Weekly Tweets for 2009-10-16

October 16, 2009

• RT @DefeatPoverty: 20+ MFI CEOs @ Unitus summit discussing over-indebtedness…very few believe action/changes possible or necessary #
• Kiva diagrams how it actually works http://bit.ly/d3ehM (HT Jeff Raderstrong, “Kiva not what it seems, but that’s OK,” http://bit.ly/yKeBR) #
• GiveWell blog: Two pictures of Kiva.org. http://bit.ly/HQrRO #
• The Onion: For Only $5 Per Month, YOU CAN HELP Continue Photographing This Child http://bit.ly/4dwyV8 (hat tip chrisblattman.com) #
• Kiva posts from @tactphil:http://bit.ly/cmVIM @philaction:http://bit.ly/2MGMjm #
• @tactphil asks Are Donors Misleading Themselves? http://bit.ly/3mSxGj #
• @EthanZ blogs on Kiva http://bit.ly/1bz7EU #
• @socialentrprnr blogs on Kiva http://bit.ly/FnSO2 Kiva, Donor Idealism, and Why Most People Just Don’t Care About “Investing in Nonprofits” #
• @sashadichter blogs on Kiva http://bit.ly/TYsyx “Kiva Customers Don’t Receive the Loans you Give” #
• @saundra_s blogs on Kiva http://bit.ly/4cycKt “Deceptive advertising hurts the entire aid industry” #

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1. Robert Hanrott Says:
   November 9th, 2009 at 3:42 pm

   There is absolutely nothing wrong with pre-dispersal as long as the KIVA funds, once raised, are still entrepreneur-specific. KIVA is a great idea and more effective than numbers of international organizations where a large percentage of money raised goes to overhead.

2. Lorna VanderZanden Says:
   January 8th, 2010 at 1:34 pm

   My disappointment with KIVA has grown since I first posted last month. KIVA’s Customer Services man, Gerard, emailed to me saying “Hello Lorna,

   It would be best if we called you. If you can let us know what your number is
   and what time works, we can set that up.

   Best wishes,
   Gerard Niemira
   Customer Service Manager”

   I’ve provided no less than 6 days when a call from KIVA’s management would be convenient, and I’ve heard nothing from them. I’m feeling totally scammed at this point. Sadly, there is noplace within the KIVA site to deal with this other than emails to Gerard who doesn’t respond. I don’t like airing things publicly, but at this point KIVA’s lack of response has left me with this option. Please, KIVA, let’s talk. I’m unhappy and you don’t want me on your bad side.