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Lending Teams: Connect with Kiva's lender community

Join a Lending Team and get to know Kiva's vibrant community of active and inspiring lenders.

Lending Teams are self-organized groups where members connect with each other and rally around shared lending goals.

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1,461 lending teams in the "Colleges/Universities" category
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison

    University of Wisconsin-Madison

    168 members have lent $62,575 in 2,292 loans
    Madison, Wisconsin Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Sep, 2008
    We loan because: We believe we can make a change in this world.
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  • USC

    USC

    251 members have lent $56,825 in 2,080 loans
    Los Angeles, California Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Oct, 2008
    We loan because: we want to empower people, foster sustainability and provide them with the tools and skills to make a life for themselves. "Give a man a fish and feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and feed him for a…
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  • Harvard University

    Harvard University

    134 members have lent $51,900 in 1,697 loans
    Boston, MA Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Aug, 2008
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  • Luther College

    Luther College

    71 members have lent $51,775 in 1,906 loans
    Decorah, Iowa Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Sep, 2008
    We loan because: We believe in serving each other as part of our daily lives. We believe in peace without borders.
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  • UC Davis

    UC Davis

    154 members have lent $48,550 in 1,706 loans
    Davis, California Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Sep, 2008
    We loan because: We feel strongly that inspiring people to make a difference in their own lives effects us all.
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  • The Ohio State University

    The Ohio State University

    130 members have lent $47,650 in 1,870 loans
    Columbus, OH Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Sep, 2008
    We loan because: we can make a difference in our global community.
    GO BUCKS!!!!!! O-H-I-O
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  • University of Maryland

    University of Maryland

    90 members have lent $46,725 in 1,836 loans
    College Park Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Sep, 2008
    We loan because: We loan because of many reasons, but we are joined by the years we spent at College Park, though not necessarily at the same time.
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  • Brigham Young University BYU

    Brigham Young University BYU

    279 members have lent $46,275 in 1,692 loans
    Utah, Idaho, Hawaii Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Sep, 2008
    We loan because: We support the growth of people, communities, and business across the globe.
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  • Yale University

    Yale University

    83 members have lent $40,950 in 1,558 loans
    New Haven, CT Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Sep, 2008
    We loan because: Because we can...
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