hi I’m Evan Carmichael welcome to another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s
another edition of ask Evan in today’s episode I’m gonna answer questions from
episode I’m gonna answer questions from
episode I’m gonna answer questions from one of my newsletter leaders Harriet who
one of my newsletter leaders Harriet who
one of my newsletter leaders Harriet who is in Ghana and they’re setting up a
is in Ghana and they’re setting up a
is in Ghana and they’re setting up a nonprofit organization to help raise
nonprofit organization to help raise
nonprofit organization to help raise funds startup loans for people in Ghana
funds startup loans for people in Ghana
funds startup loans for people in Ghana women entrepreneurs in Ghana who want to
women entrepreneurs in Ghana who want to
women entrepreneurs in Ghana who want to start up their own business as a way to
start up their own business as a way to
start up their own business as a way to you know get out of poverty be able to
you know get out of poverty be able to
you know get out of poverty be able to enrich their lives hire people and you
enrich their lives hire people and you
enrich their lives hire people and you know build a new life for themselves and
know build a new life for themselves and
know build a new life for themselves and she’s trying to raise funds one of my
she’s trying to raise funds one of my
she’s trying to raise funds one of my advice on how to do it so Harry I don’t
advice on how to do it so Harry I don’t
advice on how to do it so Harry I don’t know the whole process about raising you
know the whole process about raising you
know the whole process about raising you know money for a non-profit in in Ghana
know money for a non-profit in in Ghana
know money for a non-profit in in Ghana but what I do have some experience on is
but what I do have some experience on is
but what I do have some experience on is with using services like Kiva so we work
with using services like Kiva so we work
with using services like Kiva so we work with Kiva to give micro loans to
with Kiva to give micro loans to
with Kiva to give micro loans to entrepreneurs across Africa we’ve raised
entrepreneurs across Africa we’ve raised
entrepreneurs across Africa we’ve raised thousands and thousands of dollars help
thousands and thousands of dollars help
thousands and thousands of dollars help in doing it and what really attracted me
in doing it and what really attracted me
in doing it and what really attracted me to it was how easy it was to be able to
to it was how easy it was to be able to
to it was how easy it was to be able to lend money and see that you’re helping
lend money and see that you’re helping
lend money and see that you’re helping people so there may be a whole bunch of
people so there may be a whole bunch of
people so there may be a whole bunch of government grants you can go after loans
government grants you can go after loans
government grants you can go after loans my experience is more from the
my experience is more from the
my experience is more from the individual investor somebody wants to
individual investor somebody wants to
individual investor somebody wants to give back so if you’re targeting North
give back so if you’re targeting North
give back so if you’re targeting North American audience who feel like they
American audience who feel like they
American audience who feel like they want to do something helpful and and
want to do something helpful and and
want to do something helpful and and help other entrepreneurs grow their
help other entrepreneurs grow their
help other entrepreneurs grow their businesses that could be an interesting
businesses that could be an interesting
businesses that could be an interesting market that’s guys like me and a whole
market that’s guys like me and a whole
market that’s guys like me and a whole bunch of other people who you know want
bunch of other people who you know want
bunch of other people who you know want to find a way to give back meaningfully
to find a way to give back meaningfully
to find a way to give back meaningfully and so we loan out thousands of dollars
and so we loan out thousands of dollars
and so we loan out thousands of dollars to Kiva so there’s another market for
to Kiva so there’s another market for
to Kiva so there’s another market for you to be able to go after what I would
you to be able to go after what I would
you to be able to go after what I would suggest doing is you need to create a
suggest doing is you need to create a
suggest doing is you need to create a website show the people who you’re
website show the people who you’re
website show the people who you’re helping and that’s one of the great
helping and that’s one of the great
helping and that’s one of the great things that’ll keep as you can see who
things that’ll keep as you can see who
things that’ll keep as you can see who you’re helping you know you take a
you’re helping you know you take a
you’re helping you know you take a picture of them and hopefully it’s a
picture of them and hopefully it’s a
picture of them and hopefully it’s a smiling picture I know there’s some
smiling picture I know there’s some
smiling picture I know there’s some cultural differences where it’s not
cultural differences where it’s not
cultural differences where it’s not always easy to get a smiling picture but
always easy to get a smiling picture but
always easy to get a smiling picture but for us in North America you know we like
for us in North America you know we like
for us in North America you know we like seeing people with smiles it makes us
