tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post2354097871853785269..comments2023-10-22T04:57:12.101-04:00Comments on Atheist Monkey: Kiva MFI CheckerTropical Petehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17139835358474364863noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-4299165240709097822012-09-28T07:24:14.494-04:002012-09-28T07:24:14.494-04:00Thank you so much for the list.. I've been loo...Thank you so much for the list.. I've been looking for a list of Christian organizations that I can donate to! It's amazing how God has always (and continues) to use unbelievers to bring glory to His kingdom. Thank you Lord!Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14828300038863873525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-71683828090252971312012-09-24T14:24:14.161-04:002012-09-24T14:24:14.161-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.gekkieboembihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277852673682852364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-15495088711163226062012-09-24T14:23:50.301-04:002012-09-24T14:23:50.301-04:00I'm not sure how your determine some of the le...I'm not sure how your determine some of the less obvious MFI as religious, but I could not find anything on Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK) which indicate it is religious or religiously affiliated.gekkieboembihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09277852673682852364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-7151793882052634442012-05-30T02:54:36.917-04:002012-05-30T02:54:36.917-04:00The drop down "List" list DOES have quan...The drop down "List" list <b>DOES</b> have quantities in brackets but the message shows "MFI Checker: ? loans flagged on this page" and nothing is blacked out. I'm using Firefox 12.0<br />Hope you can help. Thanks.Mark Wadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02488529603079093982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-10761854227786801812012-05-25T08:05:44.505-04:002012-05-25T08:05:44.505-04:00It's not working for me. It seems to be there ...It's not working for me. It seems to be there and all, it just won't do anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-25585241424667182942012-03-22T11:52:50.228-04:002012-03-22T11:52:50.228-04:00I've got Firefox 11, and it doesn't seem t...I've got Firefox 11, and it doesn't seem to work.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743460535956343491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-15300118226783605762012-02-23T20:45:27.860-05:002012-02-23T20:45:27.860-05:00Hmmm, the checker doesn't seem to be working i...Hmmm, the checker doesn't seem to be working in FF 10.0.2. I can see the green bar no problem but it's not blacking out any posts.<br /><br />Anyone else having this problem?Chris Lindleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12483292788403813928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-40493194614685449172011-12-21T08:24:30.753-05:002011-12-21T08:24:30.753-05:00Hi - the link to the kiva loan checker addin is 40...Hi - the link to the kiva loan checker addin is 404. I guess it should be: <br />http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/101738<br />or: <br />http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/86187oldpedrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14844593216831637740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-13992866679161455932011-08-26T09:05:17.296-04:002011-08-26T09:05:17.296-04:00@Karim
I'm an atheist, but if the founder of K...@Karim<br />I'm an atheist, but if the founder of Kiva is a Christian, I don't really think it matters.<br /><br />As for your other point, I think atheists are perfectly entitled to not want to give money to organisations that promote religion. Doing that does not make me the same as a religious fanatic. (And no implication that all religious people are fanatics btw!)Hugohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14163161068939015178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-58554282628256588192011-08-03T19:31:14.207-04:002011-08-03T19:31:14.207-04:00Another thing, this site was founded by a Christia...Another thing, this site was founded by a Christian, so maybe atheists need to further segregate their clan away from everyone else and set up their own site, so religious people are not involved in any way shape or form to their "do goodness"Karimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641202203699429555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-998320592039859642011-08-03T19:28:11.936-04:002011-08-03T19:28:11.936-04:00interesting to see atheists behave like religios f...interesting to see atheists behave like religios fanatics, this is exactly what a lot of members of organised religions would do, only donate to people who agree with their religions views, so well done.Karimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10641202203699429555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-74957687463715712032011-01-06T02:21:20.873-05:002011-01-06T02:21:20.873-05:00I can't get the Grease Monkey script to instal...I can't get the Grease Monkey script to install. When I click the install button nothing happens. Other scripts work fine. It is just this one.