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The Greatest Investment We Can Make
The following post is by Shannon Leutheuser. Shannon is a Young Ambassador for Opportunity and a member of the YAO Advisory Board. As a working mom with two amazing young children, I can say without hesitation that there is no greater joy in my life than caring for my children. My life revolves around their Read more…
Tagged Global Opportunity Quilt, Mother's Day
Hopes for my Baby Boy
Mother’s Day may be over, but the stories of strong Moms continue. The following post is from Mari Gottlieb, a Young Ambassador for Opportunity and Co-Chair of YAO-San Diego. I am expecting my first child this summer, a baby boy named Hunter. As I await Hunter’s arrival, I spend hours each day thinking about the Read more…
Tagged Global Opportunity Quilt, Mother's Day
Nonprofits Stay Classy at Weekend in San Diego
The CLASSY Awards, in San Diego last weekend, were all about partnership. I was there representing Opportunity International and joined by YAO – San Diego co-chair Mari Gottlieb as Opportunity’s Mother’s Day Global Opportunity Quilt was one of 64 Regional Finalists for the awards. Opportunity may not have won, but we were honored to be Read more…
Tagged Ally Lynch, Classy Awards, Ending Poverty, Events, Financial services, Global Opportunity Quilt, Global Poverty, Mother's Day, Nonprofit, online campaign, Opportunity International, Pinterest, Poverty, San Diego, Social Media, Stay Classy, Technology, YAO, YAO-San Diego, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
It’s an Honor Just to Be Nominated
We’re excited to share that our Global Opportunity Quilt in honor of Mother’s Day was selected as the regional winner for the Most Creative Fundraiser in the Classy Awards! This means that Opportunity’s quilt is one of the four fundraisers in the running to be named the national winner in this category. You can find Read more…
Have You Gotten Our Note? Volunteer Thank-You Day in the Office
Two weeks ago, two groups of volunteers came by our office in Oak Brook–an afternoon and an evening shift–to help staff write thank-you notes to you. If you made a tribute patch this Mother’s Day on our Global Opportunity Quilt, you’ve probably already gotten a hand-written note from one of our wonderful volunteers. We’re all Read more…
Tagged donor, Ending Poverty, Events, Global Opportunity Quilt, gratitude, Mother's Day, Mothers, Oak Brook, Opportunity International, photo blog, photos, Volunteers, Women
Happy Mother’s Day! Meet Mother & Kenyan Staff Member Betty Mutua
Betty Mutua, Regional Relationship Officer at Opportunity Kenya and a mother of two, visited the U.S. last month and spoke to us about the challenges and triumphs of being a mom while working full-time and going to school. We were so inspired by the grace with which Betty handles the universal challenges of being a Read more…
Tagged Africa, Betty Mutua, Family, Global Opportunity Quilt, international staff, International Visitor, Kenya, local staff, Microfinance, Mother's Day, Mothers, Nairobi, Opportunity International, Opportunity Kenya, regional relationship officer, videos, Women
Three Rwandan Mothers I Met on the Women’s Opportunity Network (WON) Insight Trip
I recently returned from a week-long Insight Trip to Rwanda with a group of supporters from the U.K. and the U.S. We traveled in Kigali and to rural villages, visiting with clients and local staff, attending meetings, and getting to know how Opportunity’s Rwandan clients live and work. Now that we’re just three days out Read more…
Tagged Africa, Clients, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Opportunity Quilt, Global Poverty, Insight Trip, International Women's Day, Loans, Microfinance, Mother's Day, Mothers, Opportunity International, Opportunity UK, Poverty, Robin Ussery, Rwanda, Trust Groups, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON
For Mothers Like Adwoa, Opportunity Changes Everything
“These loans have transformed my life and that of my family. I no longer have to beg people for food, and I can provide for my family. The community has come to respect me as a hardworking woman.”Throughout the world, all mothers want to give their children everything, and they sacrifice in countless unseen ways Read more…
Tagged Africa, Clients, Ghana, Global Opportunity Quilt, God, gratitude, Loan Officer, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Mother's Day, Mothers, Opportunity International, Poverty, small business loans, Trust Groups
Vote for OptINnow in the Paperless Choice Challenge
’s fundraising campaign, OptINnow, is entered in the Paperless Choice Challenge funded by the Overbrook Foundation. The contest is looking to reward non-profits with innovative digital fundraising techniques. The winners receive $5,000! OptINnow is an innovative, multi-functional digital fundraising campaign. Help optinnow.org win the contest, so Opportunity International can receive $5,000 to help end global poverty. Faster. How Read more…
Tagged Ending Poverty, Facebook, Financial services, Global Opportunity Quilt, Microfinance, Mother's Day, Mothers, Opportunity International, OptINnow, Poverty, Technology, Twitter, Women
