"The main goal – regardless of how many members we accrue or amount of money we loan – is to educate the community about the power of microlending," said Mindy Tran, Chief Loan Analyst. "We believe that this generation of charitable giving will continue to gravitate toward microlending as opposed to traditional giving without accountability." 

 

Since its formation, ASG has consistently ranked as a top five lending team in the Kiva business category. On December 22, it made the top ten list of all-time lenders, lending to more than forty countries in fifteen industries. This attests to the fact that the team has quickly become a voice for people in the accounting industry and beyond. ASG climbed to the ninth spot only nineteen days later.

 

ASG's goals for 2012 are lofty: $100,000 in total loans by July, and double the number of current loans, from 2,500 to 5,000, by the end of the year. "No matter what, we are simply happy that the word and knowledge about microlending are spreading," said Tran. "Educating the accounting community, or anyone who is new to the power of microloans, will always be our primary goal. If we can reach milestones within Kiva in the process, then that is a tip of the cap toward our great teammates and sense of community within the group."

 

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