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Six Questions with Opportunity International’s Technical Proposal Writer Allison Bearden
How long have you worked at Opportunity? I began in August 2010 as an intern and I accepted my current job in May 2011, so I’ve been in this position for a little over one and a half years. What career path led you here? I went to Westmont College, back home in California (I Read more…
Tagged Interview, proposals, six questions, staff, strategic partners, Technical Writers, Technology, Travel
What We’re Pinning: FUNdraisers
Every non-profit needs donors and fundraisers to survive. But it’s the most fun when the donors become fundraisers, and use their creativity to raise support for a cause they really care about. This week, we pinned a few of our favorite fundraising ideas that were done for Opportunity, or that we just thought looked like Read more…
Tagged Community, Donations, Ending Poverty, fundraisers, Global Poverty, Jump for Opportunity, Live Below the Line, Microfinance, Online fundraising, Opportunity International, Pinterest, staff, Technology, what we're pinning, yao-los angeles
Opportunity UK’s Lydia Baffour Awuah Will Be Olympic Torchbearer Tomorrow!
Opportunity International-UK’s Lydia Baffour Awuah has been chosen to be one of the torchbearers in the Olympic torch relay. Lydia will be carrying the flame tomorrow–Tuesday, July 10–at 1:41 a.m. Central Standard Time (7:41 a.m. BST, local time) from the town of Abingdon, U.K., just south of Oxford. Tomorrow is day 53 of the relay, Read more…
Tagged Africa, BBC, BBC Radio, Financial services, Ghana, international staff, Loan Officer, local staff, London, Lydia Baffour Awuah, Malawi, Olympics, Opportunity Ghana, Opportunity UK, Oxford, Poverty, staff, support members
Meet Our Staff: 10 Questions with Lauren Hawley, New Board of Governors Manager
Lauren Hawley arrived at three weeks ago, taking the role of the manager of the program. She’ll be working to grow the community and coordinate Governor activities, support Governor events, and strengthen this group of highly committed Opportunity supporters and champions. Get to know our newest team member, Lauren… What did you do before you came here? I Read more…
Not Just Global, But Local: Opportunity-US Staff Day of Service
For 364 days of the year at , our focus is global–global communities and the global issue of chronic poverty–but we also know how important it is to give back to our local community. So on Friday, May 11, Opportunity-US closed our Oak Brook, Ill. office to give back to the community with our annual service day. We Read more…
Share the National Day of Prayer with Us
Today is the National Day of Prayer, officially marked as a day to “mobilize prayer in America and to encourage personal repentance and righteousness in the culture,” and listed on nationaldayofprayer.org alongside the scripture, “Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord.” (Psalm 33:12) At we’re celebrating the day by sharing our prayers–for our loved Read more…
Tagged Community, Facebook, National Day of Prayer, Opportunity International, Pinterest, Prayer, Psalm, Social Media, staff, Supporters
Grandmas, Friends, Wives and Mothers: A Tribute to Important Women in Our Lives
(YAO) members and staff weigh in on the important women in their lives and what they mean to them: My Grandma is one of my soulmates. Her heart has always understood mine and I have always understood hers. Ever since I was a child we have been able to talk for hours about life, relationships, Read more…
Meet the Women of Opportunity
Today, on International Women’s Day, the world comes together to celebrate the achievements, strength and rights of women. On this day, we can all take a few extra moments to see and feel the connections that exist in the community of women that contribute to Opportunity International. It is through these connections that our supporters, staff Read more…
Tagged Africa, Asia, Colombia, DR Congo, DRC, Ghana, Honduras, India, International Women's Day, IWD2012, Latin America, local staff, Mothers, Opportunity International, Philippines, staff, Supporters, Women, women clients, Women Leaders, Women's Opportunity Network, WON
We’re Celebrating 40 Years of Poverty Alleviation through Microfinance
For 40 years, Opportunity International has been blessed to serve millions of microfinance clients and honored to partner with passionate supporters committed to ending global poverty. Today, our staff touches the lives of clients on four continents, we develop innovative products that protect families and communities, expand services to remote and rural areas, and so much Read more…
