DrupalCon Austin 2014: KIVA: CHANGING THE WORLD WITH DRUPAL

This talk explores how Kiva effectively utilizes Drupal to optimize its operations across various dimensions, including running campaigns, managing translations, and serving static content. The speaker discusses the evolution of Kiva’s Drupal applications, starting from a custom-built solution on Drupal 5 to their current implementation on Drupal 7, which has been in place since 2011. Key topics include the integration of Kiva’s platform with external systems such as Salesforce and Amazon S3, highlighting the benefits of using Services API alongside both contributed and custom modules. The session also emphasizes the power of the Drupal community and the collaborative spirit between Kiva and Drupal in driving innovative solutions in microfinance.