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Video: Young Entrepreneurs, Opportunity Supporters & YAO Jump for Opportunity
Watch a great recap of YAO‘s Jump for Opportunity skydiving event on Feb. 19, 2011 in Orlando, Fla. The dedicated young professionals, entrepreneurs and Opportunity supporters who jumped have already raised over $100,000 to empower Opportunity’s microfinance clients in Tanzania and their online fundraisers are still open. Watch the video above, become a member of YAO, and support Read more…
The Fear That Drove Me to Jump for Opportunity
This guest post was written by Catherine Duclos, YAO Coordinator for Opportunity International Canada. Catherine was one of 29 young professionals and Opportunity supporters who jumped from an airplane at 18,000 feet to raise awareness and funds to help eradicate poverty in Tanzania. Here, Catherine reflects on her incredible experience at the Jump for Opportunity Read more…
Tagged Africa, Blog, Ending Poverty, Financial services, fundraisers, Guest Post, Jump for Opportunity, Microfinance, Opportunity Canada, Opportunity International, opportunity international canada, OptINnow, Poverty, Technology, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
What We’re Watching: Looking Forward to the Jump for Opportunity
Jump for Opportunity is this weekend, and tomorrow morning a group of more than two dozen brave Opportunity supporters are in Orlando, Florida jumping out of a plane at 18,000 feet to raise money and awareness for clients in Tanzania. Among the jumpers are young entrepreneurs and professionals Jason Duff, Sarah Green, Michael Simmons, Ryan Allis, plus Opportunity International Read more…
It’s Coming: Less than 2 Days ’til Jump for Opportunity
It’s less than two days until the Jump for Opportunity in Orlando, Fla., where more than two dozen entrepreneurs and young professionals are jumping out of a plane at 18,000 feet to raise money and awareness for Opportunity’s clients in Tanzania. So, how can you help? There’s still time to donate to one of the Jumpers’ Read more…
Tagged Africa, Blogging, Clients, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Florida, fundraisers, Global Poverty, Jump for Opportunity, MFI, Microfinance, Online fundraising, Opportunity International, Opportunity Tanzania, OptINnow, Orlando, Poverty, Social Media, Tanzania, The Wall Street Journal, Twitter, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, Youth
Meet the Dedicated Individuals Jumping for Opportunity
On February 18-20 in Orlando, Fla., 25 Opportunity International supporters are jumping out of a plane at 18,000 feet to alleviate poverty in Tanzania. This dedicated group includes passionate business leaders and young entrepreneurs. Among them are CEOs Ryan Allis, author of the book Zero to One Million: How I Built a Company To $1 Million in Sales and How You Can Read more…
Tagged Africa, author, Bill Morgenstern, BusinessWeek, CEO, Clients, Community, Ending Poverty, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Events, Families, Financial services, Florida, fundraisers, Future of Entrepreneurship Summit, Global Poverty, Jump for Opportunity, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Opportunity Tanzania, OptINnow, Orlando, Poverty, Tanzania, Technology, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
My Call to Serve Opportunity International
This blog post was written by Opportunity Marketing Intern Emily Reavis about her fall 2010 trip to see the work of Opportunity Ghana. When our plane took off from Chicago O’Hare, it finally hit me. “Wow, I’m actually on my way to Africa right now.” I knew this trip would be everything I was told it Read more…
Tagged accra, Africa, Chicago, Clients, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, Insight Trip, MFI, Microfinance, Trust Groups, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Got something to say? Review Opportunity on GreatNonprofits.org
We want to hear from you! Leave us a review at Great Nonprofits and tell the world about your experience volunteering, supporting or donating to Opportunity International. Why do you dedicate your hard-earned money and valuable time to support our work to alleviate global poverty? Share why you believe in the power of microfinance to help people work their Read more…
Tagged Blog, Board of Governors, Clients, Community, Donations, donor, Education, Ending Poverty, Events, Facebook, Financial services, fundraisers, Gift Cards, Global Poverty, Governors, great nonprofits, greatnonprofits.org, Insight Trip, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity Blog, Opportunity International, OptINnow, OptINnow gift cards, Poverty, reviews, Twitter, Women's Opportunity Network, WON, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Give Yourself the Gift of Insight in 2011
An Opportunity International Insight Trip is one of the most inspiring, significant travel experiences you will ever have. On an Insight Trip you will… Meet our hardworking clients and dedicated local staff in person See the impact Opportunity has on communities Travel on special side trips and excursions like safaris We have big travel plans in 2011. Read more…
Tagged Africa, Board of Governors, Clients, Colombia, Community, Ending Poverty, Financial services, India, Insight Trip, Insight Trips, International Women's Day, Kenya, Loan Officer, Loans, local staff, Malawi, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Philippines, Poverty, Rwanda, Tanzania, Travel, Uganda, Women's Opportunity Network, WON, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
A New Year for Microfinance in Tanzania
This year at Opportunity Tanzania there were big changes and growth. Among them was the addition of Ross Nathan as the new Chief Operating Officer. Nathan began his work in Tanzania in August, bringing a wealth of knowledge from his 13 years of on-the-ground experience in microfinance operations and strategies in six countries, including setting up regulated Read more…
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