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Opportunity LiveBlog: “This Determination Led Me…
I would like to introduce you to Henrietta Isaac. She is a professional “champion of dreams.” When she was young, still in school, she dreamt of becoming a CEO. That led her to complete an MBA in the…
Read MoreOpportunity LiveBlog: A Testimony of Transformation
Opportunity governor Kathy Drake recently came home from an Insight Trip to India. The trip was composed of a group of Opportunity International supporters, determined to enter into community with the…
Read MoreOpportunity LiveBlog: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation…
When Bill and Melinda Gates decide to take on a project, they do it with gusto. They call themselves “impatient optimists,” and firmly believe that they are changing the world, one person at a time.…
Read MoreOpportunity LiveBlog: Harvesting Hope
It has been argued that rural outreach is the “Holy Grail” of microfinance. If that statement is true, John Magnay is the person who stands on the cusp of the discovery. John Magnay has lived and worked…
Read MoreOpportunity LiveBlog: Roger Thurow’s Global Food…
Roger Thurow’s job is to “outrage and inspire.” His recent book, co-authored with Scott Kilman, Enough: Why the World’s Poorest Starve in an Age of Plenty, certainly does just that. He previously…
Read MoreOpportunity LiveBlog: Frida Mungoma Banks on Education
Wakhasa Frida Mungoma spends most of her days in the classrooms and offices of her clients. As a loan officer for the Education Finance program in Uganda, Frida works with people who need development…
Read MoreOpportunity LiveBlog: Sharing Your Story
Daniel Taylor is a storytelling professional. He understands the importance of where to start a story, how to tell it, and what its conclusion should be. At Opportunity International’s fall Board of…
Read MoreWelcome to the Opportunity Microfinance Conference
Welcome to Phoenix. The sun is shining, the hallways of the Scottsdale Resort and Conference Center are filling up, and hopes are high as we begin the Opportunity International Microfinance Conference,…
Read MoreMourning with World Vision
Opportunity International mourns with World Vision for the loss of six staff members who were killed by gunmen in an attack on their office in Pakistan yesterday. The office focused on providing continued…
Read More“Will Kiva Kill Your Nonprofit? Donations 2.0”…
Ian Haisley, Jonathan Neddenriep, Reuben Thiessen and I will be meeting in Austin, Tex., this Friday to attend the South by Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Festival. We are very excited to be with the “world’s…
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