Hey all, I just wanted to take the time to give an endorsement to Kiva. If you haven’t heard of it, Kiva is a nonprofit organization that helps people around the world through microfinancing. You can set up a loan fund for as little as $25 and help out the needy. I set up an account a little while ago and so far I’ve helped a woman in the Philippines with her furniture business, a woman in Samoa with her textiles business and a man in Paraguay with his law school tuition. All with the same $25.

Kiva is running a promotion right now where members can invite friends to join and both will get a free $25 bonus to their accounts to loan out. So if you click the link and join, you can get a free $25 to loan someone (while the bonus funds last). Give it a shot if you want to help someone out.