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What We’re Reading: A Microfinance, Poverty, Empowerment Reading List
Looking for your next big read? We’ve put together a list of compelling books we’re reading, running the gamut from microfinance and international development, to global aid and putting your faith into action. Check out our list and let us know what you think in the comment field below. What would you add, and what…
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Meet Our Staff: How World Travel Brought Me Home to YAO
For the past month, when people have asked me how I am doing, I have answered, “I’m living the dream!” As the new manager of Young Ambassadors for Opportunity, I spend my days interacting with smart, motivated, and fascinating individuals, travelling around the country strengthening communities of like-minded people in YAO chapters, and developing plans…
Read More Trust Groups, Wineries & Education
This past Saturday, our YAO – San Francisco chapter crossed the Golden Gate Bridge en route to Sonoma for Ambassador Training and education about Opportunity, with stops at wineries along the way. Although our chapter is lucky to have several members with firsthand experience with Opportunity, we were all inspired by the Trust Group simulation…
Read More Announcing Leadership Changes at YAO
Thank you to everyone who helped us spread the word about the opening for a YAO manager. After reviewing hundreds of qualified applicants and meeting many amazing, passionate candidates for the position, we’re excited to share big news with you… First, we’re announcing that Young Ambassadors for Opportunity will now be led by a director…
Read More 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 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 What We’re Reading: 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 3 Questions With… Alison Oviedo, YAO – LA Co-chair
Why did you join Young Ambassadors for Opportunity? I was excited about Opportunity International and wanted to meet some friends who had the same excitement. I knew if I could meet like-minded people, we could really make an impact together and have fun doing it. I definitely found what I was looking for and the people on the YAO…
Read More Lydia’s Olympic Torch Moment
On Tuesday, Opportunity-UK’s Lydia Baffour Awuah made us all very proud when she carried the Olympic flame in Abingdon, U.K.–at 7:58 a.m. local time. Below, check out some photos of her big moment, provided by Harry Turner, CEO of Global Microfinance Operations. The British bank Lloyds TSB is an Olympic sponsor and a strategic partner of…
Read More Collaborative Group Wins 2012 Social Innovation Tool Belt
Many of us live our lives or make decisions based on a desire to impact something greater than ourselves. We choose a job based on our hope that it will eventually make a difference or vote in a way that it may have a global impact. However, what if you could step forward and truly…
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