Do More

Kiva Fellows Program

Kiva Fellows travel to and live in the host country of one of our partner microfinance institutions (MFI) for a minimum of 10 weeks.  By journaling on the behalf of our MFI partner, Kiva Fellows are able to to convey the impact on the entrepreneur of a Kiva loan. For more information and the application, visit Kiva Fellows Program.

Kiva Loan Review Team Leaders

Have you ever wondered how Kiva manages to post so much content on Kiva.org?

Behind the scenes, our dedicated worldwide teams of editing and translation volunteers review each and every loan description that comes in from the field and prepare them for posting. With Kiva's success, these teams are growing. To keep them working smoothly, we need several volunteers to lead teams of up to 30 members. This is a great opportunity for someone who wants to use their professional skills to make an impact, who would love to volunteer with the dynamic, creative organization that invented web-based person-to-person microfinance, and wants to do all this from the comfort of their home office, kitchen table, or neighborhood internet cafe.

Kiva Editing Program

Kiva Editors volunteer from their own homes to review and gently edit the loan profiles posted on Kiva’s website.

If you have a background in editing, technical writing, or journalism and would like to use your skills to support Kiva’s mission, visit Kiva Editing Program for registration and additional information.

Kiva's editing team is currently full, but we greatly appreciate your interest in volunteering. As our Field Partnerships grow, we will be welcoming new volunteers to the teams. Please feel free to register to volunteer in the future, or check back later for updated information.

Kiva Translation Program - Translators

Kiva Translators volunteer from their own homes to translate the loan profiles posted on Kiva’s website.

If you have high-level proficiency in another language and would like to use your skills to support microfinance, visit Kiva Translation Program for registration and additional information.

Current languages needed: Kiva's translation teams are currently full, but we greatly appreciate your interest in volunteering. As our Field Partnerships grow, we will be welcoming new volunteers to the teams. Please feel free to register to volunteer in the future, or check back later for updated information.

Future language needs: Arabic, Armenian, Bahasa Indonesia, Dari, French, Khmer, Mongolian, Nepali, Pashto, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Tagalog, Thai, Urdu, Vietnamese and more.

Kiva Translation Program - Peer Reviewers

Kiva Peer Reviewers are professional translators who provide mentoring to Kiva volunteers. Volunteering on a flexible schedule, you will work with a small group of Kiva translators to help build their translation skills and Kiva’s translation quality level.

You will have access to posted translations and will be given a framework for providing feedback to volunteers at your convenience. Kiva is currently seeking Peer Reviewers who work professionally in Spanish or French to English translation, with the ability to volunteer 5-6 hours per month for six months. To apply, email your resume to peer@kiva.org.

Kiva Speakers Bureau Program

The Kiva Speakers Program is a community of people who spread the word about Kiva by speaking at local events. Check out our Speakers Bureau Wiki for more information on becoming a registered or non-registered speaker.

Kiva Volunteer Help Team (Long-Term)

Kiva’s lender team, which focuses on providing resources and support to our network of more than 500,000 lenders worldwide is seeking long-term volunteers to help respond to lender inquiries by email and work on special projects to support the customer service process, helping to deepen the lending experience and engage lenders in Kiva’s model.

The Volunteer Help Team is a chance to do more from anywhere in the world – we encourage applicants who would like to volunteer from home. The minimum commitment for this role is 10 hours per week for at least 9 months. To apply, please email your resume to contactus@kiva.org with the words “Volunteer Help Team” in the subject.

Internship Opportunities

Kiva is a grass-roots organization, and our team of committed volunteers is crucial to our mission of alleviating global poverty. Please note up front that all internship opportunities are unpaid and must take place in Kiva’s San Francisco, California headquarters. Placement opportunities are based on particular assignments as they come up and we have a review process to consider applicants. We typically seek interns who are able to commit to volunteering with Kiva in a part-time capacity for 4-8 months.

An internship at Kiva is a great opportunity to learn more about Kiva's model. The required skill set is dependent on the department that submits the internship request. Overall, we target applicants who: 1) can commit to the minimum time frame, 2) are flexible by nature, 3) are open to all types of projects, 4) are comfortable with administrative responsibility, and 5) are looking to make a significant contribution in their time with Kiva. The majority of projects that come up are centered around providing support to the Program Managers, whether it be for the Kiva Fellows Program, Content Management team, Customer Service team, or in the areas of Product Management, Development, or Engineering.

It is important to mention that volunteer positions do not turn into staff positions at Kiva. If there is a position that opens up in the time at which a volunteer is on board, then we would consider them as we would any other applicant applying externally. We've found it important to set expectations appropriately very early on in the discussion with potential volunteers.

Current internship opportunities include:

Intern, Customer Service

Intern, Kiva Developer Program

Intern, Kiva Fellows Program

Intern, IT

Intern, Lending Team Liaison

Intern, Kiva Translation and Editing Program

Intern, Social Media

Intern, Graphic Design

Intern, Business Development

Intern, Financial Analyst

We will continue to post information about additional volunteer or internship opportunities as they arise, so please check back soon. Please also note that our staff is small and due to the high numbers of applicants for these internship positions, we regret that we can only respond to candidates that we would like to interview. We greatly appreciate your support and interest, and hope to be able to expand our volunteer opportunities in the future.

In the meantime, help spread the word to your friends and colleagues about our current volunteer needs, or browse the Do More page for other ways you can get involved.