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Jul28 | 2009
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Chattanooga Rocks It BarCamp Style!

We were proud sponsors of BarCamp Chattanooga last weekend in beautiful Chattanooga, TN. Unfortunately due to prior commitments I was unable to Photo by: PhragMunkeeattend the popular unconference.

What’s a barcamp?

BarCamp is an ad-hoc gathering born from the desire for people to share and learn in an open environment. It is an intense event with discussions, demos and interaction from participants who are the main actors of the event.

We provided the organizers with some Griffin goodies to giveaway to a few lucky winners. From Garrett’s smiling face we trust he was a happy winner.

Thanks to the BarCamp Chattanooga folks who were kind enough to tweet us some love over the weekend. It’s always nice to hear from ya.

Read John Hawbaker’s recap post for a taste of how the day transpired.

Throughout the day, participants taught one another about everything from game design frameworks to tracking politics on the web to developing iPhone applications. While several sessions were devoted to social media platforms and best practices…

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  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Garrett-Bartley/509255268 Garrett Bartley

    Always much love to Griffin! I love my Griffin Elan Form leather iPhone case, and I love my new TuneBuds!

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Daniel-Ryan/61404777 Daniel Ryan

    Just wanted to say thanks again for helping us out!

  • http://www.griffintechnology.com Dave Delaney

    Thanks Garrett. I fixed your name in the post too. :-)

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  • http://www.griffintechnology.com/connect Dave Delaney

    Hello!

    Hi!

    I just made a loan to someone in Bolivia using a revolutionary new website called Kiva (http://www.kiva.org).

    You can go to Kiva's website and lend to someone across the globe who needs a loan for their business – like raising goats, selling vegetables at market or making bricks. Each loan has a picture of the entrepreneur, a description of their business and how they plan to use the loan so you know exactly how your money is being spent – and you get updates letting you know how the entrepreneur is going.

    The best part is, when the entrepreneur pays back their loan you get your money back – and Kiva's loans are managed by microfinance institutions on the ground who have a lot of experience doing this, so you can trust that your money is being handled responsibly.

    I just made a loan to an entrepreneur named 28 De Julio Group in Bolivia. They still need another $1,900.00 to complete their loan request of $4,950.00 (you can loan as little as $25.00!). Help me get this entrepreneur off the ground by clicking on the link below to make a loan to 28 De Julio Group too:

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    It's finally easy to actually do something about poverty – using Kiva I know exactly who my money is loaned to and what they're using it for. And most of all, I know that I'm helping them build a
    sustainable business that will provide income to feed, clothe, house and educate their family long after my loan is paid back.

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    ———————————————————
    What others are saying about http://www.Kiva.org:

    'Revolutionising how donors and lenders in the US are connecting with small entrepreneurs in developing countries.'
    – BBC

    'If you've got 25 bucks, a PC and a PayPal account, you've now got the wherewithal to be an international financier.'
    – CNN Money

    'Smaller investors can make loans of as little as $25 to specific individual entrepreneurs through a service launched last fall by Kiva.org.'
    – The Wall Street Journal

    'An inexpensive feel-good investment opportunity…All loaned funds go directly to the applicants, and most loans are repaid in full.'
    – Entrepreneur Magazine
    Check it out!
    https://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=register&_isc…