Comments on: I Need Your Help! http://www.thecausemopolitan.com/i-need-your-help/ Cause-Filled Living Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Power of the Blog, A Short History - The Causemopolitan http://www.thecausemopolitan.com/i-need-your-help/comment-page-1/#comment-2673 Power of the Blog, A Short History - The Causemopolitan Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:25:12 +0000 http://www.thecausemopolitan.com/?p=398#comment-2673 [...] brings validation to what I do, it gives me a voice to fundraise for projects I believe in (like my Kiva Fellowship and Cause It’s My Birthday), it gives me a platform to share pictures and videos and stories [...] [...] brings validation to what I do, it gives me a voice to fundraise for projects I believe in (like my Kiva Fellowship and Cause It’s My Birthday), it gives me a platform to share pictures and videos and stories [...]

]]> By: Sloane Berrent http://www.thecausemopolitan.com/i-need-your-help/comment-page-1/#comment-753 Sloane Berrent Mon, 11 May 2009 14:54:17 +0000 http://www.thecausemopolitan.com/?p=398#comment-753 Jason - Thank you so much for the comment. I've checked and rechecked with Kiva and what I wrote above stands firm. To help clarify, when you raise money for a bike ride or other charitable activity, you are raising money to give to the organization. Fundraising commitment or not, you raise money for them, and they provide you with something in return - training for a ride or run, t-shirt or other incentive items, etc. For Kiva, as a Fellow, they choose people who are seasoned travelers. We are therefore required to do everything ourselves. Get vaccinations, get a work visa, buy plane tickets, take care of lodging once in the placement country, local cell phone and internet access, responsible daily needs - food, transportation, etc. Therefore the money goes directly to us - as individuals - but we are donating 100% of our time to the Kiva organization. Furthermore, since this is a Fellowship, it is given that we have certain viable skills above and beyond what a "volunteer" needs. The average age of a Fellow is 29 - and that means we are taking a "break" from our professional lives to do this. I hope this clears it up for you. Thanks for your support! Jason – Thank you so much for the comment. I’ve checked and rechecked with Kiva and what I wrote above stands firm. To help clarify, when you raise money for a bike ride or other charitable activity, you are raising money to give to the organization. Fundraising commitment or not, you raise money for them, and they provide you with something in return – training for a ride or run, t-shirt or other incentive items, etc.

For Kiva, as a Fellow, they choose people who are seasoned travelers. We are therefore required to do everything ourselves. Get vaccinations, get a work visa, buy plane tickets, take care of lodging once in the placement country, local cell phone and internet access, responsible daily needs – food, transportation, etc.

Therefore the money goes directly to us – as individuals – but we are donating 100% of our time to the Kiva organization. Furthermore, since this is a Fellowship, it is given that we have certain viable skills above and beyond what a “volunteer” needs. The average age of a Fellow is 29 – and that means we are taking a “break” from our professional lives to do this.

I hope this clears it up for you. Thanks for your support!

]]> By: Jason Wood http://www.thecausemopolitan.com/i-need-your-help/comment-page-1/#comment-738 Jason Wood Fri, 01 May 2009 01:51:57 +0000 http://www.thecausemopolitan.com/?p=398#comment-738 My business contributes and provides loans through Kiva. Any reason why they don't provide a way to fund/sponsor fellowships through their organization? Seems very similar to bike rides and other activities I've participated in where my efforts are sponsored through the organization rather than to me directly. Either way it is very cool that you are doing this and I wish you the best! My business contributes and provides loans through Kiva. Any reason why they don’t provide a way to fund/sponsor fellowships through their organization? Seems very similar to bike rides and other activities I’ve participated in where my efforts are sponsored through the organization rather than to me directly.

Either way it is very cool that you are doing this and I wish you the best!

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