Tag Archives: social entrepreneurship

A to Z of Web 2.0 for Social Change: K

Written by jessica. Posted on September 22, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , . 2 Comments.
K for Kiva.org: From their Website: Kiva.org (www.kiva.org) is the world’s first person-to-person micro-lending website, empowering individuals to lend directly to an entrepreneur in the developing world. Founded in 2005 by Matt and Jessica Flannery, Kiva.org’s mission is to connect people, through lending, to alleviate poverty. Kiva.org currently connects lenders in more than 70 countries [...]

Our Pilot Workshop Is a Success!

Written by jessica. Posted on June 19, 2008. Filed under Uncategorized. Tagged , , , , , , , , , . No comments.
At last! After a month of laying the groundwork and making preparations, we’ve hosted our first social Media pilot workshop, and it was a great success. With laptops in the front, piles of paper everywhere, a huge display screen, and a bunch of eager individuals, we managed to cozy up the orderly conference room of [...]