Kiva is the international nonprofit that connects online lenders to entrepreneurs. Through Kiva, anyone can help a borrower start or grow a business, go to school, access clean energy, and more. To date, more than 1 billion dollars worth of loans have been funded through the organization.
I loved the 2016 Net Impact Conference Expo! The energy of the attendees is infectious. Everyone was so smart, ambitious and committed to making a difference. I left feeling like I had met some incredibly qualified candidates for Kiva’s fellowship and internship programs, but also reinvigorated about Kiva’s mission and my work with volunteers.
We can’t get enough of Net Impact! It is one of the only conferences my team goes to each year because it attracts the type of candidates we are looking for - passionate, eager to learn and committed to Kiva and social impact.
Talk to as many people as you can! One of the best parts of the entire Net Impact Conference is that everyone is starting from a place of making impact, so you can take conversations much deeper than you can in other environments. Networking is fun at Net Impact because it doesn’t feel like networking- it feels like in depth conversations about topics you care about with people who are experts. Don’t treat every interaction as a pathway to a job or internship, treat is as a way to learn and discuss what is on the cutting edge of impact today. You’ll build more valuable contacts if you focus on learning.
It's not too late to register for the 2017 Net Impact Conference to attend the NI17 Expo, network with Kiva , and ultimately fast track your path to impact.