Kiva is Turning Four - Come Celebrate!

by Nathaniel Whittemore · 2009-10-26 13:41:00 UTC
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Social change is about community. For Bay Area social entrepreneurs, the place to be on November 3rd is at Kiva's fourth birthday celebration.

Co-hosted by The Hub, GOOD Magazine, and the David Brower Center, the event is a chance for the larger social enterprise community to come together and celebrate 4 years and almost $100 million in loans to developing world entrepreneurs.

Despite the ongoing conversation about Kiva's marketing, it remains one of the most spectacularly successful organizations in our space. It has created an incredible number of opportunities both for average citizens here and entrepreneurs there to work together to create a more just future.

It's also fun to see these groups working together to put on the event. It's an example of collaboration in action. After having just spent a couple weeks at conferences, I feel the need to invest in local community more than ever, so I'll be there.

Check out all the details here.

Nathaniel Whittemore is the founder of Assetmap. Previously he was the founding director of the Northwestern University Center for Global Engagement.
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