seeing people with smiles it makes us
seeing people with smiles it makes us more willing to want to work with
more willing to want to work with
more willing to want to work with somebody and help that person out so you
somebody and help that person out so you
somebody and help that person out so you want to try to take smiley pictures tell
want to try to take smiley pictures tell
want to try to take smiley pictures tell us what the money is gonna be used for
us what the money is gonna be used for
us what the money is gonna be used for try to tell a story to you know pull out
try to tell a story to you know pull out
try to tell a story to you know pull out the heartstrings a little bit and make
the heartstrings a little bit and make
the heartstrings a little bit and make us want to help out so it’s not just you
us want to help out so it’s not just you
us want to help out so it’s not just you know here’s an entrepreneur Susan who
know here’s an entrepreneur Susan who
know here’s an entrepreneur Susan who needs 500 bucks to start her business
needs 500 bucks to start her business
needs 500 bucks to start her business you want to tell her story say you know
you want to tell her story say you know
you want to tell her story say you know why she wants to start
why she wants to start
why she wants to start some of the hardships you’ve been
some of the hardships you’ve been
some of the hardships you’ve been through any family information that you
through any family information that you
through any family information that you want to share all that stuff is great
want to share all that stuff is great
want to share all that stuff is great and ties the the readers closer to that
and ties the the readers closer to that
and ties the the readers closer to that person and makes them want to help so
person and makes them want to help so
person and makes them want to help so you want to tell the story have updates
you want to tell the story have updates
you want to tell the story have updates so tell people how they’re doing as you
so tell people how they’re doing as you
so tell people how they’re doing as you raising the money or as the money’s been
raising the money or as the money’s been
raising the money or as the money’s been raised if you’re paying it back then
raised if you’re paying it back then
raised if you’re paying it back then have quick updates to show how she’s
have quick updates to show how she’s
have quick updates to show how she’s doing that’s also fantastic and keeps
doing that’s also fantastic and keeps
doing that’s also fantastic and keeps people more motivated want to help other
people more motivated want to help other
people more motivated want to help other people I’d be great to you with a share
people I’d be great to you with a share
people I’d be great to you with a share through social media I think that’s
through social media I think that’s
through social media I think that’s something keep up you do a better job of
something keep up you do a better job of
something keep up you do a better job of so whenever you give a loan to somebody
so whenever you give a loan to somebody
so whenever you give a loan to somebody it could be integrated with your
it could be integrated with your
it could be integrated with your Facebook or your Twitter account to say
Facebook or your Twitter account to say
Facebook or your Twitter account to say I just helped you know whoever and I
I just helped you know whoever and I
I just helped you know whoever and I raise 100 bucks – 25 bucks or whatever
raise 100 bucks – 25 bucks or whatever
raise 100 bucks – 25 bucks or whatever it is to help them get started that’d be
it is to help them get started that’d be
it is to help them get started that’d be great to get integrate with somebody’s
great to get integrate with somebody’s
great to get integrate with somebody’s Twitter feed as an example so those are
Twitter feed as an example so those are
Twitter feed as an example so those are a few ideas I definitely model Kiva or
a few ideas I definitely model Kiva or
a few ideas I definitely model Kiva or there may be a way for you to just work
there may be a way for you to just work
there may be a way for you to just work with Kiva and that could be an
with Kiva and that could be an
with Kiva and that could be an interesting opportunity as well they
interesting opportunity as well they
interesting opportunity as well they basically work with different
basically work with different
basically work with different organizations to give out the funds so
organizations to give out the funds so
organizations to give out the funds so that could be an opportunity for you to
that could be an opportunity for you to
that could be an opportunity for you to get access to a large pool of capital
get access to a large pool of capital
get access to a large pool of capital and we only work with entrepreneurs for
and we only work with entrepreneurs for
and we only work with entrepreneurs for an Africa through Kiva so if you do get
an Africa through Kiva so if you do get
an Africa through Kiva so if you do get on there let us know and hopefully we
on there let us know and hopefully we
on there let us know and hopefully we can send a little bit of money your way
can send a little bit of money your way
can send a little bit of money your way to help your organization girl so I hope
to help your organization girl so I hope
to help your organization girl so I hope that helps if you guys liked the video
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