A new way to say Thank You

Kiva.org. Today I was at an event with the Willow Creek Association. Great learning event, with about 10 speakers on the subject of Leadership. Among the presenters was the founder of Kiva.org. Check it out. Basically, it's a micro-lending website, where people can lend small amounts of money to entrepreneurs around the world to start businesses.

A woman in Africa starts a vegetable stand, a Man in South America starts his own Taxi business, a sheep herder in the the middle east, etc. I was so inspired, I've decided to start a small project with my Wedding Photography. Starting today, I'm giving gift certificates to clients, this way they get to discover the joy of giving and lending. If they're not so sure about it, heck, the first $25 isn't even their money. So it's a win win.

Kiva currently has a 97.5% success rate on repayment of all loans. Wow. maybe Citibank should talk to them