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“The Chronicle of Philanthropy” Spotlights Opportunity International as an Innovative Nonprofit
“The Chronicle of Philanthropy” featured Opportunity International‘s microinsurance work with subsidiary MicroEnsure and our CEO Vicki Escarra in an article published today. As part of Opportunity International’s commitment to bringing insurance to protect more people in poverty, Opportunity divested much of its share to allow for a capital infusion that will increase MicroEnsure’s market reach. Opportunity Read more…
Tagged Agriculture, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Poverty, IFC, in the news, International finance corporation, jakobo chikayiko, Leaders, Malawi, Microensure, Microinsurance, Mission, Omidyar Network, Opportunity International, Poverty, The Chronicle of Philanthropy, Vicki Escarra, Weather-index crop insurance, what we're reading
What We’re Reading: Our Incoming CEO Vicki Escarra in The Non-Profit Times‘s Power & Influence Top 50
What are we reading? This exciting list, of course! Our incoming CEO, Vicki Escarra, as president and CEO of Feeding America, built that nonprofit into a $1.2 billion organization during a time when more Americans than ever were suffering from hunger and food insecurity. In honor of her outstanding work, she’s been named one of The Read more…
Tagged American Cancer Society, American Red Cross, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Bill Gates, CEO, Ending Hunger, Ending Poverty, Feeding America, Food security, Girl Scouts of America, great nonprofits, Hunger, Leaders, Nonprofit, Opportunity International, Poverty, Social Media, The Non-Profit Times, United Way, Vicki Escarra, what we're reading, Women Leaders
Mourning the Sudden Death of Ghana’s President, John Atta Mills
Ghanaian president John Atta Mills died unexpectedly of a sudden illness on Tuesday at the age of 68. As the Ghanaian people mourn the death of the law professor-turned-leader who they affectionately called “The Prof,” global media is taking note of the smooth transition of the country during this difficult time. The BBC and other news Read more…
Tagged accra, Africa, Al Jazeera, BBC, Bloomberg, CEO, Cosmus Kowuoche, democracy, elections, Ghana, God, in the news, Kenya, Leaders, Microfinance, mourning, news, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity International, president, Reuters, riots, vice president, what we're reading
CEO Announcement Letter from Betty Jane Hess
The following post is written by Betty Jane Hess, chair of Opportunity’s Board of Directors, welcoming our incoming CEO Vicki Escarra. Dear Friends, I am pleased to announce that Opportunity International has completed its executive search, and I am delighted to introduce you to our new CEO, Vicki Escarra. Vicki is an exceptional leader, bringing Read more…
Tagged Betty Jane Hess, Board of Directors, CEO, Feeding America, Leaders, Opportunity International, Vicki Escarra
Learnings for YAO from the Willow Creek Global Leadership Summit
Being an effective leader can be a challenge. So as the manager of Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO), I’m always eager to learn from effective, experienced leaders from a variety of fields. That’s why I was so pleased when, last Friday, I got the chance to join thousands of people around the world who were listening in and Read more…
Tagged Business, business leaders, christian, Community, Conference, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Leaders, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Philanthropy, Poverty, Tanzania, TOMS shoes, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, Young Professionals, Youth
Food & Microfinance: Helping Farmers Reap Rewards
Opportunity International is prominently featured in an article entitled “Food & Microfinance: Helping Farmers Reap Rewards” in today’s Financial Times. The article highlights Opportunity’s leadership in providing both agricultural finance and microinsurance to smallholder farmers to help them increase production, support their families and feed their communities. It also references “Feed the Future,” USAID’s new Read more…
Tagged Africa, Agricultural finance, Agriculture, Agrifinance, Climate Change, Education, Farmers, Financial Times, John Magnay, Leaders, Loans, Malawi, MFI, Microensure, Microfinance, Microinsurance, Opportunity International, Opportunity International Microfinance Conference, Poverty, Roger Thurow, Savings, USAID, Women
A Working Session at CGIU: Alleviating Global Poverty
Recently, I had the privilege of participating in the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) in Miami, Fla. I was a table facilitator at two “working sessions” in which I collaborated with student leaders committed to effecting global change. With me at the conference was Liesel Pritzker, founder and chair of Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO), Read more…
Tagged Advocacy and Media, Blogs, CGIU, Change-makers, Clinton Global Initiative, Conference, Education, Facebook, Leaders, Liesel Pritzker, Opportunity International, Poverty, Poverty Alleviation, Radio, Social Entrepreneurship, Students, Twitter, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, Young Professionals
CGI and Young Leaders Collaborate for Change at the CGIU Conference
“I strongly believe that, through CGIU, we can harness the energy and power of today’s young leaders to improve the lives of people around the world and build a stronger future for us all.” – President Bill Clinton Reflections from Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU)… At this conference we spent 36 hours rubbing shoulders with the Read more…
Tagged Bill Clinton, Campus, Clean energy, Climate Change, Clinton Global Initiative, College, Conference, Global change, Health, Human Rights, Leaders, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Poverty, Students, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
