Hi Kiva Friends, I thought I would post email copy that you can use to get the word out for Kiva in the Amex Members Project. You can send this email to your family and friends. Every vote counts!! Thanks in advance for your support.
Subject: Kiva is a finalist!!
Kiva has just been voted as one of the top 5 entries in the American Express Members Project competition, which keeps us in the running for the $1.5 million grand prize!
I know many of you voted to get us to the top 5, which we really appreciate because it guarantees Kiva receives at least $100,000, but now the votes from September have been reset to zero and we have until October 13th to generate the most votes in order to win the $1.5 million grand prize, a huge sum for a non-profit like Kiva.
What can you do to help in 1 minute?
- American Express Cardmembers, Vote Today:
http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/P6KQEI- Please Forward this Email to Friends & Family
- Facebook Users, Add the Kiva Video Application:
http://apps.facebook.com/kivavideo/watch$1 donated to Kiva’s Operational Expenses has led to $8 in loans. If Kiva wins $1.5M, this could help facilitate $12M of additional loans to 24,000 entrepreneurs this year. The beauty of the Kiva model is that when an entrepreneur repays his/her loan, the lender can re-invest it, which happens 60% of the time. So over the next 10 years, your vote for Kiva could help generate $30 Million dollars in loans to 60,000 developing world entrepreneurs.
How far Kiva has come in just 3 years since its founding in Oct, 2005:
– $44 million in total loans
– 92,000 entrepreneurs empowered with a Kiva loan
– 338,000 Kiva lenders
– 98.5% repayment rate
– Lenders in 135+ developing countries
How far we will go in the next 3 years…
– $250 million in total loans
– 500,000 entrepreneurs empowered with a Kiva loan
– Vote for Kiva in the American Express Members Project to help Kiva make this vision a reality. Your vote matters:
http://www.membersproject.com/project/view/P6KQEIVoting and getting out the vote is the single biggest thing you can do for Kiva this year!
Thank you for your support.
