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Investing doesn’t always have to benefit the investor financially, as sometimes a return on an investment could simply be a feel-good vibe, or it could help benefit a community or even help to make an impact globally. Most investors who are in it to make money with their money might turn their noses up at making a zero-return investment, but there are plenty of people who make ‘nonprofit’ investments all the time through organizations like Kiva.org, where access to microfinance has helped people around the world get the funding they need from outside of traditional moneylending channels.
There’s another nonprofit working to harness the power of micro-investments to help fund solar projects in the Global South, and it has a very Kiva-like approach, which is no wonder, considering…
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