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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…
Images of Microfinance… in San Diego?!?
When you think about microfinance clients, what comes to mind? For most of us, we think of international microfinance, but some paradigms shifted several weeks ago as attendees of the San Diego Microfinance Summit spent their lunch hours shopping at 45 booths from local San Diego vendors and restaurants, all of which were funded by microfinance loans. Read more…
Tagged Accion, Clients, Community, Conference, Domestic microfinance, Ending Poverty, Events, Financial services, Grameen, Kiva, Loans, Microfinance, San Diego, Technology
Happy Memorial Day! Make microfinance a part of your summer.
Today the first three-day weekend of the summer comes to a close. So what are you planning to do this summer? Join the YAO team for the 14th Annual Chicago Half Marathon/5K on Sunday, Sept. 12. Be a part of the fifth largest half marathon in the U.S. and run the lakefront course along South Read more…
Tagged Chicago, Chicago Half Marathon, Coronado Bridge Race, Holiday, Memorial Day, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Opportunity Tanzania, OptINnow, Poverty, San Diego, Students, Tanzania, YAO, YAO-San Diego, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, Youth
YAO Launches San Diego Chapter
Young Ambassadors for Opportunity (YAO) launched its San Diego chapter kick-off event this past Friday, March 26, at the Caster home. Core members Anne Edwardson, Chris Tharp, Elise Caster and Troy Finnigan organized the event, which was attended by about 20 young adults. After mingling and munching on appetizers and cocktails, guests heard about the Read more…
