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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
Show Your Support for Women on Giving Tuesday
Happy Giving Tuesday to our generous Opportunity International community! Coming right after Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday is a unique chance for nonprofits, families and businesses to come together to encourage the spirit of generosity and good will, to start the holiday giving season off right. Learn more about the movement at Read more…
Tagged Africa, Agricultural finance, Agriculture, Clients, Ending Poverty, Eugenie Nyirabagenzi, Financial services, fundraisers, Giving Tuesday, Global Poverty, Loans, Microfinance, One Woman Holiday Challenge, Opportunity International, Opportunity Rwanda, Poverty, Rwamagana, Rwanda, Women, women entrepreneurs
Deyl Kearin Runs 155-Mile Ultramarathon Sahara Race to End Poverty
This post was written by Deyl Kearin, supporter and member of the Board of Governors, who’s en route right now to Egypt for an ultramarathon, Sahara Race, starting October 28. He’ll run the equivalent of six marathons in six and a half days — a total of 155 miles (250 kilometers) — to help Opportunity’s clients in Read more…
Tagged Africa, Board of Governors, Clients, donors, Egypt, Ending Poverty, Faith in Action, Financial services, fundraisers, Global Poverty, Loans, Microfinance, Online fundraising, Opportunity International, Poverty, race, running, Sahara Desert, Social Media, sub-Saharan Africa, Training, Trust Groups, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
What We’re Pinning: FUNdraisers
Every non-profit needs donors and fundraisers to survive. But it’s the most fun when the donors become fundraisers, and use their creativity to raise support for a cause they really care about. This week, we pinned a few of our favorite fundraising ideas that were done for Opportunity, or that we just thought looked like Read more…
Tagged Community, Donations, Ending Poverty, fundraisers, Global Poverty, Jump for Opportunity, Live Below the Line, Microfinance, Online fundraising, Opportunity International, Pinterest, staff, Technology, what we're pinning, yao-los angeles
Taking a Bite Out of Poverty with Cookies for Change
The kitchen at Opportunity International’s U.S. headquarters was filled with the intoxicating aroma of freshly baked cookies; this was no ordinary day in the office. As the Cookie Monster sang recently, “You got cookie, so share it maybe,” and sharing was the theme of this cookie contest fundraiser organized by the summer interns. “Cookies for Read more…
Celebrating 40 Years of Microfinance with the “Holiday Fête” in Scottsdale, Arizona
On Tuesday evening, Dec. 6, 2011, the members of Opportunity International’s Arizona Board of Governors hosted the “Holiday Fête: Commemorating 40 Years of Client Impact and Transformation,” a 40th-anniversary celebration at the Gainey Ranch Golf Club in Scottsdale. “ is proud to celebrate our 40th year of working alongside our clients, staff and supporters to fight global poverty,” Read more…
Tagged 2011 YAO Insight Trip, 40th anniversary, Africa, Arizona, Banking on Women, Board of Directors, Board of Governors, Cindy Schwab-Salem, David Simms, fundraisers, Global Microfinance Operations, Jon Yasuda, Kadita “A.T.” Tshibaka, Kelly Flanagan, MFI, Microfinance, mobile banks, Opportunity International, Scottsdale, Tanzania, Tanzania Correspondent Contest, Trust Groups, Women, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
