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YAO Member on Chicago Microfinance Conference & How Innovations Expand the Reach of Savings
The following guest post was written by Lauren Dillon, a co-chair of the Chicago chapter of Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO) who works at Illinois-based nonprofit Oasis International. Innovation is at the heart of microfinance. It’s also the engine that propels it. Innovation is packed with chance, risk, fun, adventure! And, when coupled with microfinance, Read more…
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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…
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What We’re Reading: The Impact of Microfinance at Home and Abroad
Every Wednesday we highlight an article, book or a blog in our “What We’re Reading” series. We feature works that are noteworthy, inspiring, educational or relevant to the work we do at Opportunity. We welcome your comments in the comment field below–-tell us what you’re reading, or respond to the piece we’ve highlighted. The following Read more…
Tagged $2 a day, Community, Ending Poverty, Entrepreneurs, eradicating poverty, Financial services, Global Poverty, Loans, Media, MFI, Microfinance, Microinsurance, Opportunity International, Poverty, Savings, small business loans, Training, what we're reading
Meet Opportunity: Minnesota College Students Get to Know Microfinance
The following post was contributed by YAO core member Nolan Soltvedt. This fall, I spoke to a class at the University of Minnesota about Opportunity International’s work and about my involvement with Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO). The students were asked to write a one-page reflection paper on the topic, which gave me a great insight into a college student’s first impressions Read more…
Tagged Agricultural finance, Agriculture, Campus, campus coordinators, College, Education, Ending Poverty, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Financial services, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Microinsurance, Nonprofit, Opportunity International, Poverty, Savings, Savings account, Schools, Students, Training, Two Dollar a Day Challenge, Two Dollar Challenge, University, Weather-index crop insurance, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Local Event: Investment in Women, the Power of the “Multiplier Effect”
On Monday, December 6, at the Nineteenth Century Club in Oak Park, Ill., Betsy Perdue, co-chair of the Women’s Opportunity Network (WON), shared about the ‘multiplier effect’ and how it increases the social and economic impact of microfinance on women in the developing world, as she led a program called “Education, Microfinance and Empowered Women.” The concept of the multiplier effect is Read more…
Tagged Betsy Perdue, Business, Children, Clients, Community, Community development, Education, Ending Poverty, Entrepreneurs, Events, Families, Family, Financial services, Giving opportunities, Global Philanthropy, Investing in Women and Girls, Microfinance, Multiplier effect, Nonprofit, Oak Park, Opportunity Colombia, Opportunity International, Philanthropy, Poverty, Trust Groups, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON
The UPS Foundation Awards Grant to Expand Opportunity’s Microfinance Services in India
Today, we announced that The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS, has awarded Opportunity International a grant in the amount of $100,000. The grant fosters economic literacy, as well as improves access to affordable microfinance services in India. “Opportunity International is grateful to The UPS Foundation for its dedication to helping impoverished families receive access Read more…
Tagged Clients, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Female entrepreneurs, Financial literacy programs, Financial services, GO, Health insurance, India, Insurance, Loan Officer, Loans, Media, MFI, Microensure, Microfinance, Microinsurance, Opportunity India, Opportunity International, Philanthropy, Poverty, Professional training, Savings, Sheela, strategic partners, The UPS Foundation, Training, Transformational Training, Trust Groups, Women
Opportunity Attends the 10,000 Women Leadership Academy
The second annual 10,000 Women Leadership Academy brought more than 100 partners from around the world to Washington, D.C. from June 6-9, 2010. Opportunity International was honored to be in attendance to represent the Emerging Leaders Program, a part of Goldman Sachs’ 10,000 Women initiative. Goldman Sachs[/intlink] created the 10,000 Women program to empower women Read more…
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