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“Will Kiva Kill Your Nonprofit? Donations 2.0” Nope, not ours!
Ian Haisley, Jonathan Neddenriep, Reuben Thiessen and I will be meeting in Austin, Tex., this Friday to attend the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival. We are very excited to be with the “world’s most creative web developers, designers, bloggers, wireless innovators, content producers, programmers, widget inventors and new media entrepreneurs.” The festival includes presentations Read more…
Tagged Amnesty International, Beaconfire Consulting, Donations 2.0, Donors Choose, Fundraising, Ian Haisley, Interactive, Jonathan Neddenriep, Networks, Nonprofit, Online community, Online fundraising, OptINnow, Reuben Thiessen, Social Media, SXSW, Technology, Will Kiva Kill Your Nonprofit
Mourning with World Vision
Opportunity International mourns with World Vision for the loss of six staff members who were killed by gunmen in an attack on their office in Pakistan yesterday. The office focused on providing continued relief to the Mansehra District, where a devastating earthquake killed 80,000 in 2005. These World Vision staff members were local citizens who Read more…
Bill Morgenstern Named CEO of Opportunity International
We at Opportunity International are excited to welcome our new CEO, Bill Morgenstern. We are grateful that a man of Bill’s great character and compassion has found his way to Opportunity International to work alongside us to serve those who are suffering in the world. “I am tremendously honored to join Opportunity International and its Read more…
Gaining Insight into Women Worldwide
An important component of celebrating International Women’s Day is being aware of and recognizing the difficulties and challenges women still face daily around the world. Opportunity International believes you can even take the common cliché “think globally, act locally” and apply it to this day. We plan on doing this for our in-office International Women’s Read more…
Tagged Business Loan, Clients, Education, Ending Poverty, Female entrepreneurs, Global Opportunity Quilt, Insight Trip, Insurance, International Women’s Day, Loan Officer, Savings, Training, Trust Groups, Uganda, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON
Celebrate International Women’s Day with “Half the Sky”
One way you can celebrate International Women’s Day on March 8 is to begin reading the book, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. Late last year, Julie Hindmarsh, a leader in the Women’s Opportunity Network (WON) of Opportunity International, suggested that WON host a “Half Read more…
International Women’s Day: Coming Together to Recognize and Celebrate
International Women’s Day is about coming together to recognize and celebrate the social, economic and political achievements of women all around the world. On this global day of celebration, it’s important to focus on the individual stories of women who show resilience, strength and courage each and every day. Opportunity International works with these very Read more…
Tagged Children, Community, Community development, Education, Family, Female entrepreneurs, Global Opportunity Quilt, International Women's Day, LEAD Initiative, Orphans, Rosemary, Schools, Uganda, Women, Women Leaders, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON
International Women’s Day: What it is/why we celebrate…and more
Have you heard of International Women’s Day? Do you know much about the history or significance of this day? Although the official date is Monday, March 8, we will be contributing posts this week on everything from the history of International Women’s Day to how it relates to the microfinance services that Opportunity International provides Read more…
Tagged Community, Empowerment, Family, Female entrepreneurs, Gender, Girls, Global Opportunity Quilt, India, International Women's Day, OptINnow, Sustainable development, Trust Groups, United Nations, Women, Women Leaders, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON
