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We don’t have an ideas problem in education, we have…
With a $97 billion annual education financing gap, grants alone cannot meet global demand. Opportunity International explores how catalytic philanthropy, private capital, and innovative education finance…
Read MoreSkills-based volunteering for the AI era: Inside Cisco’s…
Jessica White, Opportunity’s Director of Data Analytics and Systems Integrations, joined longtime Cisco partners for a hackathon focused on building more efficient back-end processes.
Read MoreFeeding Africa: The Financing Gap, the Solutions and…
Tim Strong, Head of Agriculture Finance, and Atul Tandon, CEO, are quoted in this feature on innovative financing solutions designed to support African smallholder farmers and close persistent gaps in…
Read MoreSupporting Women and Mothers Worldwide: A cabi Story
Since 2008, cabi has partnered with Opportunity International to support women entrepreneurs around the world. Through donations tied to new Stylists and customer gifts, cabi has helped fund nearly 20,000…
Read MoreClothes Can Change Lives. cabi Is Built Around That…
Women’s fashion brand, cabi, has partnered with Opportunity to uplift over 19,000 entrepreneurs around the world – and shares its mission in a new story as part of the Fashion Redressed Series.
Read MoreCourage to Pivot
Opportunity International CEO Atul Tandon sits down with global development expert Lynne Gilliland to share his lifelong learnings as a banker and global impact leader.
Read MoreRunning Towards a Brighter Future
After running Chicago’s Shamrock Shuffle with fellow Milliman employees, Maayan Essak reflects on why Milliman’s partnership with Opportunity International matters—and how a new $1,050,000 commitment…
Read MoreBeyond the grant: How philanthropy can rewire education…
McKinsey & Co highlight Opportunity International’s Education Finance program as a leading model to transform philanthropy through financial inclusion strategies.
Read MorePotential is Everywhere, Opportunity Is Not
Lindsey Paulsen, Vice President of Digital Innovation Philanthropy, shares how her organization is investing in women living in extreme poverty and supporting small businesses – and what those efforts…
Read MoreFintech and NGO Forge Alliance to Bridge Global Financial…
In a new strategic partnership with DreamStart Labs, Opportunity International are implementing new financial inclusion application to help entrepreneurs access formal financial services.
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