The Chronicle of Philanthropy

International Charity Assists American Entrepreneurs

Kiva has been enormously successful matching entrepreneurs in developing countries with people who want to lend them money. In less than four years, visitors to the Web site have made loans totaling more than $75-million.

Now the San Francisco charity is testing the idea of also including U.S. entrepreneurs.

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