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It Was a Fortuitous, Fateful Introduction
The following is a post written by Natalie Hornsby. It was a fortuitous, fateful introduction. The kind of moment where you can trace things back in time and see how every decision you made along the way lead you to this perfect, precise place. The sort of moment that reaffirms that things really do happen Read more…
Every moment show up stupid
Day 1: Opportunity International Philippines Insight Trip A guest post by Lisa Leslie Henderson I showed up very stupid this morning in a country that I hadn’t intended to visit last night. Flight delays and missed connections due to electrical difficulties—our plane wouldn’t start—took us to Tokyo, rather than Manila, last night. When we arrived Read more…
The McDougals Celebrate 25 Years in the Opportunity International Family
In 25 years of supporting Opportunity International, Governors Fred and Nancy McDougal say they’ve received more than they’ve given. Fred, founder of textbook publishing giant McDougal Littell (now Holt McDougal), first learned of Opportunity from his friend Dave K. Hardin, a former Opportunity board chair. The McDougals would later honor their friend through generous contributions Read more…
Tagged Board of Directors, Board of Governors, Colombia, Fundraising, Governors, Holt McDougal, Impact newsletter, India, Insight Trip, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Philanthropy, Trust Group, Trust Groups, what we're reading
Minnesota Supporters Spin, Discuss and Dine, Taking Action for our Clients
This November, Opportunity International supporters in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area were busy holding fundraising and awareness-raising events for the sake of our clients. Meet two Minnesota supporters — Cassie Burns and Steve Waters — who each share their experiences hosting recent get-togethers in their hometown. Cassie was co-host of a panel discussion with local women Read more…
Tagged Bogotá, Bonnie St. John, Cartagena, Colombia, donors, Ending Poverty, fundraisers, How Great Women Lead, Insight Trip, Loans, Microfinance, Minneapolis, Nicaragua, Noemi Vivas Ocaña, Online fundraising, Opportunity International, Opportunity Nicaragua, Vicki Escarra, women entrepreneurs, Women Leaders
Meet Our Staff: How World Travel Brought Me Home to YAO
For the past month, when people have asked me how I am doing, I have answered, “I’m living the dream!” As the new manager of Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, I spend my days interacting with smart, motivated, and fascinating individuals, travelling around the country strengthening communities of like-minded people in YAO chapters, and developing plans Read more…
Tagged Africa, chapters, Clients, Community, donor, El Salvador, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Poverty, Insight Trip, Insurance, Loans, Meet Our Staff, Mexico, Microfinance, Nicaragua, Opportunity International, Poverty, Rwanda, Savings, south america, Tanzania, Training, Travel, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Meeting Each of Us Where We Are
The following post was written by Rich McClure, a member of Opportunity’s Board of Governors, about his Insight Trip last week to India. As I finished an impactful Insight Trip to see Opportunity’s operations in Chennai, India, I was convicted again by Jesus’s example of meeting people where they are. No matter how a person Read more…
Tagged Asia, Board of Governors, Chennai, christianity, Clients, Ending Poverty, Faith in Action, Financial services, Global Poverty, GO Finance, God, India, Insight Trip, Jesus Christ, Loans, Lord, Microfinance, Opportunity India, Opportunity International, Poverty, Training, Transformation
Success Story: Banking on Africa Campaign
In 2008, embarked on its most ambitious effort to date, a $123.6 million Banking on Africa campaign to expand financial services for impoverished families throughout sub-Saharan Africa. With the partnership of our committed supporters, we’re celebrating the successful completion of this campaign and we’re confident we’ll reach our Banking on Africa goal: to reach five Read more…
Tagged Africa, Bank Building, Banking on Africa, Banking on Africa Campaign, Clients, Community, DR Congo, DRC, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Poverty, Impact, Insight Trip, Kinshasa, Loans, Masina, MFI, Microfinance, Online fundraising, Opportunity DRC, Opportunity International, Poverty, strategic partners, sub-Saharan Africa, Trust Group
Win a Chance to See the World
Stand up to global poverty, expand your community and see the world. We’re launching a contest for members of to travel with us. YAO members who recruit three friends with their member referral link (check your email inboxes!), will be entered in a drawing to win a spot on the February 2013 YAO to India. Read more…
