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Making A Difference with Kiva

Posted on March 7, 2012 by Whitney Leave a comment

I’ve been participating in Kiva for a few years now. Kiva.Org is the world’s first and largest microlending website where anyone, anywhere can help alleviate global poverty through loans as small as $25.  To date, I’ve funded 19 separate loans … Continue reading →

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Now What? Be the Change

Posted on October 12, 2009 by Whitney Leave a comment

Chris Brogan had an interesting post  titled “ What Human Businesses and the Social Web are all About” and it got me thinking, as usual. Tom Friedman has talked about how the World is Flat and the boundaries that have … Continue reading →

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In the Golden Age of Commerce…. Social and Financial Contracts

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Whitney 2 Comments

Over the weekend, I heard two politicians make comments that stuck with me.  Mike Castle, congressman from Delaware, reported that in recent talks with ING Bank, they are doing very well.  The mortgages that they have financed are doing fine, … Continue reading →

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