Jessica Jackley
Cofounder of Kiva | Pioneering Social Entrepreneurship
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Jessica Jackley is the cofounder of Kiva, the revolutionary microlending platform that has crowdfunded over $1 billion in loans to underserved entrepreneurs worldwide. As a pioneer in the social entrepreneurship movement, Jackley has dedicated her career to using business as a force for good.
Her acclaimed TED Talks have been viewed millions of times, inspiring audiences to rethink poverty and the role of technology in driving financial inclusion. Jackley's keynotes share the insights and strategies that turned Kiva into a global phenomenon, empowering social entrepreneurs to create positive, scalable change.
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Poverty, money -- and love
What do you think of people in poverty? Maybe what Jessica Jackley once did: "they" need "our" help, in the form of a few coins in a jar. The co-founder of Kiva.org talks about how her attitude changed -- and how her work with microloans has brought new power to people who live on a few dollars a day.
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