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17778586594661312284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-66382096242809608562010-12-18T11:01:01.135-05:002010-12-18T11:01:01.135-05:00Could there be people seeking loans in a region wh...Could there be people seeking loans in a region where all MFI's are religion affiliated? If I knew this I would consider loaning despite the affiliation. I wouldn't want a country to be filtered out by this criteria.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561597881630497589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-15756630467312541022010-12-17T21:27:25.708-05:002010-12-17T21:27:25.708-05:00Great list and great effort putting it together. ...Great list and great effort putting it together. I actually just made a loan via an MFI on this list before I came to this page (ugh), but now I'll know for the future.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07355608129770526467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-28438382427960517612010-08-19T01:27:33.595-04:002010-08-19T01:27:33.595-04:00Here is the same list, but formatted for easy copy...Here is the same list, but formatted for easy copy and paste into MFI checker:<br /><br />Ahon sa Hirap, Inc. (ASHI) <br /><br /><br />Alalay sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (ASKI) <br /><br /><br />Amasezerano Community Banking S.A. <br /><br /><br />AREGAK Unversal Credit Organization <br /><br /><br />CAURIE Microfinance, a partner of Catholic Relief Services <br /><br /><br />Center for Community Transformation Credit Cooperative (CCT) <br /><br /><br />Christian Rural Aid Network (CRAN) <br /><br /><br />Community Economic Ventures, Inc. (CEVI), a partner of VisionFund International <br /><br /><br />CREDIT, a partner of World Relief <br /><br /><br />Koperasi Mitra Usaha Kecil (MUK) <br /><br /><br />Esperanza International Dominican Republic, a partner of HOPE International <br /><br /><br />FAPE <br /><br /><br />Faulu Kenya <br /><br /><br />Fundacion D-MIRO Mision Alianza <br /><br /><br />Fundacion Realidad A.C (FRAC), a partner of World Vision International <br /><br /><br />Gata Daku Multi-purpose Cooperative (GDMPC) <br /><br /><br />Hagdan sa Pag-uswag Foundation, Inc. (HSPFI) <br /><br /><br />HOFOKAM Ltd., a partner of Catholic Relief Services <br /><br /><br />HOPE DRC, a partner of HOPE International <br /><br /><br />HOPE Ukraine/Nadiya, a partner of HOPE International <br /> <br /><br /><br />Kenya Agency for Development of Enterprise and Technology (KADET), a partner of World Vision International <br /><br /><br />Local Enterprise Assistance Program (LEAP), a partner of World Hope International and World Relief <br /><br /><br />Opportunity International- Wedco Ltd. <br /><br /><br />Pearl Microfinance Limited <br /><br /><br />Paglaum Multi-Purpose Cooperative (PMPC) <br /><br /><br />Salone Microfinance Trust (SMT), a partner of ChildFund International <br /><br /><br />Sinapi Aba Trust (SAT) <br /><br /><br />Small and Micro Enterprise Programme (SMEP) <br /><br /><br />Tanaoba Lais Manekat Foundation (TLM) <br /><br /><br />Turame Community Finance, a partner of World Relief and HOPE International <br /><br /><br />UIMCEC, a partner of ChildFund International <br /><br /><br />Urwego Opportunity Bank of Rwanda (UOB), a partner of World Relief, HOPE International, and Opportunity International <br /><br /><br />Vision Finance Company s.a. (VFC), a partner of World Vision InternationalUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17778586594661312284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-12412718917520041232010-07-15T07:51:54.348-04:002010-07-15T07:51:54.348-04:00Step 6 appears not to work anymore as described - ...Step 6 appears not to work anymore as described - the format of the table does not allow copy/pasting into the application. <br /><br />From a user point of view it would be nicer if the list was in app, or if the app could load the list from a URL.StefanMuchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13041616398172997165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-15191074578814289182010-04-19T12:06:37.916-04:002010-04-19T12:06:37.916-04:00In addition to being able to remove religious MFIs...In addition to being able to remove religious MFIs, <a href="http://www.kivabank.org" rel="nofollow">Kiva Bank</a> now lets you filter down to only the MFIs listed in the Social MFIs spreadsheet listed on this blog.<br /><br />Also, due to the attention on Profit and Interest charged to the borrowers that the NYT article brought, it also now has the ability to select the ranges of profit and interest that you consider to be fair and only look at matching loans.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09137030854513545605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-41677242639236570262010-02-19T03:19:32.947-05:002010-02-19T03:19:32.947-05:00I have an update to the nuclearspike Safe Loan app...I have an update to the nuclearspike Safe Loan app. In addition to other upgrades, you can now optionally remove religious MFIs as you search for loans.<br /><br />http://www.kivabank.org<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br />(I'm upgrading it several times a week, so if the site is not responsive, just try back later.)paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09137030854513545605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-32926980176585238402010-01-04T15:50:48.075-05:002010-01-04T15:50:48.075-05:00another one to add to the default list:
