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Locations: SAN FRANCISCO, KIVA, SIERRA LEONE

Gardner Capital's Upward Mobility Fund Expands Partnership with Kiva, Establishing a Loan Matching Program for Minority-Led Small Businesses in the St. Louis Metro Area

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Wednesday, December 28, 2022

"We couldn't be more excited to expand our partnership with Kiva and I am particularly excited that we are able to bring this program to my adopted hometown of St. Louis," said Michael Gardner, Founder of the GCRE Upward Mobility Fund and CEO of Gardner Capital.

Key Points: 
  • "We couldn't be more excited to expand our partnership with Kiva and I am particularly excited that we are able to bring this program to my adopted hometown of St. Louis," said Michael Gardner, Founder of the GCRE Upward Mobility Fund and CEO of Gardner Capital.
  • And since it's a loan, not a donation, you can recycle the same funds over and over to multiply your impact.
  • For more information or to inquire about funding opportunities, please visit GCRE Upward Mobility – Funding Page .
  • Additionally, the firm launched multiple alternative investment funds focused on renewable energy and EV adoption, upward mobility and investments in underserved markets.

IT COSMETICS LAUNCHES "CONFIDENCE AT WORK" TO HELP BUILD WOMEN'S CONFIDENCE IN THE WORKPLACE

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022

JERSEY CITY, N.J., June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, IT Cosmetics launches Confidence at Work, an initiative that builds on the brand's longstanding mission of empowering women to feel their most confident every day. The new commitment is dedicated to helping women reframe their inner critic and build their self-confidence by providing tools and resources related to the workplace, in partnership with The American Confidence Institute. IT Cosmetics is excited to announce the Founder of The American Confidence Institute, Alyssa Dver, will serve as the brand's official Confidence Educator. Together, the brand is proud to be taking action in the workplace, where 1 in 2 women say they don't feel confident right now*

Key Points: 
  • IT Cosmetics is excited to announce the Founder of The American Confidence Institute, Alyssa Dver, will serve as the brand's official Confidence Educator.
  • "At IT Cosmetics, we believe everyone deserves to feel their most confident," says Amy Whang, US General Manager, IT Cosmetics.
  • "That's why we're thrilled to extend our confidence-building efforts into the workplace, where so many hardworking women are struggling with confidence.
  • Next month, IT Cosmetics will launch a custom Confidence at Work Self-Assessment, powered by research and insights from The American Confidence Institute.

Kiva Receives USAID Design Funding to Structure Innovative $100M Fund to Support 1 Million Women Globally

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Monday, July 6, 2020

W-GDP is the first whole-of-government approach to womens economic empowerment and, as a part of the Initiative, Kiva will use catalytic capital offered through the W-GDP Fund at USAID to design the Kiva Invest in Women Fund (K-IWF), an innovative investing vehicle to positively impact women.

Key Points: 
  • W-GDP is the first whole-of-government approach to womens economic empowerment and, as a part of the Initiative, Kiva will use catalytic capital offered through the W-GDP Fund at USAID to design the Kiva Invest in Women Fund (K-IWF), an innovative investing vehicle to positively impact women.
  • Kiva has been awarded $2.5 million from the W-GDP Fund at USAID in an effort to identify innovative approaches to catalyze commercial investment for womens economic empowerment and equality.
  • The Kiva Capital team will use this innovative funding to launch a comprehensive fund design and structuring process.
  • Its not about more women entering the formal financial system, but rather a financial system that works for more women.

Kiva Deploys $1 Billion in Loans to Female Entrepreneurs Around the World

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Monday, October 7, 2019

To date, Kiva has facilitated loans to more than 2.7 million women in 94 countries around the globe.

Key Points: 
  • To date, Kiva has facilitated loans to more than 2.7 million women in 94 countries around the globe.
  • Financial inclusion is critical to gender equality, which is why more than 80% of Kiva loans are provided to women around the world.
  • To learn more about the impact of Kiva loans on the lives of millions of women around the world, please visit www.kiva.org/women .
  • Kiva was founded in San Francisco in 2005 and is comprised of three primary impact-first business lines: Kiva.org, Kiva Protocol and Kiva Capital Management.

Kiva to Scale Lending to Refugees with the Launch of the Kiva Refugee Investment Fund

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Thursday, June 20, 2019

Kiva, an impact-first organization promoting greater financial inclusion worldwide, today announced that it will be launching the Kiva Refugee Investment Fund (KRIF) to accelerate and scale its lending to refugees, forcibly displaced persons and impacted host communities.

Key Points: 
  • Kiva, an impact-first organization promoting greater financial inclusion worldwide, today announced that it will be launching the Kiva Refugee Investment Fund (KRIF) to accelerate and scale its lending to refugees, forcibly displaced persons and impacted host communities.
  • For refugees, this means going beyond immediate humanitarian aid and providing longer-term solutions for both refugees and their host communities.
  • Were deeply excited to be announcing the launch of the Kiva Refugee Investment Fund on World Refugee Day to accelerate and scale our lending to refugees, helping them build sustainable futures and become meaningful contributors to their host economies, and to society as a whole.
  • Kiva Capital is expected to launch later this year as a subsidiary of Kiva, and limited to qualified investors.