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Pledge “Kiva-loans”
"I will continue lending to the Kiva micro-credit organization but only if 10 other local people will do the same."
— Lilliam Hurst, Citizen of the World (contact)
Deadline to sign up by: 2nd December 2008
10 people have signed up
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Kiva lets you loan to the working poor.
Kiva lets you connect with and loan money to unique entrepreneurs in the developing world. By choosing a loan on Kiva, you can "sponsor a business" and help the world's working poor make great strides towards economic independence.
You don't need to lend a lot, only $25, and they can be found at http://www.kiva.org
Current signatories (
= they've done it)
Lilliam Hurst, the Pledge Creator, joined by:
- yvonne de henseler
- Joy Kundig
- garsin cheung
- Catherine Giarrusso
- Mark Grimes
- derek aitken
- Zane Smith
- 1 person who did not want to give their name, all of whom have done the pledge
- 2 people who signed up in Facebook
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N: Mark Grimes
P: 503-502-0185
W: http://www.ned.com/
C: <Ned> - a better world, every day
M: 4888 NW Bethany Blvd, K5-222 Portland, OR 97229
O: 107 SE Washington St, Suite 520 Portland, OR 97214
2007 Ned Accomplishments & Milestones
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78,850 youtube neddotcom channel video views
59 microloans: http://www.kiva.org/lender/neddotcom
64 better world videos: http://www.youtube.com/neddotcom
345 members: http://www.ned.com/
2008 Ned Goals & Deliverables
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1,000,000 web site page views monthly
500,000 youtube neddotcom channel video views 1,000 registered ned.com members 500 Better World Island monthly project revenue 150 microloans
25 good quality inbound web site links
10 ongoing monthly ned.com sponsors
7 new videos at neddotcom YouTube channel
6 Ned projects anywhere in the world
3 microfinance workshop sessions in Portland
2 events where five or more Ned members meet FTF
2 Ned thriving real world locations
2 or more totally unexpected spectacular things