Weekly Tweets for 2009-10-23

October 23, 2009

• Abby Gray blogs for Financial Access Inititiative "Kiva Lenders Have Needs, Too" http://bit.ly/1PRLCh #
• IPA-Schorr debate on randomized trials of social policy, round 2 http://bit.ly/2Q7KRn My bit http://bit.ly/2Q81eF #
• Challenges for charities giving choices @tactphil blog "DonorsChoose vs Kiva" http://bit.ly/3uNi4B #
• kivadata.org just what it sounds like. Unaffiliated with kiva.org. Pulls their data. #
• "Is fundraising stuck in the world of Mad Men?" (Kiva follow-on) @GiveWell blog http://bit.ly/4yVIPm #
• "What’s different about Kiva" @GiveWell blog http://bit.ly/2CxMfr #
• Kiva partners have higher repayment rates on Kiva-listed loans than full portfolio @GiveWell blog http://bit.ly/K7jZn #
• Problem: donors (us) demand that non-profits provide P2P connection no matter the cost @philaction blog http://bit.ly/ZEIlX #
• (Regularly updated?) guide to Kiva blog storm @philaction blog http://bit.ly/3MrZ1x #
• "Kiva: A Cautionary Tale for Social Entrepreneurs?" Harvard blog http://bit.ly/4neqA9 (yes, I am the all-Kiva-all-the-time tweet channel) #
• Sandy Stonesifer @ Slate on Whether Web sites like Kiva can really help alleviate poverty http://bit.ly/2MK2av #
• RT @vanessa_s: http://twitpic.com/m5ei4 – David Roodman does a jig #
• Breaking Our Dependence on the Donor Illusion SocialEarth blog http://bit.ly/Z2kGm #

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