Donate to Kiva via cell phone?

[Guest]

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[sidetrips]

When all loans are funded, there is a Kiva page that appears that allows lenders to donate (for example, to alleviate Kiva's operating costs).  Is there a way for people to donate via their cell phones?  I'm thinking of the way the Red Cross and other not-for-profits are most recently raising money for disaster relief in Haiti.  The webpage page could list such a cell number, where each text message would be a $5 or $10 donation to the Kiva cause (billed to one's phone bill).

[Dagfinn]

There can be many a good idea to assist funding Kiva - I for one still await that Kiva will treat us all equal and not force us non-dollar lenders to finance PayPal.  I calculated the margins again last week and I found a 5,5% margin for deposit and withdrawal which roughly is a $1,40 "donation" to PayPal for every credit.  That cool million PayPal subsidize Kiva with comes at all non-dollars lenders expense.

Some day someone in Kiva will understand that a willingly and direct donation from us non-dollars lenders would serve the cause better.  On top of that there are options beside PayPal for Kiva if one care to look.

Still, be well all, Dagfinn A