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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
Video: Young Entrepreneurs, Opportunity Supporters & YAO Jump for Opportunity
Watch a great recap of YAO‘s Jump for Opportunity skydiving event on Feb. 19, 2011 in Orlando, Fla. The dedicated young professionals, entrepreneurs and Opportunity supporters who jumped have already raised over $100,000 to empower Opportunity’s microfinance clients in Tanzania and their online fundraisers are still open. Watch the video above, become a member of YAO, and support Read more…
It’s Coming: Less than 2 Days ’til Jump for Opportunity
It’s less than two days until the Jump for Opportunity in Orlando, Fla., where more than two dozen entrepreneurs and young professionals are jumping out of a plane at 18,000 feet to raise money and awareness for Opportunity’s clients in Tanzania. So, how can you help? There’s still time to donate to one of the Jumpers’ Read more…
Tagged Africa, Blogging, Clients, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Florida, fundraisers, Global Poverty, Jump for Opportunity, MFI, Microfinance, Online fundraising, Opportunity International, Opportunity Tanzania, OptINnow, Orlando, Poverty, Social Media, Tanzania, The Wall Street Journal, Twitter, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, Youth
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…
Tagged Africa, author, Bill Morgenstern, BusinessWeek, CEO, Clients, Community, Ending Poverty, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Events, Families, Financial services, Florida, fundraisers, Future of Entrepreneurship Summit, Global Poverty, Jump for Opportunity, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Opportunity Tanzania, OptINnow, Orlando, Poverty, Tanzania, Technology, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
