Overview

Why are you interested in becoming a Trustee?

NVFT understands the importance of access to capital for beginning and expanding small farmers and sees Kiva as an important tool to build community capital and support for our local food economy.

What is the mission of your organization?

Our mission is to support a healthy agricultural community in Tillamook and Clatsop counties by keeping farmland productive, providing resources to agriculturalists, and helping new farmers to enter the economy.

Borrower Due Diligence

How will you decide who to endorse as a borrower? What due diligence will you conduct?

NVFT board members meet with every Kiva loan applicant, we require borrowers to meet with their local Small Business Development Center to discuss the appropriateness of a loan for their business and we facilitate group meetings where successful Kiva borrowers discuss their experiences with taking on debt and specifically the Kiva loan process. Once we have identified borrowers ready to use the Kiva platform we put together a cohort of borrowers so we can maximize success in recruiting lenders and supporting these businesses in our community including followup post loan completion to monitor and encourage successful repayment.