While reading the March edition of Fortune, I came across Kiva, a philanthropic "company" that is truly brilliant. I am seldom wowed by an innovative concept or business but this has been a good week. First I stumbled across Mint (http://www.mint.com/) to manage personal finances, and now Kiva.
Using a network of Micro finance organizations, Kiva enables individuals to fund specific entrepreneurs around the world. I liked the idea so much that I have just invested in a handfull of individuals. Not only is the Kiva concept impressive, but so is their execution - everything from their homepage through loan payment is well done.
A couple of paragraphs on this blog cannot do the concept or organization justice -visit http://www.kiva.org/ to learn more and participate. You can also click the banner link on the side of this blog - it's not advertising, just a way for more people to get involved.
Become a loaner - I did.
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