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Opportunity Celebrates 40 Years at “Side by Side” Gala in Minneapolis
Last Thursday night, more than 400 guests gathered at International Market Square in Minneapolis, Minn. to celebrate Opportunity International‘s 40th anniversary at a gala event, “Side by Side: Celebrating 40 Years of Opportunity.” The evening included entertainment by Minnesota resident and contemporary Christian singer Sara Groves and the African musical group Duniya Drum and Dance, Read more…
Tagged 40th anniversary, Al Whittaker, Board of Directors, Board of Governors, Colombia, Duniya Drum & Dance, Events, Faith in Action, Frida Mungoma, fundraisers, gala, Minneapolis, Nonprofit, Opportunity Uganda, Philanthropy, Sara Groves, Side by Side, YAO, YAO-Minneapolis, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
Opportunity Implementing Member ASKI in the Philippines Wins SIPAG Award, Donates Prize to Local Typhoon Victims
Opportunity International is proud to report that one of our implementing members in the Philippines, Alalay Sa Kaunlaran Sa Gitnang Luzon, Inc. (ASKI), was recently rewarded for their outstanding achievements by the National Livelihood Development Corporation (NLDC). The honorary award received by ASKI was part of the sixth annual SIPAG (Sustainable Income for People in Read more…
Tagged Alalay Sa Kaunlaran Sa Gitnang Luzon, Asia, ASKI, award, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Microfinance Operations, Global Poverty, GMO, Implementing Members, Inc., MFI, Microfinance, Nonprofit, Opportunity Network, Opportunity Philippines, Poverty, The Philippines, typhoon
Top 5 Creative Fundraisers by International Nonprofits
Last February, 29 super-dedicated young professionals and entrepreneurs went to Orlando, Florida to jump out of a plane, skydiving to raise funds and awareness for Opportunity Tanzania‘s microfinance initiatives. Inspired by our supporters’ fundraiser at 18,000 feet, we entered Jump for Opportunity as the “Most Creative Fundraiser by a Charity” in this year’s Classy Awards. Read more…
Tagged Classy Awards, Clients, contest, Creativity, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Florida, fundraisers, Jump for Opportunity, MFI, Microfinance, Nonprofit, Online fundraising, Opportunity International, Opportunity Tanzania, Orlando, Stay Classy, Supporters, Tanzania, Twitter, University of Chicago, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, young entrepreneurs, Young Professionals
Joy in Giving: Minneapolis Women Philanthropists Share Inspirational Ways They Put their Passion Into Action
The following guest blog post was written by Cassidy Burns, an Opportunity International supporter who works for Riverbridge Partners. On Tuesday, more than 150 women gathered at the Joy in Giving event in Minneapolis, Minn. to learn and share why giving changes the world and changes you. The event was sponsored by Opportunity International, the Minneapolis Read more…
Tagged Betty Jane Hess, Board of Directors, Board of Governors, Community, Ending Poverty, Events, foundations, Global Poverty, Minneapolis, Nonprofit, Opportunity International, Philanthropy, Polly McCrea, Poverty, Print 4 Change, Women, Women Leaders, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON
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
Faith in Action: Nonprofit Microfinance in the News
The following is a post written by Professor Emeritus Martin E. Marty for Sightings, a blog from the Martin Marty Center at the University of Chicago’s Divinity School. A prominent interpreter of religion and culture, Marty is the author of more than 50 books, as well as a speaker, columnist, pastor and teacher, and was a professor Read more…
Tagged 2009 annual report, Africa, annual report, christian, christianity, Clients, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, faith, Faith in Action, Financial services, FINCA, Guatemala, India, Insight Trip, Loan Officer, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Microinsurance, Nonprofit, Opportunity International, Philanthropedia, Poverty, Religion, Savings, The Economist, Training, Trust Groups, University of Chicago
ONE Blog: “Cada madre cuenta!”
In honor of World AIDS Day this month, celebrity activist Christy Turlington Burns reports on her ongoing work with (RED) and the ONE Campaign on the No Child Born with HIV campaign. At Opportunity, we’re inspired by her commitment to improving the lives of women in the developing world with these health initiatives. The following blog post, ”Cada Read more…
Tagged (RED), Advocacy, Children, Clients, Community, community health, Education, Ending Poverty, Guatemala, Health, Healthcare, Latin America, Maternal Health, Millennium Development Goals, Mothers, Nonprofit, ONE, ONE blog, ONE Campaign, Opportunity International, Political advocacy, Poverty, Un millennium development goals, Women, Women's Opportunity Network, Women's Philanthropy, WON
Opportunity Ranked in Top 5 Microfinance Nonprofits by Philanthropedia
This week, Opportunity International was rated in the top 5 microfinance nonprofits by Philanthropedia, a charity-rating organization that evaluates nonprofit effectiveness through surveys of industry experts. To determine which nonprofits were making the biggest impact on microfinance at the international level, Philanthropedia surveyed 131 international microfinance experts with an average of 10 years of work Read more…
Tagged Clients, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Philanthropy, Global Poverty, International development, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Nonprofit, Opportunity International, OptINnow, Philanthropedia, Philanthropy, Poverty
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
On Black Friday, Avoid the Malls and Fight Global Poverty
Today, avoid the long lines at the mall, and give the gift that keeps on giving with a holiday gift card from OptINnow. Gift cards start at $10 and come in holiday packaging. The recipient goes to optinnow.org, chooses an entrepreneur and then uses the gift card to fund a microloan. When the loan is Read more…
Tagged Board of Governors, Christmas, Christmas cards, church, Clients, Community, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Get involved, Honduras, MFI, Microfinance, Nonprofit, Opportunity International, OptINnow, OptINnow gift cards, Poverty, South Africa, Supporters, Uganda, Volunteers