Fundacio...another one to add to the default list: <br /><br />Fundacion Realidad A.C (FRAC), a partner of World Vision InternationalBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07161835401958202911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-174345930583251952009-12-17T02:09:53.033-05:002009-12-17T02:09:53.033-05:00Cool, but this should really be a greasemonkey scr...Cool, but this should really be a greasemonkey script, not an extension. That way it would consume less memory and be less prone to slowing down firefox.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-73648784391060822582009-11-24T02:26:07.221-05:002009-11-24T02:26:07.221-05:00Juanjo, is there a central list for the MFI's ...Juanjo, is there a central list for the MFI's interest rates that is maintained? I would like to add that as an optional slider restriction when searching for loans in my app. <br /><br />I want my app's search features to have all the extra bits for those who are looking deeper than just country, sector or gender. <br /><br />It would be interesting to see the relationship of the partner rating to the interest rates, since MFIs crank the interest up to cover the loans that go bad to keep their defaults/delinq at 0% and 5 star... This search would work great to weed out a bunch... since currently many of my search features are all excluding loans/partners from the same direction, to make things better for the lender... I would like to add things that make things better for the entrepreneur as well to find those in the sweet spot and reward the MFIs that don't gouge.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09137030854513545605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-43980599809102719932009-11-23T22:38:08.573-05:002009-11-23T22:38:08.573-05:00Hey Pete,
You can see a beta version in action he...Hey Pete,<br /><br />You can see a beta version in action here: nuclearspike.com/kiva/beta<br /><br />I'm upgrading a number of other features at the same time (and moving from Silverlight 2 to 3 which broke stuff), and unfortunately things are a little wonky at the moment (can't filter by clicking on the pie slices, the process sometimes stalls in the middle and the lender analyzer has to be run twice to get the second set of charts to populate properly).<br /><br />But feel free to check it out in the meantime -- but just be prepared for things to go weird sometimes. :) I'm leaving on a week-long vacation tomorrow, so it won't get updated for a while.<br /><br />Thanks for updating the list with the IDs, that will make things easy!paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09137030854513545605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-55161475133666032009-11-23T22:24:08.914-05:002009-11-23T22:24:08.914-05:00Hey Paul,
Your app is really cool, I've used ...Hey Paul,<br /><br />Your app is really cool, I've used it several times. I've modified the google doc to add the MFI IDs in the second column.<br /><br />Thanks for adding such a feature to your app, I'm sure many many team members will appreciate the feature. <br /><br />Please let me know when the feature is live on the Internet and I'll announce it to the Atheists et al Team.<br /><br />Cheers,<br />Pete<br />Team CaptainTropical Petehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17139835358474364863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-71599118968741730612009-11-23T02:17:51.684-05:002009-11-23T02:17:51.684-05:00Hey, I'm the creator of the nuclearspike.com/k...Hey, I'm the creator of the nuclearspike.com/kiva app (safe loan search) and because of the convos in the Atheist group, I've added the ability to exclude religious groups (not yet publicly released, but has started testing) and was hoping that your google spreadsheet docs also has the IDs so that I can easily keep my app in sync with the changes that happen with the dock.paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09137030854513545605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478310231850002131.post-85556065574023281562009-10-15T04:21:10.380-04:002009-10-15T04:21:10.380-04:00Add Pearl Microfinance Limited because is controle...Add Pearl Microfinance Limited because is controled by Feed the Children and you can see what they tell at http://www.feedthechildren.org/site/PageServer?pagename=org_about_ftc<br /><br />"Feed The Children is a Christian, international, nonprofit relief organization with headquarters in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, "arevacohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07218117433135783991noreply@blogger.com