Press
February 2010
January 2010
"Growing Source of Business Financing: CDFIs", by Mark Calvey, San Francisco Business Times, January 22, 2010
December 2009
"Community lenders hit the funding jackpot," by Catherine Clifford, CNNmoney.com, Featuring Opportuntiy Fund client, Gentle Parking, and Opportunity Fund CEO, Eric Weaver
"It's a Small World," by Maggie Fazeli Fard, East Bay Monthly Magazine, December 2009 Featuring Opportunity Fund clients: Family Auto Repair, Village d'Afrique, and Shule Vista Academy, with Opportunity Fund CEO, Eric WeaverNovember 2009 "Geithner: 'The Credit Crunch is Not Over'," by Catherine Clifford, CNNMoney.com, November 19, 2009
"Geithner: Tight Small Business Credit Hurts Recovery," Reuters, November 18, 2009 Featuring Opportunity Fund client, Gentle Parking
Embedded video from CNN Video Now Kiva is Making Loans in the U.S., by Amy Barrett, Businessweek, August 7, 2009
July 2009
Radio Talk Show: The Tavis Smiley Show Featuring Opportunity Fund client Mandy's Korner
"Kerfuffle at Kiva", by Mike Cassidy, Mercury News, July 3, 2009
June 2009
KALW Radio "Newsmaker: Eric Weaver CEO of Opportunity Fund." June 29, 2009
" Kiva, Microlending Site, Expands to New York," by Allen Salkin, The New York Times, June 15, 2009
" Microlending taking off in U.S., too," by Mike Cassidy, San Jose Mercury News, June 12, 2009
"Open Forum: Online Microlending Comes to the Bay Area," by Eric Weaver, San Francisco Chronicle, June 11, 2009
ABC World News With Charles Gibson: "Networking Micro-loans with Kiva," June 10, 2009
"Kiva lets users loan to U.S. businesses Marketplace", American Public Radio, June 10, 2009
Video: ABC Good Morning America
ABC News: "Kiva Brings Life-Changing Loans to the U.S.", June 10, 2009
Microfinance site expands to U.S. businesses, San Francisco Chronicle, June 10, 2009
"American Entrepreneurs Get Help from a Popular International Charity." The Chronicle of Philanthropy, June 10, 2009
May 2009
How Microlending Helps Communities, San Francisco Chronicle, May 29, 2009.
Bay Area 'Microbusinesses' Get Financial Help, CBS-5 Local News, May 28, 2009
Micro-lenders Ready to Loan, San Francisco Chronicle, May 8, 2009.
Early 2009 Cassidy: Internet Model could help booast savings-matching programs, San Jose Mercury News, April 16, 2009.
Immigrant Groups, Santa Clara County to Hold Citizenship Day on Saturday, San Jose Mercury News, March 17, 2009. "Microfinance business thriving." by Andrew Ross, San Francisco Chronicle, March 15, 2009 The 3-Minute Interview: Evelyn Huang, The Examiner, March 9, 2009.
New Program, first in the U.S., Helps Immigrants Save for Citizenship, San Jose Mercury News, February 14, 2008.
2008
"Foundation Helps Immigrants Become Citizens." ABC7News/KGO-TV, Tuesday, June 24, 2008
$1.85 million Knight Foundation Grant Will Help 500 Silicon Valley Immigrants Become Citizens, San Jose Mercury News, June 24, 2008
"Knight Foundation Provides $1.85M to Help Silicon Valley Immigrants Get Citizenship." San Jose Business Journal, June 24, 2008
Read Full Press Release : Knight Foundation and Opportunity Fund Launch Innovative “Saving for Citizenship” Program
Press as Lenders for Community Development
"A Group Called WANDA. Single Mothers in San Mateo Band Together to Break the Cycle of Poverty ." Gentry Magazine, May 2008
"Low Income Savings ." KQED Morning News, January 14, 2008
"Single Mom Saves in Age of Big Spender." San Jose Mercury News, December 5, 2007
"Small Loans and Education Help Finance Big Dreams."
"Silicon Valley Moguls Support Microlenders, Just Not in the U.S."
"Seed Money: Microfinance Improves Lives By Turning Ideas Into Businesses"
KALW’s “Your Call Radio: Escaping Poverty” posted on December 13, 2006.
KALW’s “Up Front Radio: An economical Peace Prize, but no peace in Africa” posted on October 20, 2006.
