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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
The McDougals Celebrate 25 Years in the Opportunity International Family
In 25 years of supporting Opportunity International, Governors Fred and Nancy McDougal say they’ve received more than they’ve given. Fred, founder of textbook publishing giant McDougal Littell (now Holt McDougal), first learned of Opportunity from his friend Dave K. Hardin, a former Opportunity board chair. The McDougals would later honor their friend through generous contributions Read more…
Tagged Board of Directors, Board of Governors, Colombia, Fundraising, Governors, Holt McDougal, Impact newsletter, India, Insight Trip, Microfinance, Opportunity International, Philanthropy, Trust Group, Trust Groups, what we're reading
What We’re Reading: Malin Akerman’s Commitment to Opportunity featured in Us Weekly
Malin Akerman — actress and Opportunity International supporter — was featured this week in the Dec. 3 print edition of “Us Weekly.” In it, Malin talks about her trip to Tanzania in March and her visit to see our entrepreneurial high school at Nicaragua in July. We’re thrilled to see Malin’s passion for our work Read more…
Tagged Africa, Blog, donor, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Poverty, Insight Trip, Latin America, Malin Akerman, Nicaragua, Opportunity International, Poverty, Tanzania, Us Weekly, what we're reading, YAO, Young Ambassadors for Opportunity
What We’re Reading: CEO Vicki Escarra’s Post on Women, the Half the Sky Movement & Ghana in The Huffington Post
The following post, “Empowering the Bigger Half,” by our CEO Vicki Escarra was published on The Huffington Post on Thursday, Oct. 4. Nearly 2.5 billion people live on less than $2 a day, and I am astounded and truly horrified that in 2012, women represent 70% of this number. Knowing this statistic, it’s not a Read more…
Tagged Abena Sarpong, Africa, Agnes Hene, Blogging, CEO, Clients, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Ghana, Global Poverty, Half the Sky Movement, Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide, Huffington Post, Loan Officer, Microfinance, Nicholas D. Kristof, Opportunity International, Poverty, Sheryl WuDunn, Vicki Escarra, what we're reading, Women
Microfinance’s Risky Lending Is a Safe Bet
The following post by Kadita “A.T.” Tshibaka, on our Board of Directors, was originally published on The Huffington Post. As I look at the microfinance industry globally, I’m encouraged by the trends and the progress we’ve achieved so far. Whether you search in Wikipedia, CGAP or MIX Market, whatever the source of the data and Read more…
Tagged Africa, Board of Directors, CGAP, Clients, code of conduct, Community, Education, Ending Poverty, Financial services, Global Poverty, Huffington Post, Kadita "A.T." Tshibaka, Loan Officer, Loans, MFI, Microfinance, Microfinance industry, mitigate risk, MIX Market, Opportunity International, Poverty, Savings, Smart Campaign, Training, Transformational Training, Uganda, what we're reading
Our Cover Star: Meet the Annual Report’s Annie Nyangomba of the DRC
Annie Nyangomba is a 38-year-old mother of two who lives in Kinshasa, DR Congo. The smiling face of this client graces the cover of our 2011 Annual Report as she holds out her finger to be read at the Kinshasa branch of ‘s newest operations, Opportunity DRC. With support from the UNCDF, it’s one of Read more…
Tagged 2011 Annual Report, Africa, Annie Nyangomba, annual report, biometric fingerprint technology, Clients, DR Congo, DRC Grand Opening, Financial services, Gilbert Lagaillarde, Kinshasa, Loans, Microfinance, Opportunity DRC, Opportunity International, Poverty, Training, what we're reading, Women
What We’re Reading: Dr. Paul Farmer in Mountains Beyond Mountains
Thomas Edison once said, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.” I have this quote on my desk, handwritten on a blue Post-it note. Sometimes when I read it, I feel an inexplicable urge to straighten my posture and focus my attention more intently on my Read more…
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
