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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1,458 lending teams in the "Colleges/Universities" category
  • The University of Texas at Austin

    The University of Texas at Austin

    136 members have lent $37,925 in 1,301 loans
    Austin, Texas Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Sep, 2008
    We loan because: What starts here changes the world.
  • Calvin Kiva

    Calvin Kiva

    140 members have lent $36,925 in 1,272 loans
    Grand Rapids, MI Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Aug, 2008
    We loan because: we are called to be agents of renewal in academy, church and society.
  • Brown University

    Brown University

    47 members have lent $36,850 in 1,028 loans
    Providence, RI Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Oct, 2008
    We loan because: we believe that micro-credit lending should not be restricted to large institutions, but is an initiative that students should understand and strive to be a part of.
  • Boston University

    Boston University

    78 members have lent $36,500 in 768 loans
    Boston Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Sep, 2008
  • University of Missouri

    University of Missouri

    34 members have lent $36,075 in 1,294 loans
    Columbia, MO Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Feb, 2009
    We loan because: Tigers care!
  • Kansas State University

    Kansas State University

    49 members have lent $35,575 in 691 loans
    Manhattan, Kansas Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Sep, 2008
    We loan because: The K State family is always willing to lend a hand at home or abroad.
  • UT Students for South America

    UT Students for South America

    1 members have lent $35,400 in 1,297 loans
    Austin, TX Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Aug, 2009
    We loan because: UT Students for South America was started so that students could have the opportunity to help alleviate poverty in the world simply by leasing an apartment or condo near the University of Texas at Austin. Skylight…
  • University of Chicago

    University of Chicago

    115 members have lent $35,400 in 1,139 loans
    Hyde Park, Chicago, IL, USA Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Aug, 2008
  • Xavier University

    Xavier University

    12 members have lent $32,400 in 1,289 loans
    The Xavier Nation is Global Category: Colleges/Universities Team since: Aug, 2008
    We loan because: we are living out the Jesuit tradition of being men and women for others.