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Conference LiveBlog: Actress and Philanthropist Connie…

by Opportunity International

Actress Connie Nielsen spoke from the stage today at this morning’s plenary session at the Opportunity International Conference. Connie founded the Human Needs Project (HNP) and Road to Freedom Scholarships…

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Conference LiveBlog: Jeffrey Spector, Chief of Staff…

by Opportunity International

This Saturday morning plenary session continues with a presentation by Jeffrey Spector, Chief of Staff for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Highlights from Jeffrey Spector’s Presentation "Innovations…

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Conference LiveBlog: Panel with David Simms, Promod…

by Opportunity International

Saturday morning at the Opportunity International Conference opens with a panel featuring David Simms, Board Chair of Opportunity’s Global Microfinance Operations; Promod Haque, Managing Partner of Norwest…

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Breakout Session: Banking on Education

by Allison Altdoerffer

A quality education empowers students with the skills and abilities to secure higher paying jobs, build strong families and help in the economic development of their communities. Today, we discovered how…

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Breakout Session: Stand Up for Opportunity

by Allison Altdoerffer

I sat down to listen to a panel of Opportunity International volunteers and contributors to hear their thoughts and best practices on how they share and involve their own communities in Opportunity’s…

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Breakout Session: Doing Business for the Greater Good

by Andrew Macdonald

Social entrepreneurs are individuals who bring innovative solutions to the most challenging social issues, offering both ideas and capital in support of wide-scale change. In this breakout session, I got…

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Breakout Session: Developing the Next Generation of…

by Andrew Macdonald

Recruiting, hiring and retaining key staff–from loan officers to CEOs–who are technically excellent and who embrace a culture of serving people living in poverty with client-centered products is critical…

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Breakout Session: Fighting Poverty with Technology

by Emilio Martinez de Velasco Aguirre

“There is never an end to the opportunities that are brought by technology; we are excited about what those are.” That’s how Daryl Skoog, senior VP of technology, ended his own introduction, as each…

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Breakout Session: From Silicon Valley to Sub-Saharan…

by Emilio Martinez de Velasco Aguirre

Rob Meloche, Opportunity’s VP of marketing and communications, got the afternoon breakout session started by asking the members in the panel to place the conversation about innovation and technology…

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Opportunity International’s Women’s Opportunity…

Learn why the Mastercard Foundation was recognized with our Annual Leadership Award for its role in supporting and inspiring global women entrepreneurs.

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