Win a Million!
Okay, not you personally. But I've officially become a Kiva blogger, meaning I've promised to promote the microloan organization on occasion. Kiva just sent out an email with the below details on how folks can help them win a million. (Since blogging is hard work for which I receive no compensation, though I huddle over my keyboard until my fingers bleed, can you blame me for performing a quick cut and paste operation?)
Kiva is the world’s first online micro-lending website to help the world’s working poor help themselves to alleviate poverty. They have been chosen as one of four finalists in the Sam’s Club “Giving Made Simple” competition, for a chance to win a $1 million dollar grant – but can only win with your help and support! With this grant, Kiva will multiply the impact by 10 by generating approximately $10 million more in loans from the Internet community, to help 25,000 entrepreneurs in the US and around the world.
How is this possible? Kiva historically generates $10 in loans from the Internet community for every $1 they spend building and strengthening the platform. By investing in the dedicated engineering and portfolio staff who make Kiva possible, they can have 10 times the impact of the original grant.
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
--Sam’s Club members can vote DAILY through May 2nd at http://www2.samsclub.com/Giving/About/Kiva.
There are only 24 days left in this campaign, so your daily vote really matters! If you have additional time to volunteer for the campaign, please fill out the following form: http://bit.ly/cEYl0Y.
--If you don’t have a Sam’s Club membership, please spread the word! Send Sam's Club members you know the link to vote for Kiva: www2.samsclub.com/Giving/About/Kiva. Utilize your social media outlets by encouraging others to vote for Kiva on Facebook and Twitter.
Now, the problem for me is that I am not a Sam's Club member. I live in the city, not the suburbs. And what would I possibly do with 200 rolls of toilet paper in a dense plastic-wrapped cube that would require a forklift to transer to my vehicle (if I owned one)? It's bad enough that I whack people on the bus on a daily basis with my big shoulder bag and (reusable, of course) satchel of groceries. Honestly, it would be bad for society if I started making bulk purchases at discount clubs.
But all of the rest of you cat litter-hoarding types should help out.
Kiva is the world’s first online micro-lending website to help the world’s working poor help themselves to alleviate poverty. They have been chosen as one of four finalists in the Sam’s Club “Giving Made Simple” competition, for a chance to win a $1 million dollar grant – but can only win with your help and support! With this grant, Kiva will multiply the impact by 10 by generating approximately $10 million more in loans from the Internet community, to help 25,000 entrepreneurs in the US and around the world.
How is this possible? Kiva historically generates $10 in loans from the Internet community for every $1 they spend building and strengthening the platform. By investing in the dedicated engineering and portfolio staff who make Kiva possible, they can have 10 times the impact of the original grant.
HOW YOU CAN HELP:
--Sam’s Club members can vote DAILY through May 2nd at http://www2.samsclub.com/Giving/About/Kiva.
There are only 24 days left in this campaign, so your daily vote really matters! If you have additional time to volunteer for the campaign, please fill out the following form: http://bit.ly/cEYl0Y.
--If you don’t have a Sam’s Club membership, please spread the word! Send Sam's Club members you know the link to vote for Kiva: www2.samsclub.com/Giving/About/Kiva. Utilize your social media outlets by encouraging others to vote for Kiva on Facebook and Twitter.
Now, the problem for me is that I am not a Sam's Club member. I live in the city, not the suburbs. And what would I possibly do with 200 rolls of toilet paper in a dense plastic-wrapped cube that would require a forklift to transer to my vehicle (if I owned one)? It's bad enough that I whack people on the bus on a daily basis with my big shoulder bag and (reusable, of course) satchel of groceries. Honestly, it would be bad for society if I started making bulk purchases at discount clubs.
But all of the rest of you cat litter-hoarding types should help out.
posted by The Tailored Woman at Saturday, April 10, 2010
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