My questions are...
Is this something I can do through Kiva?
If so what is the best way to do it?
If is it possible to limit who and for what a lending team will lend to and for?
Thanks for any input etc.
Hello Bill and
The answer to your question regarding setting up a lending team on Kiva is that yes, anyone can do that. Simply go to the
Community page on Kiva and click the link to start a lending team. You can make your team open or closed.
In regard to limiting which loans or types of loans a team member will lend to and for the answer is no. You can close your team and only allow certain members to join, but there is no control other than stating a preference as to which loans they may choose to credit to your team. If you still have questions about teams, you may wish to read the
Kiva FAQ on the subject, or delve into our forums, we have discussed teams in a number of threads, such as
here and
here.
I'm interested in setting up a lending team where other artists or anyone else interested in supporting art by helping artists invest in themselves. Conceptually, I would like to have a way artists could apply for loans to develop their businesses, to take classes needed to bring their business and marketing skills up to date, and possibly outsource some of the administrative work they need to allow them to spend more time in their studios.
It seems to me that you are really asking about the possibility of having some of your artists listed on Kiva. In order to do this you would need to go through a Field Partner. That is the only way to get a loan listed on Kiva. Since you are in the US,
Accion USA is the most likely. You can find their website here:
http://www.accionusa.org/. Another possibility is
Opportunity Fund (
http://www.opportunityfund.org/), but they are in California only.
I hope this answers your questions,
-Kerry-
