Like An Entrepreneur

• The United States Department of State USINFO – December 12, 2007: Web Site Lets People Offer Microloans to Borrowers Worldwide

• CBC News: Sunday – December 9, 2007: The Gift of Charity. Watch here.

• Ode – December 2007: Think outside the bank

• The Economist – December 2007: Six of the best: Our selection of trend-spotters' tips for 2008

• USA Today – December 11 2008: Green gifts: 'Oh, you shouldn't have - really!'

• Domino – December/January 2008: Antidote to Overload

• NEED – December 2007: Generosity: Gifts that Give

• CNBC – December 6, 2007: John Larson travels to Africa to visit the Kiva Entrepreneurs he has loaned to. Watch the video

• Business Nation – December 5, 2007: Kiva. Watch here.

• Minnesota Public Radio – December 4, 2007: Where tiny loans make a big difference. Listen here.

• Forbes.com – November 14, 2007: Microfinance Movement. Watch here.

• AlJazeera US – November 08, 2007: Riz Khan speaks to Kiva President Premal Shah. Watch here.

• Stanford Magazine – November/December 2007: Small Change, Big Payoff

• CBS News – October 31, 2007: Fight Poverty With Online Microlending

• Smithsonian Magazine – October 2007: 37 Under 36: America's Young Innovators in the Arts and Sciences.I, Lender.

• Kiva press release – October 17, 2007: Kiva.org: One of the Fastest-Growing Non-Profits in History Marks Second Year of Exponential Growth

• African Path – October 15, 2007: Microfinance: Kiva unlocks the golden pot with a click

• Hartford Courant – October 4, 2007: Tiny Business Loans Pay Big Emotional Return

• San Francsico Chronicle – September 30, 2007: Microcredit movement tackling poverty one tiny loan at a time

• Sydney Morning Herald – September 29, 2007: Harnessing the power of the net to support Third World businesses

• NBC News – September 27, 2007: A conversation with Bill Clinton.

• The Wall Street Journal Online – September 23, 2007: Help Impoverished Entrepreneurs With Loans

• NHK – September 8, 2007: Let's save Uganda with 25 dollars per loan: A new Loan Business challenging poverty

• Morning Edition – September 7, 2007: President Clinton speaks about Kiva.org as a way that people can give. Listen here.

• Kiva press release – September 5, 2007: This Holiday Season Give a Gift that Pays it Forward ... and Back Again

• The Oprah Winfrey Show – September 4, 2007: Make a Difference

• Today Show – September 3, 2007: Changing the world one loan at a time. Watch the show here.

• NBC's Today Show – August 31, 2007: Today Show's John Larson makes a Kiva Loan! Watch the video

• PC Magazine – August 27, 2007: Top 100 Undiscovered Web Sites

• The Wall Street Journal – August 21, 2007: A New Generation Reinvents Philanthropy

• Yahoo! News – August 21, 2007: The $10 Million Giveaway?

• Kiplinger's Finance – August 2007: Fight Poverty With Micro Loans

• MSN Money – July 25, 2007: 7 ways to buy happiness

• The Seattle Times – June 22, 2007: Banking on Bulgaria's Gypsy businesses

• Here on Earth: Radio Without Borders – June 19, 2007: Kiva - Life Changing Loans. Listen here.

• Marketplace Money – June 8, 2007: Give to Global Entrepreneurship. Listen here.

• ABC World News Tonight – June 5, 2007: Peace Through PayPal?. Watch here.

• CNN – May 24, 2007: CNN Heroes: Community Crusaders. Watch here.

• BBC Click – May 4, 2007: Social lending gains net interest. Watch here.

• World Vision Report – April 15, 2007: Direct Loans to Fight Poverty. Listen here.

• Houston Chronicle – April 14, 2007: Anyone can lend a hand via Web

• ABC 7 News – April 13, 2007: Local Website Helps Third World Countries Do Business. Watch here.

• Forum – April 6, 2007: Microfinance and Social Justice Philanthropy

• TIME – April 05, 2007: Lending a hand

• San Jose Mercury News – March 16, 2007: Kiva spreads Valley wealth globally

• Slate – March 15, 2007: A Good Run for Your Money

• Foreign Policy – March/April 2007: Reach Out and Lend

• Newsweek – February 19, 2007: Microlending Do It Online

• Computerworld – January 29, 2007: Click and change the world: Microfinance for the masses

• Current TV – January 7, 2007: EBay for Do-Gooders

2006

• ​​​​​​​All Things Considered – December 23, 2006: Young Donors Turn to Micro Loans. Listen here.

• BusinessWeek Small Biz – Winter 2006: A Tale of Two Lenders

• The Seattle Times – December 18, 2006: A web of giving

• Frontline/World – October 31, 2006: Uganda: A Little Goes A Long Way. Watch here.

• The Wall Street Journal – October 21, 2006: Small Loans, Good Intentions: Web Sites to Help You Act Like the Nobel Peace Prize Winner

• Kiva press release – October 17, 2006: Kiva.org Celebrates First Year of Online Microfinance

• ReadyMade – October/November, 2006: A Little Largesse Goes A Long Way

• Good Magazine – Sept/Oct 2006: D.I.Y. Venture Capitalists

• BusinessWeek Online – August 16, 2006: Making Microfinance Easier

• The Nilson Report – August, 2006: Peer-to-Peer Lending

• BusinessWeek – July 31, 2006: A Little Money Goes A Long Way: Using the power of social networking to help small businesses around the world

• ABC News – July 27, 2006: Giving from the U.S. to Uganda

• The Wall Street Journal – July 24, 2006: Want to Bid on a Loan?

• NPR – July 17, 2006: Is Microfinance Changing the World?. Listen here.

• BusinessWeek Online – July 11, 2006: An eBay for Microfinance. Listen here.

• Entrepreneur – May 2006: Lend a Hand

• BBC News – March 1, 2006: Online loans help world's poor. Listen here.

• CNN Money – January 17, 2006: Be a global financier... on a shoestring

• The Wall Street Journal – January 5, 2006: A New Way to Do Well By Doing Good

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​​​​​​​2005

• The Village Voice – November 23, 2005: Bigger Brother.

• Kiva press release – October 12, 2005: Kiva.org Merges Philanthropy and Venture Capital with First-ever Microlending Web Site